anyone have a sense of what these are worth? Carr's Postive Steam Radiators
I pulled these out of a house in DC because the owner wanted to go with forced air (I know….)
The only literature I have found is from 1874.
I have one cylinder and two smaller room ones.
Cylinder 20 “ diameter 35” tall +/-
Short ones 9" x 34" x 18” +/-
Anyone have a sense of value?
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i dont think there worth much. there very cool but no more really cares about this stuff. if lived close i would offer 50 dollars for the round one might use it as a coffee table. of course after about 2 weeks of hearing my wife complian i would have to get rid of it. maybe see if theres somewhere you could donate them to a company that would display them
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They are worth what someone is willing to pay. I've seen similar ones going for over $1000.00. I've personally paid $250.00 (and drove 3 hours) to get a corner one of similar design from a different manufacturer.
They have value if you find the right buyer, which could come down to holding them for a while.
I just sent pictures to my wife, she is the one that found the corner one a few years ago for my daughters room. Our originals are plain and she isn't a fan, she likes the fancy ones.
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Do NOT scrap them!
If you can't find a buyer, take them to "Vintage House Parts & Radiators":
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
Consulting1 -
Where is that Frank? If I had cash lying around, I'd pay $2000.00 for all. Gorgeous, very rare and unique. Mad Dog
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Hey, I want them too….
I agree with KC_Jones and his numbers to the penny. Just got to find that guy who has $1000 and really loves them and is near enough to buy 'em. Or a poor plumber like us with $250 whose wife has given up on him and his iron junk.
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Castards in NYC offered to buy them and put them in their steam museum is the reason for my ?
So at a ,minimum I figured I could score some brownie points and take the mrs up
Thanks for input - they are so beautiful and like a puppy I want to find a home that will love them….1 -
I have purchased from them before for a client but in DC there just are not a lot of steam systems left
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I've been dreaming of them. I've only seen them in Armories & Public Libraries. You need large vestibule for those round ones..Mad Dog
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They would look good in The General
Societyof Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York building.8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
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Yikes! Imagine having wonderful radiant heating throughout with these beauties in your home and ripping them all out for cheap forced air heating!? 🥴 Like people really just let HVAC companies dupe them into getting rid of a superior form of heating. I’m sure they removed one boiler for two furnaces that somehow will “save more energy.” NOT.
As someone up above said, sadly only a niche of folks understand the beauty and would be willing to buy these. Most just see them as old scrap metal sadly. Could eventually find a buyer, but may have to sit on them for an extended time.
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How do you know it was cheap forced air and not a well engineered and installed system?
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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Scorched air??? I grew up with it until I was 12 in How'beach Queens. New home well designed, Aprilaire Humidifier...Then, I lived with HW convectors for the next 20 years in Floral Park. For the last 25 years I live in a Steam-Heated home with radiant in the basement slab and all the tiled floor bathrooms & Mudroom. Nolo Contendre....The Central AC is great, but the Scorched air in the winter is ...ehhhh..Im a believer.Mad Dog
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Great idea...that NEEDS to go in the General Society entrance! Mad Dog
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Would love to put these in my own home. Maybe can arrange for someone to drive them over to general society. Anyone have an in with the GS, to see if they are interested?
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You are being too literal here. The point of my statement isn't about how much they paid or what system was installed. It was to say they took out a working radiant system with these beautiful and rare radiators for forced air. It is well known it is cheaper to install forced air than radiant today in North America as it is the default. Even historically, radiant was a more expensive option. But science tells us that radiant heat is better and more in line with nature (the Sun, a burning fire, etc) for heat.
-Willie
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I had the circular radiators in New York's City Hall in the lobby still functioning but converted to hot water. Also, had them in 31 Chambers Street NYC Surrogates Court House.
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i wonder if you could hook up a shower steam unit to one and make it work some way
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Maybe, but you would have to somehow pipe the condensate to a drain instead of back to the boiler.Edit: Seeing as though it's a 1-pipe system, it could drain back to the steam generator, but I think manufacturers would void their warranty as they are not intended to heat radiators. Also, the pipe size coming out of the generator is 3/4" and the water might have problems draining all the way back.
8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab0 -
are the radaitors 2 pipe
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No that's why he's getting rid of them.
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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Or, to put it a bit more bluntly- you can't fix stupid!
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
Consulting2 -
Did you sell them yet? Those are what dreams are made of here. If I had a place with steam heat I would have bought them right away. I hope they go to someone who will cherish them.
Tim
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Let's put it this way. I'm in MA and if you were giving these away I'd drive down and pick them up!!!
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