Object Title
New Idea Heating Goods
Object Name
Book
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
2009.010.013
Dimensions

a- Length: 15.8 cm x Width: 11.2 cm x Depth: 0.6 cm
b- Length: 15.8 cm x Width: 8.9 cm
c- Length: 15.8 cm x Width: 8.7 cm
d-e- Length: 15.4 cm x Width: 11.6 cm

Description

a- A red hardcover book. The front says "NEW IDEA HEATING GOODS" inside of a thin black square border. It contains a catalogue and price list of heating goods manufactured by The Hamilton Stove and Heater Co., Limited. There are some pencil notes added to the first page, and the last few pages are entirely pencil notes. b- A small brochure about the Viking Boiler 1931 series. The front page has an image of the boiler, and the text "VIKING BOILER 1931 SERIES For Water or Steam Heating Systems WARDEN KING LIMITED HEAD OFFICE AND WORKS MONTREAL. BRANCHES TORONTO AND WINNIPEG". The brochure also contains rates, dimensions, and an illustration of the steam cycle. c- A small brochure about the Daisy Boilers 1932 models. The front has an image of the boiler and the text "WARDEN KING LIMITED DAISY BOILERS 1932 MODELS WARDEN KING RADIATORS MANUFACTURED BY WARDEN KING LIMITED MONTREAL, QUE. BRANCHES: TORONTO, WINNIPEG REPRESENTATIVE". The brochure contains illustrations of boiler parts, and general dimensions. d- A piece of paper, page 15 and 16 from the New Idea Heating Goods Book. Page 15 contains "New Idea Sectional Boiler Measurements". Page 16 contains illustrations of water and laundry heaters. e- A piece of paper, page 69 and 70 from the New Idea Heating Goods book. Page 69 is a reference page for things like the expansion of a wrought iron pope under different temperatures, weights of different metals, boiling points of various fluids, measurement amounts (surface, liquid and solidity) and the melting points of different metals. Page 70 is the start of an index of "USEFUL DATA AND INFORMATION" such as "A pound of anthracite coal contains 14,500 heat units."