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Back in the day, you could sketch your home's dimensions on this form, and Montgomery Ward would size a complete heating system for you, sell it to you, and even rent you...

Here is a circa-1962 catalog from Montgomery Ward about their heating and air-conditioning systems. Thanks to John Mills for scanning and sharing this interesting brochur...

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-...

The Internet has become a popular place for homeowners to go ballistic when things go wrong on a job. Sadly, many homeowners use the Internet as their first choice, and t...

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.