Heater

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS/ABSORPTIVE/UPRIGHT
DATE: 1863
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0367.001

MANUFACTURER: FORT PITT
MODEL: 12
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: CAST IRON HEATER HAS MICA PANELS IN ACCESS DOOR; ASBESTOS INSULATIONIN CYLINDER BENEATH CERAMIC 'GRATE'.

Dimensions

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

Length: 43.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 59.0 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: FORT
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF STOVE USED C. LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH C+
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: USED TO RAISE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "No 12" cast in raised print on top of heater. "FORT PITT 12" cast in raised print on inside of door, and on interior surface of stove body, along lower edge.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 09/12/2001 by Flora Davidson: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK EXTERIOR FINISH; OPAQUE MICA PANELS IN DOOR. CERAMIC GRATE STAINED RED (PRESUMABLY FROM FUEL).
Decoration: N/A

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FORT PITT, Heater, circa 1863, Artifact no. 1998.0367, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0367.001/

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