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Radiator foot warmer

rudy_2
rudy_2 Member Posts: 135
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One of the guys I work with has a whole bunch of Scientific Americans from the early 1900's. He scanned this ad and sent it to me. Thought some of you 'radiator collectors' might get a kick out of this 'accessory' (dated 12/4/1904).
Anybody ever seen one?

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  • Big Ed
    Big Ed Member Posts: 1,117
    Foot Warmer

    Pretty cool , I wonder how much E.D.R. the foot warmer adds . Hmmmmmmm.... I wonder why a pet cock is installed on the radiators steam vent tap ?
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,598
    that's a new one on me

    and I like it. Thanks for sharing!
    Retired and loving it.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,339
    That has to be OLD

    to have a manual air vent on a steam radiator. This setup was common before the days of reliable automatic air vents. The first really good automatic vent was the Hoffman #1, which came out in 1912.

    I still see some manual vents out there occasionally- usually on a third- or fourth-floor rad in a room that was used rarely if at all.

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