Evaporating Salt Device Patent Model
National Museum of American History

Evaporating Salt Device Patent Model

Howarth, John · 1871

overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in x 12 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm x 30.48 cm
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This patent model accompanied John Howarth’s patent application that received patent number 117,290 on July 25, The patent describes a process for extracting sulphate of lime (gypsum) from salt brine (concentrated sea water) by evaporating the brine and then superheating it.

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