Object Record

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1 of 1977

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Metadata

Object ID #

1971.039.001

Object Name

Heater

Title

Quebec Heater Made at Owen Sound, Ont.

Lexicon category

2: Building Furnishings

Year Range from

1903

Year Range to

1917

Artist

Canadian Heating & Ventilating Co., Owen Sound, Ont.

Made

Canadian Heating & Ventilating Co.

Place of Origin

Owen Sound, Grey County

Description

C. H. & V. Co. cast iron Quebec heater. "A": The heater is footed and has a cylindrical body. Top area is cast with initials of the company that made it. Rounded pipe socket. Small window. EMPIRE QUEBEC is cast in the front. "B": Round stove lid.

Makers mark

Emboss-cast lettering at the top, in a circular pattern

Provenance

This Quebec heater has EMPIRE QUEBEC cast at the front. It was manufactured in Owen Sound, Grey County, by the Canadian Heating & Ventilating Company, which was established in 1903 [the short form seen on the heater is C. H. & V. Co.]. This company, located along 3rd Ave. East, was re-named as the "Empire Stove & Furnace Company" in 1917.

Collection

Heating Equipment Collection

Material

Iron

Dimensions

H-30.709 Dia-14.173 inches

Found