Help identifying 1872 radiator

ChicagoGamerGuy

I'm renovating an old house that came with a group of very old radiators. Their design seems to be extremely unique, and I've never run into them before. The number 1872 is cast into their body, and I assume that's the manufacturing date or model, but I can't find a company name. Does anyone recognize these?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sSeU7Y1KLsq365lb2

Any help would be appreciated. If it helps place them, I'm in the Chicagoland area.

Thanks,
Eric

Jamie Hall

No wonder you want to patch one! Never seen the like...

STEVEusaPA

Those are dangerous!! Let me come over there and take them off your hands....

Probably the coolest ones I've ever seen-live, on this site or in one of Dan's books.

Fred

Amazing rads!! built to look like furniture! Are they steam or HOT Water? Are there just pipes that heat, behind those panels or is each panel the actual radiator?

mikeg2015

I can’t tell if those are covers or castings. They are sort of modular in design. The center sections look all the same size. Very eclectic. Very Victorian.

RickA

Fantastic. What do the gate valves look like?
I had a customer looking to replace a broken valve on his late 1800's radiator. We hooked him up with a guy who reproduced it beautufully. My customer cried when he received it.

steamhouse

Someone has got to have some info on these! Each one a piece of art. Very nice

hot_rod

What's your plan for them? I'm always a buyer for unique radiators.

Scoot

Assume you will reuse those nifty rads.....can you post pics once they are cleaned up and installed in your house?

Ross_7

I have seen that style before. My friend's dad has some at their house. I don't have any other information as far as EDR.

Steamhead

Closest thing I can think of are the Whittier radiators- go here for ratings:

https://heatinghelp.com/heating-museum/whittier-radiators/

unclejohn

There is more paint on one of those rads then in my entire house.

RickA

lead paint?