Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

METAL EXTERIOR; CERAMIC HEATING PANEL; ASBESTOS LINER IN GAS FITTING LOCATED IN BASE OF HEATER.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

60,0 cm

Largeur

30,0 cm

Hauteur

54,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Contrôle de l'environnement

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

General Gas

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Kalamazoo

Contexte

Pays

Amérique du Nord

État/province

Inconnu

Période

THIS TYPE OF HEATER USED IN THE MID 1920S +

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD. THESE ITEMS ILLUSTRATED THE PRODUCTION, TRANSFORMATION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF GAS RESOURCES IN CANADA OVER MORE THAN 150 YEARS. (REF. 1)

Fonction

PLACED WITHIN A FIREPLACE ENCLOSURE, IT IS USED TO RAISE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF A ROOM.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF FIREPLACE HEATER, DESIGNED FOR USE IN HOMES WHICH DID NOT HAVE CENTRAL HEATING EQUIPMENT BUT RELIED INSTEAD ON MULTIPLE FIREPLACES FOR WARMTH. ESSENTIALLY A SPACE HEATER, THESE UNITS WERE PROMOTED AS CLEAN, ODOURLESS AND SMOKELESS SOURCES OF INSTANT HEAT. BECAUSE THE COST OF HEATING WITH GAS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF WOOD OR COAL, THESE HEATERS WERE USED PRIMARILY IN SPRING OR FALL, OR TO WARM A COOL BEDROOM OR BATHROOM, NOT TO HEAT A HOME IN THE COLD OF WINTER. ASBESTOS FIBRES ADDED TO CERAMIC PANEL WOULD GLOW WHEN HEATED, GIVING THE IMPRESSION OF A BURNING FIRE. HEATER RATED AT 20,000 BTU. (REF. 2)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

" HUMPHREY- RADIANTFIRE/ PATENTED No 30 " cast in raised print on top edge of heater body; " MG " cast in raised pront on back. " OFF ON/ OFF ON " cast in raised print on gas control knob on heater front. " HUMPHREY SUPER COMBUSTION HEATER PATENTED " cast into gas jet housing beneath heater body.

Manque

MISSING 10 HEATING BLOCKS. From CA of 09/12/2001 by Flora Davidson: Undetermined

Fini

FLAT BLACK FINISH ON HEATER BACK & SIDES; MIXTURE OF BRASS- AND COPPER- COLOURED FINISHES ON LEGS, FRONT CASING PANEL AND TOP. CERAMIC PANEL WAS PRESUMABLY OFF-WHITE IN COLOUR: NOW DEGRADED, WITH BROWN AND GREEN DEPOSITS.

Décoration

ACANTHAS LEAVES, SCROLLING VINES AND BANDS OF RAISED HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL BARS CAST IN UPPER FRONT EDGES OF HEATER CASING. GAS ADJUSTMENT KNOB CAST TO RESEMBLE A ROSETTE. RAISED DIAMOND-PATTERNEDGRILL OVER SOLID HEATER FRONT PANEL TOP; PANEL FACE IS COPPER-COLOURED.