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Late Victorian seltzogene made by British Syphon

The gasogene (or gazogene or seltzogene) is a late Victorian device for producing carbonated water. It consists of two linked glass globes: the lower contained water or other drink to be made sparkling, the upper a mixture of tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate that reacts to produce carbon dioxide. The produced gas pushes the liquid in the lower container up a tube and out of the device. The globes are surrounded by a wicker or wire protective mesh, as they have a tendency to explode.^[1]

The earliest occurrence of the word noted in the Oxford English Dictionary dates from 1853, quoting a reference in Practical Mechanic's Journal on "Gaillard and Dubois' 'Gazogene' or Aerated Water apparatus".^[2]

In popular culture

A gasogene is mentioned as a residential fixture at 221B Baker Street in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia": "With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner."^[3] One is also mentioned in "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone". The device plays a key role in Bernard Shaw's 1905 comic play Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction, Or The Fatal Gazogene.^[4]

The word is also used in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's novel Brimstone, published in 2005, on page 106,^[5] and in their 2010 novel Fever Dream on page 362,^[6] and in their 2013 novel "White Fire."

A gasogene is mentioned, on page 13, as being in the forensic laboratory of Dr. Kingsley, consultant forensic examiner of Scotland Yard in Alex Grecian's 2012 novel The Yard.^[7]

A gasogene is mentioned and its use described in Sherry Thomas's novel A Study in Scarlet Women (Book 1 of the Lady Sherlock series) on pages 244 to 246. (Ebook ISBN 9780698196353)

Amelia Peabody pulls a bottle of whiskey, a gasogene, and glasses from a hamper in order to make herself a whiskey and soda after getting her family on a train to Luxor in the novel The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters, a pen name of Barbara Mertz.

Notes

^ Mixing it up: A Look at the Evolution of the Siphon-Bottle
^ "gazogene", Oxford English Dictionary (subscription required).
^ Doyle, Arthur Conan, "A Scandal in Bohemia", Sherlock Holmes
^ Shaw, pp. 1113–19
^ Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln (2005). Brimstone. New York: Warner Vision Books. p. 106. ISBN 9780446612753.
^ Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln (2010). Fever Dream (1st ed.). New York: Grand Central Pub. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-446-55496-1. OCLC 455421005.
^ Grecian, Alex (2012). The Yard. St. Ives, UK: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780241958919.

References

Shaw, Bernard (1934). The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw. London: Odhams. OCLC 2606804.

External links

picture and description Archived 2004-06-19 at the Wayback Machine at 221b BAKER STREET/LA

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[1] Mixing it up: A Look at the Evolution of the Siphon-Bottle

[2] "gazogene", Oxford English Dictionary (subscription required).

[3] Doyle, Arthur Conan, "A Scandal in Bohemia", Sherlock Holmes

[4] Shaw, pp. 1113–19

[5] Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln (2005). Brimstone. New York: Warner Vision Books. p. 106. ISBN 9780446612753.

[6] Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln (2010). Fever Dream (1st ed.). New York: Grand Central Pub. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-446-55496-1. OCLC 455421005.

[7] Grecian, Alex (2012). The Yard. St. Ives, UK: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780241958919.

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-:''For the automotive device, see'' [[Gasification]].
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+The '''gasogene''' (or '''gazogene''' or '''seltzogene''') is a late [[Victorian era|Victorian]] device for producing [[carbonated water]]. It consists of two linked glass globes: the lower contained water or other drink to be made sparkling, the upper a mixture of [[tartaric acid]] and [[sodium bicarbonate]] that reacts to produce [[carbon dioxide]].  The produced gas pushes the liquid in the lower container up a tube and out of the device. The globes are surrounded by a [[wicker]] or wire protective mesh, as they have a tendency to explode.<ref>[http://www.bottlebooks.com/Siphons/mixing_it_up.htm Mixing it up: A Look at the Evolution of the Siphon-Bottle]</ref>
-The '''gasogene''' (or '''seltzogene''') was a late [[Victorian era|Victorian]] device for producing [[carbonated water]].
+The earliest occurrence of the word noted in the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' dates from 1853, quoting a reference in  ''Practical Mechanic's Journal'' on "Gaillard and Dubois' 'Gazogene' or Aerated Water apparatus".<ref>[http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77244 "gazogene"], ''Oxford English Dictionary'' {{subscription required}}.</ref>
-It consisted of two linked glass globes surrounded by a [[wicker]] or wire protective mesh. The lower contained water or other drink to be made sparkling, the upper a mixture of [[tartaric acid]] and [[sodium bicarbonate]] that reacted to produce [[carbon dioxide]].  It is a [[siphon]] in that the produced gas pushes the liquid out of the device.
+==In popular culture==
-The gasogene features as an unexplained residential fixture at [[221B Baker Street]] in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories.
+A gasogene is mentioned as a residential fixture at [[221B Baker Street]] in [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s [[Sherlock Holmes]] story "[[A Scandal in Bohemia]]": "With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner."<ref>{{Citation |last=Doyle |first=Arthur Conan |title=A Scandal in Bohemia |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Strand_Magazine/Volume_2/A_Scandal_in_Bohemia |work=Sherlock Holmes |access-date=}}</ref> One is also mentioned in "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone". The device plays a key role in [[George Bernard Shaw|Bernard Shaw]]'s 1905 comic play ''[[Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction|Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction, Or The Fatal Gazogene]]''.<ref>Shaw, pp. 1113–19</ref>
+The word is also used in [[Douglas Preston]] and [[Lincoln Child]]'s novel ''[[Brimstone (Preston and Child novel)|Brimstone]]'', published in 2005, on page 106,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Preston |first1=Douglas |first2=Lincoln |last2=Child |year=2005 |title=Brimstone |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWZBIlQII3kC&pg=PA106 |location=New York |publisher=Warner Vision Books |isbn=9780446612753 |page=106}}</ref> and in their 2010 novel ''[[Fever Dream (Preston and Child novel)|Fever Dream]]'' on page 362,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fever Dream |last1=Preston|first1=Douglas |first2=Lincoln |last2=Child |date=2010 |publisher=Grand Central Pub|isbn=978-0-446-55496-1 |edition=1st|location=New York |pages=362 |oclc=455421005}}</ref> and in their 2013 novel "White Fire."
+A gasogene is mentioned, on page 13, as being in the forensic laboratory of Dr. Kingsley, consultant forensic examiner of Scotland Yard in [[Alex Grecian]]'s 2012 novel ''The Yard''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grecian|first=Alex|year=2012|title=The Yard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tzLNtwAACAAJ|publisher=Penguin Books|location=St. Ives, UK|isbn=9780241958919}}</ref>
+A gasogene is mentioned and its use described in [[Sherry Thomas]]'s novel ''[[A Study in Scarlet Women]]'' (Book 1 of the Lady Sherlock series) on pages 244 to 246. (Ebook {{ISBN|9780698196353}})
+[[Amelia Peabody]] pulls a bottle of whiskey, a gasogene, and glasses from a hamper in order to make herself a whiskey and soda after getting her family on a train to Luxor in the novel ''[[The Golden One (novel)|The Golden One]]'' by Elizabeth Peters, a pen name of [[Barbara Mertz]].
+==See also==
+* [[Soda syphon]]
+* [[Sodastream]]
+==Notes==
+{{reflist}}
 ==References==
+* {{cite book | last=Shaw | first=Bernard | year=1934 | title=The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw | location=London | publisher=Odhams | oclc= 2606804}}
-*[http://www.bottlebooks.com/Siphons/mixing_it_up.htm Mixing it up: A Look at the Evolution of the Siphon-Bottle]
+==External links==
+* [http://221bbakerstreetla.com/bs_gasogene.asp picture and description] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619215345/http://221bbakerstreetla.com/bs_gasogene.asp |date=2004-06-19 }} at [http://221bbakerstreetla.com/ 221b BAKER STREET/LA]
 [[Category:Carbonated water]]
+[[Category:Industrial gases]]
+{{drinkware-stub}}