Sewer History: Photos and Graphics


	The Shone Hydraulic House-Sewage Ejector, circa 1887. This device was part of a comprehensive sewage conveyance system that attracted attention in Europe. This flushing device held house sewage until a large enough volume was collected to flush the house drain. "The Shone Hydro-Pneumatic System of Sewerage," The Manufacturer and Builder, Volume 19, Issue 5 (May 1887), p. 104. Courtesy of The Making of America Digital Collection, Cornell University Library.
	The Shone Pneumatic Sewage Ejector, circa 1887. This device was part of a comprehensive sewage conveyance system that attracted attention in Europe. This device was used at stations in the sewage system to raise sewage with compressed air. "The Shone Hydro-Pneumatic System of Sewerage," The Manufacturer and Builder, Volume 19, Issue 5 (May 1887), p. 105. Courtesy of The Making of America Digital Collection, Cornell University Library.
	The Shone Pneumatic Ejector, circa 1892. This device was used at stations in the sewage system to raise sewage with compressed air. Source: Urban H. Broughton, "The Shone Hydro-Pneumatic System of Sewerage," Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume XXVII (December 1892), pp. 662.
	Shone Pneumatic Ejector in brick chamber, circa 1909."The ejector is simply a large iron pot or vessel placed under the roadway into which the sewage of the district flows until it is full, when compressed air is automatically admitted on top of the sewage, ejecting it in a few seconds in to the main outfall sewer..." Source: Colonel E. C. S. Moore, Sanitary Engineering, Volume I, 3rd Edition revised by E. J. Silcock (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909), p. 54.
	Shone Pneumatic Ejector, section view, circa 1909. Source: Colonel E. C. S. Moore, Sanitary Engineering, Volume I, 3rd Edition revised by E. J. Silcock (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909), p. 56.