Jarecki Radiators (1890)
Here are ratings for the Erie radiator from Jarecki Mfg Co Ltd. They were based in Erie, PA and their radiators appeared in issues of Domestic Engineering in the 1890s.
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A History of the Radiator
Brian Roberts & Paul Yunnie compiled this document that contains beautiful vintage advertisements and illustrations of radiators from the mid to late 1800s and early 1900...
Catalog of Bundy Radiatiors from A. A. Griffing Iron Co. (1890)
Click here to view a beautifully illustrated catalog of circa-1890 Bundy radiators from the A.A. Griffing Iron Co.
NIRA Window Seat Radiator (1916)
This excerpt about the NIRA Window Seat Radiator for Steam and Hot Water Heating is from Facts for Fitters, a 1916 catalog from The Hunting Co.
Thank you to Frank "Steam...
Arco Window Radiators (1922)
Here is an excerpt from the 1920 and 1922 Ideal Fitter books from American Radiator Company about their Arco Window Radiators.
Thank you to Frank "Steamhead" Wilsey of A...
ARCO Cast Iron Radiators (1959)
This brochure from American Standard Hot Water and Steam Heat contains ARCO cast iron radiators literature and ratings from 1959.
Clogston Steam Boiler and Radiator Patent
Here is a very old patent for T.S. Clogston's Cast Iron Sectional Steam Boiler and Radiator.
Ratings for Radiators with Corrugated, Ringed, and Plain Surfaces
This is an excerpt from Rolla Carpenter's "Heating & Ventilating Buildings" with a table about Experiments on Different Steam-Heated Surfaces and Different Materials (Wro...
Emissive Tests of Paints for Decreasing or Increasing Heat Radiation from Surfaces
This document, published in 1924 by the Department of Commerce Bureau of Standards, contains information about Emissive Tests of Paints for Decreasing or Increasing Heat ...
Monitor Bi-Loop Hot Water Radiators
Monitor Bi-Loop Hot Water Radiators are partly filled with water which is heated by steam within the radiator, thereby eliminating the large volume of water to be circula...