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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a mineral spring containing a considerable quantity of sulphur. Spittlegate SPITTLEGATE, a township, in the parish …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Tradecards. References: Pemberton (1746). Spirit of sulphur [sp't sulphur; sp'r sulphur] A substance sublimed from SULPHUR, possibly sulphur …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land to a complete calx, used for the mending of roads: sulphur and alum are found in its vicinity. Stagbatch …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the different markets. In separating the copper from the sulphur in the ore, which is effected by sublimation, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… converted the residue into charcoal. Acetate of lime and sulphur were also manufactured. 93 Groom's successor, George …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… with the flowers. Another possibility is a crude form of sulphur, perhaps a synonym of CLOD BRIMSTONE. Contexts suggest it was not the same as STONE SULPHUR. Not found in the OED online Found in units of C, LB, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… found to be of a saline quality, strongly impregnated with sulphur, in its properties resembling the water of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and rated by the LB See also SUITER. Sources: Houghton. Sulphur [sulphuris; sulph'r; sulpher; sulph; sulfer] A … COPPER in this country. In popular and commercial language sulphur was otherwise known as BRIMSTONE. It is highly … inflammable in many forms, but not as sulphuric acid. Sulphur was an increasingly important, raw material of …