Henry Ford Museum

MattinIndy

This past weekend I was in Detroit. Ended up going to the Henry Ford Museum, which I highly recommend. Me being a HVAC Tech, I'm always looking at how they heat and cool the place. Saw some really interesting radiators I've included pics of. I figured a few of you might enjoy them as well. They also had a small exhibit with several different types of stoves, some of which were really ornate as you'll see if I can figure out how to attach the pics.

mattmia2

There are other discussions on here about those radiators. I like the ones that surround the columns.

mattmia2

Looks like they are monoflow like from this post.

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/142780/henry-ford-museum-radiators

KC_Jones

And this one.  

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/170619/heating-at-the-henry-ford

The place is truly amazing.

DanHolohan

My favorite museum! I want to live there. 

EdTheHeaterMan

DanHolohan said:

My favorite museum! I want to live there. 

I'll bet your house is a Museum with all those old books on heating from the Turn of the Century. Can we still say that? without confusing the Gen X and Gen Z. And that great steam powered hang glider. LOL

Erin said she spit out her coffee when she saw that!

Erin Holohan Haskell

@EdTheHeaterMan, our collection is here:

mrhemi

Been to the Henry Ford many times, starting with school trips 50+ years ago. Great museum. A few years back, my wife and I went there for a day trip. They had a '60s exhibit during our visit. Come across the very lunch bucket and thermos (The Fantastic Four) that I carried to grade school as a kid. I guess you know you are vintage when your lunch box is on display in the Henry Ford Museum.

mattmia2

mrhemi said:

Been to the Henry Ford many times, starting with school trips 50+ years ago. Great museum. A few years back, my wife and I went there for a day trip. They had a '60s exhibit during our visit. Come across the very lunch bucket and thermos (The Fantastic Four) that I carried to grade school as a kid. I guess you know you are vintage when your lunch box is on display in the Henry Ford Museum.

I was looking at some pictures of the voice of america museum. There was a short wave receiver that I got new as a kid in one of the displays. In the Henry Ford Museum there is a display with a Multi Elmac transmitter that my grandfather's company built in the suburbs of Detroit.(I think they were in Oak Park when those were built.)

reggi

mrhemi said:

B<snip>Come across the very lunch bucket and thermos (The Fantastic Four) that I carried to grade school as a kid. <\snip>.

Wow.... What are the odds of that ? Did a family member donate it ? 

EBEBRATT-Ed

One of my favorite books is "1937 Electrical Code Handbook" Somewhere inside it describes "wooden electrical conduit"

I don't know if it's an optical or not, but Dan's shelves look like they may be sagging a little. Good thing it's on a slab!!

mattmia2

I learned about wood conduit in "Old Electrical Wiring". It was what wiremold was made to replace.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Old_Electrical_Wiring_Evaluating_Repairi/s3mJQgAACAAJ?hl=en

bburd

I have seen wooden electrical conduit, in surface wiring of buildings from the early 20th century.