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Gold's Mattress Radiator was invented in 1854. It is in its final days here in this 1898 Heating and Ventilating magazine ad.

Here is an excellent piece about pneumatic controls for heating systems from an old-school leader in the field, Johnson Controls.

The Proper Operation of the Home Heating Plant: Simple Rules for Saving Fuel is "a book of information for all forms of heating systems" from our friends at the Minneapol...

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...

Back in the day, you could sketch your home's dimensions on this form, and Montgomery Ward would size a complete heating system for you, sell it to you, and even rent you...

Here is a circa-1962 catalog from Montgomery Ward about their heating and air-conditioning systems. Thanks to John Mills for scanning and sharing this interesting brochur...

Here is a wonderful catalog from 1908 from American Radiator Company about their Ideal boilers and heaters. It will give you a glimpse of that long-gone time through pen-...

Here is an informative article from 1922 about the cause of creosote in chimney flues that still applies today.

This excerpt about chimney dimensions, design, construction, and troubleshooting is from Spencer Heater's Steamfitters Handbook, published in 1917.

In 1957, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold complete heating systems to homeowners, and they put together this booklet showing step-by-step how to install these systems.