Electric Heating Equipment – Room Temperature Thermostats
An electric space heating thermostat, a marker of what would prove to be a relatively short blip in time when electrical energy in much of Canada was plentiful and highly promoted for residential space heating. With 21 ampere capacity, conveniently configured for mounting on a standard electrical wall box, it is decorated with red logo and stencilled “Electric Heating”, in Honeywell’s then well known, high style gold-look, Honeywell T46, circa 1959. [See also ID # 224]
Features:
– decorated in the then familiar, sophisticated, high style gold-look established by Honeywell in their round series of thermostats,
– handsome Honeywell logo in red, and
– marked “Electric Heating”, a social prestige symbol of the period
Technical Significance:
– With high capacity 21 ampere, non inductive load rating, built on a simple all plastic platform, the thermostat exemplifies the sophistication of engineering and manufacturing methods achieved in the period.
Industrial Significance:
– The line voltage, electric space heating thermostat would be popular in many of the housing developments of the period. Much less costly then the low voltage counterparts, it would become a common place in the electrically heated housing developments of 60’s through 80’s, as well as in some custom building.
