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liquid chamber thereof, is a series of openings,
d d, and each of which is provided with a faucet,
D, and of the class now used in connection
with the retailing of molasses, oils, &c. These
openings d d are to be relatively so arranged
that the space left between the faucets D D
shall be little greater than the diameter of the
barrels they are designed to supply, and which
permits of the barrels being arranged around
the box, one under each faucet, and all simul-
taneously filled. This vessel A, being thus
constructed and arranged, is secured on any
suitable supports, E E', one at each end. I
propose to make the support E at the head of
the box slightly higher than the other, E',
which is at the foot, so that the vessel shall
rest at such an angle of inclination that the
liquid shall have a tendency to flow toward
the front; and, consequently, when the liquid
is low, the faucets at this section of the box
will still discharge when those at the head
have ceased to operate, and which secures the
great advantage of a perfect draining of the
box by providing it as a means of drawing off
all the liquid contained therein. As has been
said, a box or vessel thus constructed and ar-
ranged is adapted for all such liquids as resin,
resin-oil, and other oils, molasses, sirup, &c.,
and, in connection with the chamber B, pro-
vides a most convenient and reliable means of
barreling the same.
To illustrate the operation of my improved
box, and especially the advantages of the
chamber B, and of the employment and ar-
rangement of the series of faucets D D, I will
explain its use in connection with the barrel-
ing of liquid resin and molasses, and how in
connection with one the chamber B can be
made to act as a heating agent, while in con-
nection with the other it acts as a cooling
agent; in one instance preserving the desired
mean temperature, and in the other cooling
the liquid as rapidly as possible, and which
action in connection with these respective liq-
uids is of the utmost importance, and conse-
quently of the greatest advantage. When
used to receive the resin or residuum from the
still for the purpose of barreling, the vessel is
so placed in connection with the still that the
residuum or liquid resin will run directly into
its interior chamber. The spigot or valve c
is now opened, and through the nozzle C the
chamber B is filled with steam supplied fromany suitable boiler. The resin is now drawn
from the still, but not in condition to be im-
mediately barreled, as it would run through
the joints between the staves; consequently
it is desirable that it should cool and stiffen a
little, but at the same time not become rigid,
so that it can be drawn off and barreled be-
fore positive crystallization begins. -The mean
temperature which permits of this being suc-
cessfully accomplished the steam-chamber B
provides. Barrels are placed around the box,
one under each faucet D, and so soon as the
liquid resin is in condition to be safely bar-
reled the gates of the faucets are lifted and
the barrels simultaneously filled, the faucets
at the end insuring the entire emptying of the
vessel. So soon as the liquid resin is drawn
off the box is in condition instantly to be re-
supplied from the still. The steam, as rapid-
ly as it condenses, is drawn off by the cock c'
and nozzle C', and the chamber B is recharged
by opening the cock c, and through the nozzle
0. In regard to molasses, the simultaneous
action of the faucets in filling the barrels is
precisely the same, and the box is placed in
connection with the kettle or boiler, so as to
be filled, precisely as when used in connection
with a still; but it being desirous that the
boiling liquid should cool as rapidly as possi-
ble, the chamber B is filled with water and the
cocks c and c' open, one constantly supplying
fresh water, while the other is discharging the
heated water, and which has become so heated
by its passage through the chamber B, and
the heat emitted from the wall A' of the vessel.
What I claim as new, and desire.to secure
by Letters Patent of the United States, is-
1. The resin, oil, or molasses box A, having
a steam-chamber, B, nozzles C C', and cocks
e c', the whole being constructed, combined,
and arranged to operate substantially as de-
scribed, as and for the purpose specified.
2. The box A, having a steam-chamber, B,
and the series of faucets D D, the whole be-
ing constructed, combined, and arranged so as
to operate substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name
to this specification in the presence of two sub.
scribing witnesses.
ARCHIBALD K. LEE.
Witnesses:
EDWIN JA ES,
Jos. T. K. PLANT.
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Lee, Archibald K. Improvement in Resin Boxes and Coolers., patent, May 13, 1873; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166855/m1/3/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.