Radiator identification

fararelliott

Greetings, all - I wonder if my older and better steam heat pals can guide me in identifying a radiator in the apartment we are moving into. I haven't found a maker's mark on it, and I am not even sure what kind of radiator to call it, which is really hindering my research. The tubes seem to loop like a sea monster rather than line up in rows the usual way. There is also a big grate thing that sits on top.

fararelliott

Here's the grate.

Big Ed_4

You wouldn't find a cast mark , They are a tube type radiator . I like the look , and all the tops are intact .

KC_Jones

These aren’t the exact ones, but similar.

https://heatinghelp.com/assets/documents/529.pdf

Steamhead

If there's a name on it, you'll find it on the base. If there is no name it's probably a Nason. Go here:

https://heatinghelp.com/heating-museum/ratings-for-gold-nason-bundy-and-reed-radiators/

Where is this located?

fararelliott

thanks, all. It is in DC and looks older than our 1910 building, but I know so little about radiator history that I am grateful for the help. 

fararelliott

Also, what is the reasoning behind the tubes going the other way than most radiators?

Big Ed_4

It was a cheaper way to make radiators then casting.. . Yours was built in a small shop with a small foundry . Just a guess .

JimP

Here’s some similar Washington DC radiators in Healy Hall at Georgetown University. Hot water rather than steam (and much bigger!). A historian in the UK described them to me as “bundle” radiators.

kcopp

That is something else!

Big Ed_4

I don't see any leaks , nasty looking