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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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Steam-Heating Problems (1886)

Steam-Heating Problems (or, Questions, Answers, and Descriptions Relating to Steam-Heating and Steam-Fitting) was published by The Sanitary Engineer in 1886. To access th...

Published on 06/12/2014 4:49 AM by The Sanitary Engineer
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The Metal Worker (1891)

The Metal Worker, published in 1891, contains essays on house heating by steam, hot water, and hot air, with introduction and tabular comparisons. To access this book onl...

Published on 06/11/2014 6:12 PM by Compiled by A.O. Kittredge
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The Ventilation Handbook (1916)

The Ventilation Handbook was written by Charles L. Hubbard and published in 1916. It outlines "the principles and practice of ventilation as applied to furnace heating; d...

Published on 06/11/2014 6:07 PM by Charles Lincoln Hubbard
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The Ventilation of Dwelling Houses (1881)

This book on ventilation and heat was written by Frederick Edwards, Jr. and published in 1881. It contains information about the ventilation of dwelling houses and the ut...

Published on 06/11/2014 6:04 PM by Frederick Edwards
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Ventilation and Heating (1893)

Ventilation and Heating was written by John S. Billings and published in 1893. To access this book online, click here.

Published on 06/11/2014 5:59 PM by John Shaw Billings
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