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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0210.005

MANUFACTURER: Ruud Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Plumbing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ruud
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The Ruud Mfg. Co. became established in Canada in 1908 with a factory in Toronto, they later expanded from this base.
Function: Used for heating large quantities of water for households. This model was considered the standard size for a 'modern' household, having a kitchen, 2 bathrooms & a laundry (Ref. 1)
Technical: An exclusive feature of Ruud water heaters was to provide a means of diverting condensation from lower coils to outside of heater - thus protecting heater coils, burner and base against condensation damage. The double gas valve system provided greater control and prevented overheating water and wasting fuel (Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: N/A
Finish: Coiled ferrous metal
Decoration: N/A

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Ruud Mfg. Co., Spring, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1972.0210, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0210.005/

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