A Practical Manual of Steam and Hot-Water Heating was written by Edward Richmond Pierce in 1911. This will give you a glimpse into what heating was like during that time period. According to the author's preface, "For about a quarter of a century the writer of these pages has been connected with those who manufacture and sell boilers and radiators for steam and hot-water heating. During this long period it has been his daily duty and privilege to answer the questions of architects, engineers, steam-fitters and house-owners in regard to every phase of the house-heating industry."
Here is the original Installation and Operating Instructions and Parts List for The H.B. Smith Company's Oil Fired Cast Iron Hot Water Boilers (No. OHB-13W). This is esti...
The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI has an interesting hot-water heating system. Take a look at the radiators below. They are from the Shaw-Perkins Manufacturing Compan...
We estimate that this cast-iron boiler catalog from The Peerless Heater Company in Boyertown, PA is from the 1980s or 1990s.