There is a plumber's smoke rocket in Sherlock Holmes's "A Scandal in Bohemia".
2007-01-08 00:17:38 · 5 answers · asked by plwimsett 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Plumber's Rocket or smoke-rocket: a smoke bomb used by plumbers to detect leaks in pipes. Quaint Victorian device before the era of pressure testing. I suspect its use was limited to testing larger diameter waste lines. Even though its called a rocket it would be stationary & would more resemble our modern road flare.
2007-01-08 00:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by puritanzouave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plumbers Smoke Bomb
2016-12-10 15:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A smallish cylindrical device designed to introduce smoke into pipes as a way of finding leaks in same.
2007-01-08 01:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by solstice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-11-16 18:55:49 · answer #4 · answered by ✔ Sandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋