Franklin stove
Date
1839
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
After
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790, American)
Object type
Library reference
RCN39896
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 220mm
width (page): 260mm
width (page): 260mm
Subject
Description
Technical drawings for the construction of the ‘Franklin stove’ designed by Benjamin Franklin, a metal fireplace reducing the amount of smoke coming from chimneys and increasing the heat retained in the room through the use of baffles.
Plate 5 to The Works of Benjamin Franklin, by Jared Sparks, volume 6 (Charles Tappan, Boston, 1844)
Inscribed ‘Plate V. Vol. VI. P.46. Boston, Published by Hilliard, Gray & Co.’
Plate 5 to The Works of Benjamin Franklin, by Jared Sparks, volume 6 (Charles Tappan, Boston, 1844)
Inscribed ‘Plate V. Vol. VI. P.46. Boston, Published by Hilliard, Gray & Co.’
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