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I HAVE had a Siemens gas and coke fire in my study for fifteen years. There was much trouble in getting it put in properly, and Sir W. Siemens kindly advised me about it. It burns very little gas, and the coke is cheap. The gas is only used to kindle or liven up the coke. Everybody admires the beautiful fire it makes, and there is no smell and no smoke. The coke requires to be broken to the size of a small apple, and it is needful to clear out the bottom of the fire. I do this with an iron shovel, and thus remove the ash which, without this removal, would choke the fire. It is the neglect of this essential process which makes the Siemens fire sometimes a failure. Mine is, in all respects, a brilliant success.
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CLAYDEN, P. The Siemens Gas and Coke Fire. Nature 54, 492 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/054492c0
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