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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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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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Does the Color of a Radiator Matter?

This chart is from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards, published on July 19, 1935. For a number of years this subject has received considerabl...

Published on 06/16/2014 6:58 AM by U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards
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Gorton Radiator Supply Valves

Here some terrific cutaway views of radiator supply valves, including the Gorton Quarter Turn Packing Lock Radiator Valve, from Gorton & Lidgerwood Co. of New York. Thank...

Published on 06/12/2014 4:27 PM
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Gurney Boilers and Radiators (1927)

This circa-1927 book from the Gurney Foundry Company contains information about Gurney boilers, radiators, and water heaters. Thanks to Bob Moore for scanning and sharing...

Published on 06/12/2014 4:25 PM
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Gurney's Copley Radiator (1927)

This circa-1927 brochure contains information and radiator ratings for the Gurney Foundry Company's Copley Radiator, a radiator "as beautiful as a piece of fine furniture...

Published on 06/12/2014 4:20 PM
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