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Here is a beautifully illustrated consumer piece on the Iron Fireman Luminous Flame system for coal or oil heating. Thanks to John Mills for scanning and sharing.

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 a report on concealed radiant heating, published for prospective homeowners by A. M. Byers Company, makers of Genuine Wrought Iron Pipe.

Thanks to John Mills for scanning and sharing this terrific piece from Century Engineering Corporation. No date, but most likely from the late-'50s.

Thanks to John Mills for sharing this terrific 1947 marketing piece from American Standard. I've included only the section on heating.

This is a very early copy of what became Consumer Reports. It covers Heating and Ventilating, Lighting, Fire Extinguishers, and Building Materials. Great, unbiased insigh...

This brochure is from a time when Marley tried to sell cooling towers for residential use. Fascinating! Thanks to John Mills for sharing this one with us.

The Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau published this booklet in 1944, in anticipation of the end of World War II. The advice they gave then still applies today.

Here is an article from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers about Detroit Edison’s District Heating System, established in 1903.

Thanks to John Shea of Detroit ...

District heating plays a huge part in Denmark's goal of becoming energy-independent. Much of the heat they generate comes from garbage. It's a fascinating country.