Heating Collection (page 2)

19th century illustration of heating wax
673402 19th century illustration of heating wax; (add.info.: Heating wax to seal bags of mail, a nineteenth century illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rumford's fireplace
536208 Rumford's fireplace.; (add.info.: Rumford's fireplace. Improved efficiency by reducing chimney and depth of fireplace and putting polished plates to reflect heat into room)

Marc Seguin's locomotive
5308300 Marc Seguin's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Marc Seguin's locomotive used on the St Etienne Line. Shown is the fan device used for supplying a draught to the boiler)

A woman sat in front of a roaring open fire
5307926 A woman sat in front of a roaring open fire.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a woman sat in front of a roaring open fire, by her feet lies her poodle. Dated 19th century)

An open fire with brass fender
5307924 An open fire with brass fender.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting women sat in front of an open fire with a brass fender and fire basket. Dated 19th century)

The process of making lead shots
5310120 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: feeding lead ingots into the melting pots)

A kitchen scene
5310041 A kitchen scene; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a kitchen scene showing a range manufactured by Henry Goddard of Nottingham)

An engraving depicting a man soldering copper, nickel, and zinc alloy to form an item which would eventually
5311330 An engraving depicting a man soldering copper, nickel, and zinc alloy to form an item which would eventually electroplated with silver

A crofter's hut near Salcots
5310302 A crofter's hut near Salcots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a crofter's hut, with a Canadian box stove being used for both cooking and heating, near Salcots, North-West Territories)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Motor show at the grand palace with external heating by a cast iron stove, 1905
LUX4810962 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Motor show at the grand palace with external heating by a cast iron stove, 1905 -; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

The fee fleur de cactus stands near a stove, in a greenhouse - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637601 The fee fleur de cactus stands near a stove, in a greenhouse - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville

A sectional view of a house heated by Angier March Perkins method of circulating hot water with pressure
5311250 A sectional view of a house heated by Angier March Perkins method of circulating hot water with pressure. Angier March Perkins (1799-1881) an American engineer

An engraving depicting a father admiring his new daughter. By the bedside is a little stove used as a night light
5311224 An engraving depicting a father admiring his new daughter. By the bedside is a little stove used as a night light and to keep drinks warm

An engraving depicting a gentleman sitting beside a roaring fire. In the bottom left of the picture is a coal shuttle
5310755 An engraving depicting a gentleman sitting beside a roaring fire. In the bottom left of the picture is a coal shuttle, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1882); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for a Musgrave's slow combination cooker and heating apparatus
5307921 Advertisement for a Musgrave's slow combination cooker and heating apparatus.; (add.info.: Advertisement for a Musgrave's slow combination cooker and heating apparatus)

Two young men warm themselves in front of a wood fire during the winter. Chromolithography of the 19th century
JAB5036999 Two young men warm themselves in front of a wood fire during the winter. Chromolithography of the 19th century; (add.info)

Soldiers quarters at Fort George, 18th century
3507850 Soldiers quarters at Fort George, 18th century; (add.info.: stove; kettles and fireplace inside the soldiers quarters at Fort George; 18th-century fortress)

Education. Children life in the countryside. Girl reading a tale to her brothers and sisters
3434972 Education. Children life in the countryside. Girl reading a tale to her brothers and sisters. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany

Letter C: Driver - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216542 Letter C: Driver - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

New letter boxes erected in London being mistaken for heating stoves. Cartoon from Punch, London, March 1855. Engraving
538334 New letter boxes erected in London being mistaken for heating stoves. Cartoon from Punch, London, March 1855. Engraving; (add.info)

An old man heating himself in front of a fireplace. 13th century French manuscript
GIA5034837 An old man heating himself in front of a fireplace. 13th century French manuscript.; © Giancarlo Costa

Young girls reading and reheating themselves has a fire covered by a blanket - Girls warming covered fire - Japan
CSO4979924 Young girls reading and reheating themselves has a fire covered by a blanket - Girls warming covered fire - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Les GUEUX - Le beggar au couvot engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8
JEB4889770 Les GUEUX - Le beggar au couvot engraving de 1632 a l'eau forte by Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Dim en cm 13, 9x8

Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right)
541898 Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right) and in glass balloon (left) on prolonged heating, some red oxide of mercury found in balloon

The War in Schleswig: Austrian outpost near Lottorf - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: Austrian outpost near Lottorf - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. In the Engraving on our front page we see the interior of a public-house at Lottorf occupied by a

Ventilator grill by Jacques Delamarre (1906-1986)
BAL6792 Ventilator grill by Jacques Delamarre (1906-1986); Chanin Building, New York, USA

Hard life but smile on their faces!
Hamos Gyozo

Saying Grace, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Workshop of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Saying Grace, mid-late 18th century

The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: private tent of the Prince of Wales at the camp of Delhi, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876.'The Prince [future King Edward VII]

Studio Interior, 1892. Creator: Lotten Rönquist
Studio Interior, 1892

The British Army Post-Office, Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The British Army Post-Office, Constantinople, 1856. Crimean War: The staff employed consists of a postmaster and three assistant postmasters; eight clerks

Detroit City Gas Company office, heater, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Detroit City Gas Company office, heater, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Boiling Train Oil at Nymindegab, Jutland, 1879. Creator: Laurits Tuxen
Boiling Train Oil at Nymindegab, Jutland, 1879. [Oil obtained from the blubber of whales was sometimes known as train oil]

Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. The annual return of between three and four thousand soldiers from India and the British Colonies - who, either from impaired health

Interior of a Greenlander's Hut, 1856. Creator: H. Crane
Interior of a Greenlander's Hut, 1856. In the winter they live in huts built of stones and turf, lined inside with old skins

Vois comme ils m'avaient abimé... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vois comme ils m'avaient abime... 19th century. Landlords and tenants. Property owner: Look how they've ruined my walls with [the smoke from] their fireplaces - tenants shouldn't be

Ce qu'on est convenue d'appeler un rafraichissement, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ce qu'on est convenu d'appeler un rafraichissement, 19th century. Parisian drinkers. What one agrees to call a refreshment [man in bonnet with fondue, above]

A Room in the Artist's Home in Strandgade, Copenhagen, with the Artist's Wife, 1902

Ah! mon ami, comme cette cheminée fume... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ah! mon ami, comme cette cheminee fume... 19th century. Woman [opening window]: Oh how this fireplace smokes - complain to the landlord! Man: No, he would only put up the rent!

La gageure des trois commeres: La servante. Creators: Philippe Triere, Antoine Jean Duclos
La gageure des trois commeres: La servante

Warmer, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Warmer, 1935/1942

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Bringing Home the Yule Log, 1854. Creator: M. Jackson
Bringing Home the Yule Log, 1854. Christmas scene - children drag a huge log towards a house with lights in the windows. Burning the Yule Log was a traditional winter custom in in parts of Europe

Warming Pan, c. 1939. Creator: Jack Staloff
Warming Pan, c. 1939

Warming Pan, c. 1939. Creator: Jack Staloff
Warming Pan, c. 1939

Warming Pan, c. 1936. Creator: Jack Staloff
Warming Pan, c. 1936

Warming Pan, c. 1939. Creator: Jack Staloff
Warming Pan, c. 1939

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"Heating up the Fire: From Ancient Alchemy to Modern Comfort" In the quest for warmth, humans have always found ingenious ways to harness fire. The triplex grate C pattern, an invention reminiscent of Heath Robinson's economic contraptions, exemplifies our resourcefulness. Dating back centuries, a 16th-century woodcut showcases distillation techniques used to extract heat from natural sources. Transportation also benefited from heating advancements. W. H. Robinson's central heating system revolutionized car interiors, ensuring cozy journeys even in the coldest winters. Meanwhile, a symmetrically stacked pile of logs stands as a testament to our reliance on firewood for comfort and sustenance throughout history. The pursuit of warmth extended beyond practicality; it became an art form too. Persian pharmacy artwork from the 13th century depicts intricate scenes where alchemists diligently worked towards perfecting their craft – creating elixirs that could warm both body and soul. Even unconventional methods were explored in search of heat-induced relief. Cupping therapy emerged as an ancient practice aimed at stimulating blood flow and promoting healing through localized heat application. Beyond domestic settings, iconic locations like Highfield Road - home of Coventry City Football Club - witnessed moments when under-soil heating systems ensured matches went ahead despite freezing temperatures outside. Advancements in technology brought about modern solutions such as Crane petite boilers which promised efficient and reliable heating for homes across the nation. From humble beginnings rooted in primitive fires to sophisticated systems fueling our contemporary lives, it has evolved into more than just a necessity; it has become a symbol of human ingenuity and comfort-seeking nature throughout time.