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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/ABSORPTIVE
DATE: 1900–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0373.001

MANUFACTURER: Burrow, Stewart & Milne Co. Ltd.
MODEL: GARNET JEWEL 143 CALORIC
LOCATION: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION;PROBABLY ASBESTOS LINED. MICA WINDOW IN LOWER FRONT OF EACH OF THREE VERTICAL CYLINDERS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.0 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 91.0 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: Burrow
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hamilton

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF HEATER USED C.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC AND LIGHTING APPLIANCES, AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED FROM CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY LTD.
Function: TO RAISE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SPACE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "NO GARNET JEWEL 143" appears in open casting on heater top; "NO 143/ CALORIC" cast in raised print on top front.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: BLACK WITH BRIGHT SILVER COLOURED AND NICKEL-PLATED CASTINGS & TRIM; OPAQUE MICA VIEWING WINDOWS.
Decoration: CAST PANELS ON HEATER BODY FEATURE ROSETTE, FAN AND VINE MOTIFS: CASTINGS ON UPPER FRONT, AROUND MICA WINDOWS, ON GAS DISTRIBUTION PIPE AND INDIVIDUAL COCKS, AND ON FEET ARE NICKEL-PLATED. CASTING ON UPPER BACK EDGE OF HEATER IS FLAT BLACK. HEATER TOP HAS CAST OPEN-WORK TRELLIS MOTIF AND TEXT ON TOP; DECORATIVE CORNER CASTINGS; AND BRIGHT PLATED CAST PANEL ON FRONT. 4 THREADED FINIALS SECURING TOP TO HEATER BODY RESEMBLE FEATHER

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Burrow, Stewart & Milne Co. Ltd., Heater, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0373, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0373.001/

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