WATER BOILER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2322, 23 February 1892, Page 4

WATER BOILER.

2se\V Zealanders are great in the invention of small things, from washing machines that are to revolutionise the old regime of the wash-tub. to patent mops that save the tender knees of the maids. The latest piece of creative ingenuity hails from Auckland, in the shape of a patent water boiler that is to dispute the right of possession of the kitchenhob with the kettle. The “ Tarawera Water-boiler ” is the name of the new utensil now brought under notice. It is the invention of Mr William Aggers, of Auckland, and has, after successful public exhibitions in New Zealand, been brought to Australia for introduction to the local markets. The apparatus has the outward appearance of a tea-urn. It is divided into two separate parts, the upper bein'* a reservoir for the water. The lower portion contains a copper boiler, in the form of a “jacket,” which is supplied from the reservoir. A furnace below contains asbestos or pumice, and can be ignited either with gas or kerosene. The flame surrounds the “jacket,” and boils the water in a few seconds, A. pipe connects the “jacket” from above, and the reservoir also contains two vents, for passing oft heat or steam. As the boiling water is drawn off through a tap, the fresh water from the reservoir passes down to the “jacket ” to take its place ; so that a continuous flow of boiling water is maintained. Ihe utensil can be procured in any size, and will be found, no doubt, very economical in time, money, and trouble for large tea-parties, picnics, the bathroom, and hospitals. Mr McGlashan, who has charge of the invention, gave a public test "of its capabilities a few days ago in Messrs Inglis and Co.’s horse bazaar, in the presence ©f a number of o-entlemen. Timed by the watch, the water in the “jacket ” was boiling in twenty-five seconds after the furnace was lighted.—Sydney News.