Heating Collection (page 8)

The Cold in America, The Population Of Arcola, Illinois, Carry A Train Loaded With Coal To Warm Up (Colour Litho)
2798628 The Cold in America, The Population Of Arcola, Illinois, Carry A Train Loaded With Coal To Warm Up (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Garland Stoves and Ranges, North Pole (chromolitho)
3105178 Garland Stoves and Ranges, North Pole (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garland Stoves and Ranges, North Pole)

The Birth of the Giant of Modern Industry, illustration from
IL314873 The Birth of the Giant of Modern Industry, illustration from Newnes Pictorial Book of Knowledge, c.1920 (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936); Private Collection; English

A cannon makers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243966 A cannon makers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Capture of a town by fire, illustration from Historia de Gentibus
CHT224472 Capture of a town by fire, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Furnaces and various Apparatus (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF250760 Furnaces and various Apparatus (litho) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: as used by the chemists and alchemists of the Middle Ages; ); English, out of copyright

Bellows, c. 1690 (carved wood, leather and brass, with steel nails and cane hoops)
3084406 Bellows, c.1690 (carved wood, leather and brass, with steel nails and cane hoops) by English School, (17th century); 53.5x24.5 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Flat life, some ingenious devices for use on chilly mornings (litho)
1090689 Flat life, some ingenious devices for use on chilly mornings (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flat life)

Wolf Cubs cooking dinner (colour litho)
3092835 Wolf Cubs cooking dinner (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolf Cubs cooking dinner. Educational poster, c 1930.); © Look and Learn

Garden (colour litho)
3096757 Garden (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther (Eklingen)

Electricity for heating and cooking (b / w photo)
6004142 Electricity for heating and cooking (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electricity for heating and cooking)

Trepied grec orne (engraving)
5993015 Trepied grec orne (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trepied grec orne)

Cheminee de l epoque de la Renaissance, existant au Musee de Cluny (engraving)
5993009 Cheminee de l epoque de la Renaissance, existant au Musee de Cluny (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheminee de l epoque de la Renaissance)

L ivrogne - The Drunkard par Sokolov, Pyotr Petrovich (1821-1899)
FIA5405423 L ivrogne - The Drunkard par Sokolov, Pyotr Petrovich (1821-1899). Oil on canvas, size : 71x88, 8, 1880, Private Collection by Sokolov

Views in Iceland (engraving)
1602874 Views in Iceland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in Iceland. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 February 1891)

Sketches of Anapa (engraving)
1608051 Sketches of Anapa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Anapa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 July 1855)

Winter Landscape Painting by Cesar Van Loo (1743-1821) 18th century Quimper
JLJ4583392 Winter Landscape Painting by Cesar Van Loo (1743-1821) 18th century Quimper, Museum of Fine Arts by Loo, Jules Cesar Denis van (1743-1821); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Quimper

Furniture: copper basins used to heat the beds. 18th century
JLJ4566986 Furniture: copper basins used to heat the beds. 18th century. Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions by French School, (18th century); Musee Nat

Royal Marine Barracks at Woolwich (engraving)
1101785 Royal Marine Barracks at Woolwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Marine Barracks at Woolwich)

Launch of the New Ironclad "Alexandra", Preliminary Sketches of the Vessel (engraving)
1053508 Launch of the New Ironclad " Alexandra", Preliminary Sketches of the Vessel (engraving) by English School

The goat kills the wolf in the chimney. Illustration of the tale "Compere le Loup
XEE4404650 The goat kills the wolf in the chimney. Illustration of the tale " Compere le Loup, Maitre Renard, Comere la Chevre et ses petits biquets" after a fable by Jean de la Fontaine

In a restaurant, a man and a woman are separate and have dinner
XEE4136879 In a restaurant, a man and a woman are separate and have dinner. The service boy is crouching near the man, installing a hot brick under his feet

Steam generators: aquatubular boiler. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140271 Steam generators: aquatubular boiler. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam generators: aquatubular boiler)

Steam generators: boiler battery. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection
XEE4140267 Steam generators: boiler battery. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam generators: boiler battery)

Steam generators: explosion of a boiler caused by the calefaction
XEE4140250 Steam generators: explosion of a boiler caused by the calefaction. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Steam generators: mechanical grid allowing automatic loading of a boiler
XEE4140239 Steam generators: mechanical grid allowing automatic loading of a boiler. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection

Domestic heating: faults of hot air heating. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140201 Domestic heating: faults of hot air heating. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Domestic heating)

Home heating: hot water heating. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection
XEE4140199 Home heating: hot water heating. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Home heating: hot water heating)

Home heating: charcoal uses in a stove. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140184 Home heating: charcoal uses in a stove. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Home heating: charcoal uses in a stove)

Home heating: cross section of a household stove. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140178 Home heating: cross section of a household stove. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Home heating)

Cleaning of boiler holds - in "Album militaire - Marine
XEE4115318 Cleaning of boiler holds - in " Album militaire - Marine: La vie A bord", 1892. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In a homeless shelter. A l asile de nuit in Paris - Illustration for Le petit Journal
XEE4159213 In a homeless shelter. A l asile de nuit in Paris - Illustration for Le petit Journal, 15 February 1903. by French School

Young woman in her bathtub - advertising for gas heater Minimus, 1900
LSE4110299 Young woman in her bathtub - advertising for gas heater Minimus, 1900. by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Education. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by Francois Chauveau
GIA4781505 Education. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by FranAzois Chauveau (1613-1676). Edition of 1728

Milanese Metier: a travelling seller of coal (or coal maker)
GIA4789735 Milanese Metier: a travelling seller of coal (or coal maker). by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milanese Metier)

The kitchen under a bell. Engraving from "Opera"
GIA4788028 The kitchen under a bell. Engraving from " Opera", book on gastronomy divided into 6 parts, by Bartolomeo Scappi, personal cook of Pope Pius V. Venice, 1605

Allegoric representation of February. A man gets warm in front of his fireplace
GIA4817836 Allegoric representation of February. A man gets warm in front of his fireplace. Miniature of a 14th century manuscript

January and February: "A couple by the fire and a woodcutter"
LRI4705116 January and February: " A couple by the fire and a woodcutter" Tapestry of the manufactures of Mortlake

The Sleep of the Child Jesus Detail depicting a cat sleeping under the stove
JLJ4683893 The Sleep of the Child Jesus Detail depicting a cat sleeping under the stove. Painting by Charles Lebrun (Le Brun) (1619-1690) 1655 Sun

Advertisement for electric radiators for home heating (colour litho)
3622284 Advertisement for electric radiators for home heating (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Steam (colour litho)
2795457 Steam (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Sailors from the U. S. S. Maryland inspecting the furnace on a tour of the Hotel
MNY380614 Sailors from the U.S.S. Maryland inspecting the furnace on a tour of the Hotel Commodore, 1922 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Interior view of an equipment / boiler room at the New York City Bridge Dept
MNY380981 Interior view of an equipment / boiler room at the New York City Bridge Dept. 1905 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Decorative Plates, Golden Star Oil Stoves (chromolitho)
732764 Decorative Plates, Golden Star Oil Stoves (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorative Plates)

"The Comforts of a Rumford Stove", pub. by Hannah Humphrey
TRI115159 " The Comforts of a Rumford Stove", pub. by Hannah Humphrey, 1800 (etching & w/c) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 25.2x20 cm; The Royal Institution, London

Samovar (copper, gold & ivory)
BOO228319 Samovar (copper, gold & ivory) by Batashov, Vasiliy (19th Century) (workshop of); height: 54 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Distillation, boiling water to purify it, engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) (engraving
STC291613 Distillation, boiling water to purify it, engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) (engraving) (later colouration) by Straet

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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.