Thesaurus Term/Concept: CYLINDER HOUSE

Identifier 144603
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
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Scope Note A building in which purified charcoal was produced by distillation of wood in sealed cast-iron retorts heated in fire-boxes. Tarry by-products were sometimes recovered by condensation flues.

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