What a house should be, versus death in the house : a companion book to "Healthy homes, and how to make them." : illustrated with sanitary dwellings and sanitary appliances / by William Bardwell.

  • Bardwell, Wm. (William)
Date:
[1873]
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Credit: What a house should be, versus death in the house : a companion book to "Healthy homes, and how to make them." : illustrated with sanitary dwellings and sanitary appliances / by William Bardwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IMPROVED LAUNDRY DRYING CLOSET. Tiik Improved Duvino Clo.set i.s particularly recoininonded for Laundries in large E.staljlishments, Gentlemen’s Mansions, A.c. It is furnished with Sliding Horses, which run in and out on rails; the number and size of the Horses of course depending on the amount of work reiiuired. It can he heated by means of Hot Air, Hot Water, or Steam, the moisture of the clothes being raj)idly extracted and carrietl away. The clothes are thus dried in les.s time and in a better manner than by the old plan (which con- sists of a large suspending frame over the ironing stove), in aihlition to which, the Laundry is kept free from damp heated air; and all risk of accidents, and of dropping the clothes in the stove, is entirely avoided. HOT WATER APPARATUS, For warming Churches, Chapels, and Public Buildings; Halls, Staircases, and Private Houses ; Conservatories, Greenhouses, Forcing Pits, ^c. The use of Hot Water Apparatus, for diffusing artificial heat, has now become general, ami its merits are universally acknowledged. It is perfectl)’safe, free from any unpleasant smell, and maybe efficiently managed by any person of ordinary intelligence. The hot water circulates through iron pipes. The whole of the water in the a]»paratus passe.s successively through the boiler, and communicates the heat which it thus receives from the fuel, to the various buildings and apartments where the warmth is required. There are no buildings, however large, to which it cannot bo advantageously adapted. The arrangements vary greatly, according to the nature and construction of the building. For halls and staircases, pedestal-coils are frequently used, which may be enclosed by an orna- ment:il trellis enclosure, surmounted by a marble slab, as shown by the above engravings. The pipes may also bo pl.aced out of sight, and the warm air introduced through the floors or skirtings of the apartments. BENHAM & SONS, 50, 52 & 54, Wigmore Street, London, W.