Heater

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/RADIANT/CURVED/PORTABLE
DATE: 1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0365.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING SHEET METAL, COPPER, NICKEL PLATED LEGS, AND BRASS GAS INTAKE NOZZLE).

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 33.3 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 50.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF HEATER USED C. 1900S+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD. THESE ITEMS ILLUSTRATE THE PRODUCTION, TRANSFORMATION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF GAS RESOURCES IN CANADA OVER MORE THAN 150 YEARS. (REF. 1)
Function: TO RAISE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SPACE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SMALL, SELF-CONTAINED RADIANT GAS HEATER. A GAS PIPE RUNS ALONG THE UPPER INSIDE: GAS IS ADMITTED/TURNED OFF BYMEANS OF A KEY SWITCH. A CURVED COPPER PLATE RADIATES AND REFLECTS HEAT OUTWARD, FROM THE HEATER'S FRONT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible on heater.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 09/12/2001 by Flora Davidson: Undetermined
Finish: FLAT BLACK FINISH ON MOST SURFACES; WHITE NICKEL LEGS; NATURAL COPPER COLOURED BAFFLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Heater, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1998.0365, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0365.001/

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