Modern dwellings in town and country adapted to American wants and climate with a treatise on furniture and decoration (1878)
Holly, Henry Hudson, 1834-1892 · New York, Harper & brothers, publishers · leaf 100
e abol-ished. Fires in open grates serve an excellent purpose, for, while secur-ing a better draught, less heat from the furnace is required. The old style of anthracite grates has almost fallen into disuse, softcoal being now preferred. This is not only more cheerful, reminding usof the good old… … Design No. 14. In order that ventilating flues be made to work successfully, it is nec-essary that fresh air should be introduced. This is generally done bymeans of the registers, which supply heat from the furnace and freshair at the same time. There is a great advantage in having the…
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