gasogene

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A type of Victorian seltzer-bottle, which consisted of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas which carbonated the enclosed beverage and expelled it through a siphon valve
{i} gazogene, siphon bottle; portable device for making soda water or aerated liquids in tiny measure