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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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American Radiators Catalog (1937)

This 1937 catalog has many of the cast-iron convectors made by the American Radiator Company, including the Corto Radiators, Arco Radiators, Fantom Radiators, Indirect Ra...

Published on 06/16/2014 9:15 AM
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Announcing The Arco Radiator

Here is a colorful brochure from American Radiator in 1930 announcing the Arco Radiator. Thanks to Robert Reape for sharing this with us.

Published on 06/16/2014 9:07 AM
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Arco's Ventilorad Radiator Booster

Arco's Ventilorad Radiator Booster was an electric heat booster for ordinary radiator. Here is the literature from 1937, along with a letter to wholesale distributors fro...

Published on 06/16/2014 9:05 AM
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Corto Radiators

Corto, the Radiator Classic, was the creation of Louis Courtot - a French artist engineer long affiliated with the American Radiator Company. This radiator was meant to b...

Published on 06/16/2014 8:38 AM
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Crane Radiant Baseboard Panels (1952)

This booklet from 1952 about Crane Radiant Baseboard Panels covers more than just the baseboard radiators. It also gets into system engineering, Crane boilers, and even s...

Published on 06/16/2014 8:36 AM
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