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Here is the patent for Stephen J. Gold's "mattress" radiator. This is the first radiator that was a commercial success in America.

This excerpt is from an 1845 book titled, Bernan's History and Art of Warming and Ventilating Rooms and Buildings. Walter Bernan was a Civil Engineer in London. What we h...

Stephen Gold was the inventor of the first radiator, the "mattress" radiator. Here is is patent for his boiler, which appeared nine years later. Much thanks to Gerry Gill...

This excerpt about ventilation on slave ships is from David Boswell Reid's circa-1844 book, Theory and Practice of Ventilation. 

This is a great article from Home Energy Magazine. The author is Jonathan Beers, Residential Services Manager at Madison Gas and Electric Company. We thank him for giving...

Here is a very informative brochure about furnaces, written by Jonathan Beers, who is the Residential Services Manager Madison Gas and Electric Company. We thank him for ...

Catch up on all the industry news from August 27, 1898. Domestic Engineering published weekly for many years when the heating industry was young. Lots of human-interest s...

You'll find wonderful advertisements and very interesting news in this 19th-Century edition of the popular trade magazine. It covers Plumbing, Heating, Lighting and Venti...

This July 17, 1897 issue of Domestic Engineering Magazine is a good report on the industry from that long-gone week, as well as dozens of whimsical ads. Enjoy!

This edition of the Ideal Heating Journal Magazine from November 1912 contains a wonderful ode to a radiator, and a fascinating article about the first safety valve.