Salt Water Distillation unit developed by Dr. Kenneth C.D. Hickman and Badger Mfg. Co. of Cambridge is capable of producing 25,000 gallons of fresh water daily from ordinary ocean water. The unit, fifth in a series developed by the firm under an Interior Department research grant, is part of the attack on the water shortage problem threatening the United States' population.

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Salt Water Distillation unit developed by Dr. Kenneth C.D. Hickman and Badger Mfg. Co. of Cambridge is capable of producing 25,000 gallons of fresh water daily from ordinary ocean water. The unit, fifth in a series developed by the firm under an Interior Department research grant, is part of the attack on the water shortage problem threatening the United States' population.

[ca. July 1957]

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CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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