Stoking in a gas retort house
An illustration from M T Yates, Graphic Stories of Inventions (circa 1904), showing men stoking the retorts in a gas retort house. A 'retort' is an oven in which coal is baked to release coal gas. The process was superseded by the use of natural gas.
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Edwardian (1902 - 1913)Themes
