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Take a stroll through HVAC history in our Heating Museum. This section of our website preserves history and answers that so-important question: What the heck is that thing? Whenever you run across anything unusual, chances are you’ll find the old literature about it right here.

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Bovee Furnaces

This document is from way back in 1916 and tells about Bovee Furnaces in Waterloo, Iowa. Thanks to John Mills for sharing this one with us. 

Published on 06/11/2014 10:17 AM
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Sears Heating & Plumbing Offering

This 1940s catalog shows the broad range of products and services (including air conditioners and heating systems) that Sears Roebuck and Co. had to offer homeowners at t...

Published on 06/10/2014 5:17 PM
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Radiant Heating for The Modern Home

This circa-1947 brochure from Kohler makes a great case for hydronic heat. The "radiant" they refer to in the title isn't floor-heating, but cast-iron wall radiators.

Published on 06/10/2014 5:14 PM
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