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Radiator
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1950 (Creation)
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- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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c. 1890s (Creation)
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- American Radiator Company
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- USA
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2015.001.04: Radiator
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Silver metal radiator with a steam trap. The radiator has four rounded legs (two on each side) which slant outwards slightly and a circle near the end. The rest of the radiator is made of two horizontal metal pipes and eight vertical oval pipes spaced equally around the two horizontal pipes. Along the side of the vertical pipes, there is a metal seam which runs from top to bottom. On the left side, there is a slightly protruding circle at the top with a hexagon with a gold inner circle protruding out of it. Also on the left side, there is a slightly protruding circle at the bottom with a hexagon with a letter inside of it protruding out of it. On the right side, there is a slightly protruding circle at the top with a hexagon with a letter inside of it protruding out of it. Also on the right side, there is a slightly protruding circle at the bottom with a hexagon within and a steam trap protruding from the side. The steam trap is a darker silver. It is attached to the radiator through a pipe with a large hexagon at one end and the steam trap on the other. The body of the steam trap has a hexagon on top with text, a large oval sphere with a circular band across the middle, and a cylindrical pipe pointing down.
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Mark / Inscription type: Maker mark
Mark / Inscription description: Is a stylized F or a T paired with an F
Mark / Inscription technique: Cast
Mark / Inscription position: 2015.001.03a: on left side near bottom of the oval
Mark / Inscription language: English
Mark / Inscription translation: N/A
Mark / Inscription text: 229 229 229 228 229 228 229
Mark / Inscription type: Detail
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Mark / Inscription technique: Cast
Mark / Inscription position: 2015.001.03a: Inner side of the ovals
Mark / Inscription language: English
Mark / Inscription translation: N/A
Mark / Inscription text: F
Mark / Inscription type: Maker mark
Mark / Inscription description: Is a stylized F or a T paired with an F
Mark / Inscription technique: Cast
Mark / Inscription position: 2015.001.03a: on right side near top of the oval
Mark / Inscription language: English
Mark / Inscription translation: N/A
Mark / Inscription text: BARNES & JONES INC / 1950 / BOSTON
Mark / Inscription type: Maker mark
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Mark / Inscription technique: Cast
Mark / Inscription position: 2015.001.03a: on top of the piece which extends from the ovals
Mark / Inscription language: English
Mark / Inscription translation: N/A
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Item was pulled out of G building when it was being renovated.
Has a piece seared off because the company mismeasured the display, so it was cut off closer to wall. It was cut on the third floor of WEL during installation. All pieces were preserved (knob thing) and other end (cut off) left hand side, at bottom is fresh cut where the pipe would have gone into it.
This radiator was collected from the former Administration Building of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital (today, G Building). It was likely made by the American Radiator Company. The Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital frequently invested in upgrades to its heating systems. Column radiators like this one were common in hospital settings because the larger the spaces between the sections made them easier to clean. This radiator also features a replaceable Barnes & Jones Inc. Thermostatic steam trap (located on the bottom left). A steam trap is an automatic valve that helps to regulate the condensated gases within a radiator. Barnes & Jones’ steam traps were among the first to use preassembled “cage” units” that were located outside the radiator and could be quickly and easily swapped out when the original traps began to fail.
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