General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION;PROBABLY ASBESTOS LINED. MICA WINDOW IN LOWER FRONT OF EACH OF THREE VERTICAL CYLINDERS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

58.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

91.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Environment control

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burrow

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF HEATER USED C.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD.

Function

TO RAISE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SPACE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"NO GARNET JEWEL 143" appears in open casting on heater top; "NO 143/ CALORIC" cast in raised print on top front.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

BLACK WITH BRIGHT SILVER COLOURED AND NICKEL-PLATED CASTINGS & TRIM; OPAQUE MICA VIEWING WINDOWS.

Decoration

CAST PANELS ON HEATER BODY FEATURE ROSETTE, FAN AND VINE MOTIFS: CASTINGS ON UPPER FRONT, AROUND MICA WINDOWS, ON GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPE AND INDIVIDUAL COCKS, AND ON FEET ARE NICKEL-PLATED. CASTING ON UPPER BACK EDGE OF HEATER IS FLAT BLACK. HEATER TOP HAS CAST OPEN-WORK TRELLIS MOTIF AND TEXT ON TOP; DECORATIVE CORNER CASTINGS; AND BRIGHT PLATED CAST PANEL ON FRONT. 4 THREADED FINIALS SECURING TOP TO HEATER BODY RESEMBLE FEATHER