Gasometer from The Boys' Book of Industrial Information

This page from The Boys' Book of Industrial Information (circa 1870) shows a gas holder (a gasometer is actually the meter within the holder that measures the amount of gas held). Books of this type demonstrate the high level of popular interest in engineering and technology during the Victorian period.

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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drawing gas industry power