Vaporizing Oil Burning Equipment and Systems – Space Heating
A liquid fuels, vaporizing, space heater, popular in the early years of the 20th century, as Canadian home owners looked to the latest and best technology of the day, in order to supplement the often cold and draft homes of the period, typically heated by wood or coal stoves or for the fortunate a central, gravity warm air, or hot water system, Colman, Quick Lite, 1929.
Technical Significance:
A remarkable statement of the advancements made by the Canadian heating industry in the first two decades of the 20th century, demonstrating not only the cumulated design and engineering expertise of the times, but also the materials and manufacturing processes that were by then available to the Canadian manufacturers, who saw and understood the market potential from a public crying out for greater winter time comfort.
