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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 '''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> |
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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}}.</ref> |
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}}.</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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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." 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> |
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." 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> |
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The word is also used in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's 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#v=onepage&q&f=false |
The word is also used in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's 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#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=New York |publisher=Warner Vision Books |isbn=9780446612753 |page=106}}</ref> and in their 2010 novel ''Fever Dream'' on page 362.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fever Dream |last=Preston|first=Douglas J.|date=2010 |publisher=Grand Central Pub|isbn=978-0-446-55496-1 |edition=1st|location=New York |pages=362 |oclc=455421005}}</ref> |
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A gasogene is mentioned, on page 13, as being in the forensic laboratory of Dr. Kingsley, consultant forensic examiner of Scotland Yard in the 2012 fiction book ''The Yard''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grecian|first=Alex|year=2012|title=The Yard|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Yard.html?id=tzLNtwAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|publisher=Penguin Books|location=St. Ives, UK|isbn=9780241958919}}</ref> |
A gasogene is mentioned, on page 13, as being in the forensic laboratory of Dr. Kingsley, consultant forensic examiner of Scotland Yard in the 2012 fiction book ''The Yard''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grecian|first=Alex|year=2012|title=The Yard|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Yard.html?id=tzLNtwAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|publisher=Penguin Books|location=St. Ives, UK|isbn=9780241958919}}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Carbonated water]] |
[[Category:Carbonated water]] |
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[[Category:Industrial gases]] |
[[Category:Industrial gases]] |
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Revision as of 16:01, 28 December 2019
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." 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.[3]
The word is also used in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's novel Brimstone, published in 2005, on page 106,[4] and in their 2010 novel Fever Dream on page 362.[5]
A gasogene is mentioned, on page 13, as being in the forensic laboratory of Dr. Kingsley, consultant forensic examiner of Scotland Yard in the 2012 fiction book The Yard.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ Mixing it up: A Look at the Evolution of the Siphon-Bottle
- ^ "gazogene", Oxford English Dictionary (subscription required).
- ^ Shaw, pp. 1113–19
- ^ Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln (2005). Brimstone. New York: Warner Vision Books. p. 106. ISBN 9780446612753.
- ^ Preston, Douglas J. (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
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