Putnam, J. Pickering (John Pickering), 1847-1917 · Boston, Ticknor and Co. · leaf 75
t economy to which they hail hitherto paid little attention. Vet he gives no way of consuming t he smoke, or of alleviating the evil. l-igs. p.i and 50 represent tlie so-called Rumford stove or fireplace.lie contracted the area of the fire-chamber, and gave the sides an angle of135 with the back,… … T IIE O P E X F IR EEL A C E 43 improvement consisted in the recess to be when the width of the back was equal to the depth fromfront to back, and the width of the front or opening between the jambsthree times the width of the back. These proportions are used to-day,and are undoubtedly the best. He…
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