Heating Collection

Triplex Grate C Pattern
The C-pattern TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments above and to one side of the open fireplace which has a warming stand in front of it

Economics a la Heath Robinson
Do not scrap your disused lighting, heating, or cooking apparatus; they can be easily adapted to other requirements. Please note

Central heating for cars / W H Robinson
The Autofooetjoye central heating device, consisting of a small zinc water tank glued to the back of the car, warmed by an oil stove with connecting pipework that the driver can rest his feet

Alchemist at work
Black and white print of the painting, " L Alchimiste" by David Teniers the Younger, dated 1790. HPF/5C/4"

Electric Fires 1929
Electrical heaters give cosy warmth instantly day and night no fumes no smoke, products for Harrods catalogue electrical department. 1929

Advert for Ideal Central Heating
Advert illustrating the benefits of installing an Ideal central heating system. Date: 1939

Advertisement for Crane petite boilers -- male model (Tony Gale) extending his hand. 1959

Largest Gasometer in the World - East Greenwich, London - built in 1888. Situated on the Greenwich peninsula, close to the site of the O2 Arena

Interior of new Pullman Mors car
Photograph showing the plush interior of the Marquis of Angleseys new Pullman Mors car, which included polished mohogany, revolving leather arm chairs and heating

Triplex Grate 1929
The TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments on either side of the open fireplace

Chopping Firewood
A lady goes out into the snow with her axe to chop wood for the fire

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water
Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich

FOULIS GAS FIRE / 1889
Foulis Patent Regenerative Gas fire, supplied by the Carron Company. Universally admitted to be the most efficient gas fires by the trade both at home and abroad

Smelting Furnace - Sierra Leone, West Africa
Smelting in a bloomery-type furnace in Sierra Leone, West Africa. circa 1910s

Rushlight and candle holder
Iron rushlight and candle holder with a wooden base, made in Ireland, 1700-1800. Date: 1700-1800

Fireback and grate
Cast iron fireback with a grate component and an arched top, decorated with a vase, roses and other floral motifs within a trailing foliate border surmounted by sea-monsters, possibly Flemish

Advert for Rippingilles oil warming stoves 1890
Made of cast-iron these four decorative oil-warming stoves are odourless, smokeless, portable, safe and easy to clean. Available at ironmonagers. Date: 1890

WW2 - R. A. F. Electrically Heated Boots
This photograph shows a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fitting the plug for electrically heating his boots. Date: circa 1940s

Aircraft carrier HMS Furious
Royal Navy - Aircraft carrier HMS Furious, at a time when she had a flush deck with no island and an unusual side funnel, which proved unsuitable due to excessive heating. Date: 1925

The Alchemist Date: early 19th century

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1966 - a new kitchen for Xmas Date: 1966

Lightfoot Advertisement
An advertisement for Young, Osmond and Young, Limited, promoting the Lightfoot tubular electric heating system. Examples of this are shown in the images, including a skirting heater, towel rail

Colour illustration of skier in snow, with contraption heating kettle and ice to make a trail of snow. Captioned, A Bit of a Frost - a simple device for making your own snow as you go along'

An advert for Belling Electric Fires, suggesting that as well as creating warmth, they can also help to generate daydreams. Date: circa 1932

Women Digging for Coal during 1912 Miners Strike
The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main aim was securing a minimum wage

Advert for Coalite smokeless coal 1951
Coalite was a ideal smokeless fuel for every type of grate, cooker and boiler. Date: 1951

Improved gas cooking and heating range. Date: 1862

The first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway
Table listing the first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway, 1832-1839. Detailing: name and number of engine; name of maker; makers number; date when delivered (in steam)

Roasting tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Advert, Mackenzie & Moncur Ltd, Engineers, Edinburgh
Advert, Mackenzie & Moncur Ltd, Heating and Ventilation Engineers, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

Advert, W C Martin & Co, Lighting, Heating and Ventilation
Advert for W C Martin & Co, West Campbell Street, Glasgow, Electric Lighting, Heating and Ventilation of Steamships. 1905

Heating engineer viewing House of Commons chamber
Engineer in charge of heating and air-conditioning for the House of Commons viewing the chamber through a 65 foot long periscope. Date: 1950

Air conditioning for the House of Commons by G. H. Davis
To cool the heads and warm the feet of our legislators: air-conditioning for the new House of Commons. Diagram by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News showing how a single switchboard operator

Roman city of Bath, underfloor heating system

Hot water installation near Quito, Ecuador, South America
Hot water installation outside a hacienda in the Valle de los Chillos near Quito, Ecuador, South America. The water in the shallow aqueduct is heated by the rays of the sun. Date: 1922

Cats having a picnic on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s

The Stirling series of electric fires, with one, two or even three panels of electric filaments

The Swansea electric fire, single bar, chrome-plated, price one guinea

Cutaway Office Building Date: 1950

Family Watches Delivery Date: 1950

Advert for Thomas Fletcher gas heating appliances 1889
Page of advertisements of gas-heating appliances. Date: 1889

Advert for Novelty Stoves Co. 1899
Aluminum and nickel finish oil stove, with no smoke or odour. Date: 1899

BUILDING BOILER HOUSE
Building the boiler-house which will provide heating for the exhibition halls. Date: 1851

FEETHAM STOVE 1862
The FEETHAM STOVE exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition, London (see catalogue for details) Date: 1862

OPEN FIREPLACE (WALSH)
An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth Date: 1873

GLASS FURNACE 1930S
A glassmaker heating glass in a furnace. Date: 1930s

WOOD STOVE POSTER
Poster for MIRUS wood stove, which, if you are wise enough to purchase one, will entitle you to thumb your nose at Jack Frost Date: 1923

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