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<head>Conversation Tubes 1793 | <head>Conversation Tubes 1793 To Nepean</head> | ||
As | <p>As Mess<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi> Wyats Pinand<lb/> | ||
Tube Manufactory<lb/> | Tube Manufactory<lb/> | ||
Sept 24. 1793.<lb/> | Sept 24. 1793.<lb/> | ||
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Total 336 - 3 right <lb/> | Total 336 - 3 right <lb/> | ||
angles besides another<lb/> | angles besides another<lb/> | ||
great bend.<lb/> | great bend.</p><lb/> | ||
<p>1/2 was totally inaudible<lb/> | <p>1/2 was totally inaudible<lb/> | ||
<del>be</del> a distance<lb/> | <del>be</del> a distance<lb/> | ||
if not more than<lb/> | if not more than<lb/> | ||
80 feet</p> | 80 feet</p> | ||
<p>A bell close<add>< | <p>A bell close <add><unclear>any</unclear></add> to an<lb/> | ||
end <del>to</del> as close as<lb/> | end <del>to</del> as close as<lb/> | ||
it would be without <lb/> | it would be without <lb/> | ||
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room was heard <lb/> | room was heard <lb/> | ||
perfectly</p> | perfectly</p> | ||
<p>It required the | <p>It required the mouth<lb/> | ||
to be | to be buried as it <lb/> | ||
were in the tube. <lb/> | were in the tube. <lb/> | ||
A small <gap/>ath<gap/> <lb/> | A small <gap/>ath<gap/> <lb/> | ||
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speaking to hearing & <lb/> | speaking to hearing & <lb/> | ||
vice versa.</p><pb/> | vice versa.</p><pb/> | ||
<p><sic>Expense</sic> of the <lb/> | |||
tubes <add>pipes</add> over and <lb/> | |||
above that of digging <lb/> | |||
the ground <lb/> | |||
laying the tubes <lb/> | |||
and covering the <lb/> | |||
ground in again</p> | |||
<p>A1} 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Yards<lb/> | |||
} <del>4</del><hi rend="superscript">d</hi><lb/> | |||
}6<hi rend="superscript">d</hi></p><lb/> | |||
<p><gap/><add>Yards</add> Yards<add><gap/> his foot<add>At his</add></add><add>Expence</add></p> | |||
<p>| | | £ s d<lb/> | |||
660 | 220 |3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>|8-5-0<lb/> | |||
| |4<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>|11-0-0<lb/> | |||
| |6 |16-10-0<lb/> | |||
| | |<lb/> | |||
|440|3|16-10-0<lb/> | |||
| |4|22-0-0<lb/> | |||
| |6|33-0-0<lb/> | |||
|880|3|33<lb/> | |||
| |4|44<lb/> | |||
| |6|66-0-0<lb/> | |||
|1760|<del>6</del>3|66-0-0<lb/> | |||
| |4|88-0-0<lb/> | |||
| |6|132 | |||
3|<lb/> | |||
4|<lb/> | |||
6|<lb/></p> | |||
<p>Mile 16<del>6</del>5<lb/> | |||
1/2 Mile 8<del>3</del>2 10<lb/> | |||
1/4 Mile 41-<del>10</del>5<lb/> | |||
1/8 Mile 20-1<del>5</del>26<lb/> | |||
1/16 Mile 10-<del>7</del>6<del>0</del>3<lb/></p><pb/> | |||
<p>From Queen's House <lb/> | |||
to S<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> James's <lb/> | |||
From Queens House <lb/> | |||
to House of Commons <lb/> | |||
— to House of Lords<lb/> | |||
— to Horse Guards<lb/> | |||
— to the Tower</p> | |||
<p>From Newgate<lb/> | |||
to Secr.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> of State's<lb/> | |||
Office Whitehall</p> | |||
<p> | |||
From the Official <lb/> | |||
Apartment of every <lb/> | |||
Cabinet Minister <lb/> | |||
to that of every other <lb/> | |||
<del>From</del> So from House<lb/> | |||
to House if their <lb/> | |||
houses were contiguous <lb/> | |||
or near <lb/> | |||
Ex. gr. Treasury, <lb/> | |||
Admiralty.</p> | |||
<p>From the Admiralty <lb/> | |||
to the several <lb/> | |||
Dockyards</p> | |||
<p>From Panopticon <lb/> | |||
Inspection to the Porters <lb/> | |||
Lodges to the two <lb/> | |||
Guardhouses</p> | |||
<p>— to the Watch<lb/> | |||
house on the River<lb/> | |||
— to the Chelsea Hospital<lb/> | |||
to the<lb/> | |||
War Office.</p><pb/> | |||
<p>From the Horse<lb/> | |||
-Guards to the <lb/> | |||
Mnnsion-House <lb/> | |||
<del>From the</del> to the <lb/> | |||
Tower</p> | |||
<p>From the Mansion<lb/> | |||
-House to the Tower.</p> | |||
<p>From the Treasury <lb/> | |||
Secr.<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> of State's Office <lb/> | |||
&c to the Post-<lb/> | |||
-Office</p><pb/> | |||
<p>Mask for the <lb/> | |||
face</p> | |||
<p>Tube for the <lb/> | |||
mouth Mouthpiece<lb/> | |||
<add>oval</add>-with side<add>small</add> pipes for <lb/> | |||
the ears like <lb/> | |||
Calipers</p> | |||
<p>Tube to branch <lb/> | |||
off to right &<lb/> | |||
left-would <lb/> | |||
the speaker be <lb/> | |||
heard by both?</p> | |||
<p>The Calipers <lb/> | |||
to be made <del>to</del><lb/> | |||
<del>fit</del> <add>adjustible</add> different <lb/> | |||
heads by a <lb/> | |||
flexible point <lb/> | |||
like lobster's <lb/> | |||
body.</p> | |||
<p>A Closet to <lb/> | |||
speak in with <lb/> | |||
a Sounding board <lb/> | |||
near the mouth <lb/> | |||
of the tube</p> | |||
<p>For Domestic purposes <lb/> | |||
to prevent <lb/> | |||
reciprocity inclose<lb/> | |||
the <hi rend="underline">masters</hi> end <lb/> | |||
in a little cupboard <lb/> | |||
which may <lb/> | |||
be kept locked</p><pb/> | |||
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Conversation Tubes 1793 To Nepean
As Messrs Wyats Pinand
Tube Manufactory
Sept 24. 1793.
Such Tube composed of}
3/4 108} Present
} J.Bentham
1 222} S. Bentham
1 1/4 36} John Wyat
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Total 336 - 3 right
angles besides another
great bend.
1/2 was totally inaudible
be a distance
if not more than
80 feet
A bell close any to an
end to as close as
it would be without
touching was not
heard at all.
It was of the size
of a common House
bell such as are
hung to windows.
A very gently tap
with a pearl case
was heard perfectly
Even a whisper
was heard
A very low voice
such as would not
have been heard
length of an ordinary
room was heard
perfectly
It required the mouth
to be buried as it
were in the tube.
A small ath
conveyed the 330
sound as well as in
a large Frenchhorn
piece. But the French
horn piece was most
commodious as it was
easier to shift from
speaking to hearing &
vice versa.
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Expense of the
tubes pipes over and
above that of digging
the ground
laying the tubes
and covering the
ground in again
A1} 3d Yards
} 4d
}6d
Yards Yards his foot<add>At his</add>Expence
| | | £ s d
660 | 220 |3d|8-5-0
| |4d|11-0-0
| |6 |16-10-0
| | |
|440|3|16-10-0
| |4|22-0-0
| |6|33-0-0
|880|3|33
| |4|44
| |6|66-0-0
|1760|63|66-0-0
| |4|88-0-0
| |6|132
3|
4|
6|
Mile 1665
1/2 Mile 832 10
1/4 Mile 41-105
1/8 Mile 20-1526
1/16 Mile 10-7603
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From Queen's House
to St James's
From Queens House
to House of Commons
— to House of Lords
— to Horse Guards
— to the Tower
From Newgate
to Secr.y of State's
Office Whitehall
From the Official
Apartment of every
Cabinet Minister
to that of every other
From So from House
to House if their
houses were contiguous
or near
Ex. gr. Treasury,
Admiralty.
From the Admiralty
to the several
Dockyards
From Panopticon
Inspection to the Porters
Lodges to the two
Guardhouses
— to the Watch
house on the River
— to the Chelsea Hospital
to the
War Office.
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From the Horse
-Guards to the
Mnnsion-House
From the to the
Tower
From the Mansion
-House to the Tower.
From the Treasury
Secr.y of State's Office
&c to the Post-
-Office
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Mask for the
face
Tube for the
mouth Mouthpiece
oval-with sidesmall pipes for
the ears like
Calipers
Tube to branch
off to right &
left-would
the speaker be
heard by both?
The Calipers
to be made to
fit adjustible different
heads by a
flexible point
like lobster's
body.
A Closet to
speak in with
a Sounding board
near the mouth
of the tube
For Domestic purposes
to prevent
reciprocity inclose
the masters end
in a little cupboard
which may
be kept locked
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Identifier: | JB/106/004/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 106. |
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jeremy bentham |
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benjamin constant |
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