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Crane Radiant Baseboard Panels (1952)

This booklet from 1952 about Crane Radiant Baseboard Panels covers more than just the baseboard radiators. It also gets into system engineering, Crane boilers, and even s...

Published on 06/16/2014 8:36 AM
Posted in Heating Museum
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Does the Color of a Radiator Matter?

This chart is from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards, published on July 19, 1935. For a number of years this subject has received considerabl...

Published on 06/16/2014 6:58 AM by U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards
Posted in Heating Museum
Gorton Radiator Supply Valves

Here some terrific cutaway views of radiator supply valves, including the Gorton Quarter Turn Packing Lock Radiator Valve, from Gorton & Lidgerwood Co. of New York. Thank...

Published on 06/12/2014 4:27 PM
Posted in Heating Museum