In this 1933 Fuel Oil Journal article, O.O. Oaks, Chief Engineer for the American Radiator Company, explains the effect automatic firing has on a steam system that was piped for coal-fired operation. Today, it would apply to both oil- and gas-fired boilers on older steam systems.
The Improved Webster Type "R" System of Steam Heating is a service bulletin from Warren Webster and Company (The Pioneers of Vacuum Steam Heating), established in 1888.
This manual was created by O-E Specialty Manufacturing Co. and outlines how to install the "O-E" Perfect System, which is a Vapor Vacuum heating system.
Here is the original Installation and Operating Instructions and Parts List for The H.B. Smith Company's Oil Fired Cast Iron Hot Water Boilers (No. OHB-13W). This is esti...