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This is an excerpt of the Beacon Boiler Reference Book, Sixth Edition and includes ratings for boilers made prior to 1959. This section contains pages 1 through 26 and in...

Published in 1949, the Bell & Gossett Handbook (Second Edition) is a manual about the design and installation of forced-hot-water space-heating systems and service water-...

This article is from the Handbook of Construction Techniques circa 1960s. It reads: Keeping A Cool Head "After experiencing severe headaches for several days while wearin...

Here are a couple of ads from Johns-Manville Insulation touting the benefits of using asbestos insulation on the steam pipes of the Bank of Manhattan Building, the Chrysl...

Here is a circa-1949 patent from The Cleveland Heater Company for a water heating device with a corrosion protective anode. Gerry Gill tells us that this company was at t...

Here is a well-written booklet from The Patrol Valve Company that explains how anodes work. Thanks to Joe Szakacs for sharing this with us. 

 

Here is a circa-1949 patent for an anti-corrosion device in water heaters. Thanks to Joe Szakacs for sharing this with us.

Here is a circa-1929 patent on an early anode, courtesy of Joe Szakacs, one of the great old-timers.

Here is a catalog from Amstan (American Standard), published in 1957, that features their wet heat and cooling products. This document is divided into 5 parts. Many of th...

Thanks to John Ewing for sharing this with us. He notes, "The long-dead designers of the steam locomotive involved included a key safety feature, and it worked, many year...