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| Most of the patents prior to 1836 were lost in the Dec. 1836 fire. Only about 2,000 of the almost 10,000 documents were recovered. Little is known about this patent. There are no patent drawings available. This patent is in the database for reference only.
Description of the mode of heating rooms, invented by Archibald McAlister John Iggett, of Ross county, Ohio. Patented Dec. 15th, 1827.
We the subscribers, do hereby declare that our improvement in the art of warming and heating the various rooms and apartments of houses, is of the character described in the following words, that is to say: A cast or sheet iron stove, of any required size or dimensions, is to be enclosed on the sides, ends, top and bottom, with marble slabs, either polished or in the rough, or with brick, or other kinds of stone. This covering maybe in thickness, from one to any number of inches, though it is believed, that a thickness of from one to three inches, will best answer the ends for which it is designed; it is not to be in contact with, but at a distance from the stove, of from one to any number of inches, though it is believed, that a distance of from one to three inches will accomplish best the object in view. The several plates on the side, ends, top, and bottom, are to be so made and fitted together, as entirely to enclose the stove, with the exception of the spaces hereinafter mentioned to be left, viz: The plates around the sides and ends, are not to extend upwards so far as to be in contact with that over the top of the stove, but a space is to be left between the same, of from one to three inches wide, entirely around the stove, and the top plate to rest on marble, brick, or other stone blocks or pillars, standing on the side and end plates; a space is also to be left on the top of the stove, for the pipe to pass through. If the door be in the end of the stove, a space should be left accordingly, in the front plate. The plate in front may be left off entirely, and in that case, the ends of the upper, and under side plates of the stove, are to be connected, by means of marble, stone, brick, or any other durable material, occupying the intermediate spaces; a tube of tin or sheet iron, communicating with the air outside of the house, or at least with that out of the room in which the stove stands, is to pass up through the floor, and through the lower plate of the covering above described. Thus constantly supplying the space between the stove and the casement surrounding it, with fresh air, which, as it strikes the stove and becomes heated, passes in a continual current, through the space left, as above mentioned, around the upper edge of the stove, out into the room where the stove stands. The foundation upon which the stove is to stand, and the pipe accompanying it, may be the same as those of stoves now in use. Instead of leaving a space as above described, between the upper plate and those around the sides, said plates may be made to come in contact with each other, and in that case, a number of holes are to be made, through the upper plate, for the air to pass through; and the upper plates may, if wished, be cast iron, and side holes left in them, at the time they are cast.
For the purpose of burning the Lehigh or other coal, which is difficult of ignition, the stove may be of such a shape, that a lateral or horizontal section of it, may be either circular, square, or oblong, with the door or aperture through which the coal is to be put into the stove, on the upper part of one of the sides or end plates: For the purpose of giving a draft to it, a number of small holes are to be left through the lower edge or corner of the same, and a few also, through the bottom of the stove, through which the air is to pass from without, into the stove. The stove is then to be encased, on all sides, in the manner above described, with marble, brick, or other stone, leaving a space as above mentioned, for the heated air to pass out into the room. A tube, like the one above described, is to accompany it, for the purpose of forcing the air out into the room; and for the purpose of giving an additional draft to the stove, another tube or tubes similar to the first, is to pass up through, and communicate the air to the above mentioned holes, around the lower edge and bottom plate of the stove. The pipe may be placed upon it as with stoves now in use; or if a greater draft is wished, the pipe may pass down into the stove, so that its lower extremity shall reach near to the coal in the stove, and in the latter case, the portion of the pipe passing into the stove, must be of cast iron. To catch the cinders and ashes, falling through the holes in the bottom of this kind of stove, a space is to be left at the bottom of one of the ends or side plates, of two or three inches wide, into which, a sheet iron draw is to be inserted, of dimensions fitted to fill said space.
The principal advantages of stoves thus improved, over all others now in use, are the greatly diminished quantity of fuel which they require, their increased power of throwing out heat, and the greater uniformity of temperature which they produce in the air of the room where they stand. The improvement consists in the application of the above described tubes and casements, to the ordinary stoves now in use, and the principles therefore, which distinguish this improvement, may be applied to stoves of any kind, shape, or dimensions.
Stoves thus constructed, combine, it is believed, all the important advantages of the Russian, and other stoves now in use, with those which peculiarly distinguish the above described improvement superadded to them.
The Franklin Journal and Mechanics' Magazine, V5 #6, Jun 1828, pgs. 414-415
John Iggett manufactured stoves from 1835 to 1840 at 486 South Market St., Albany, NY. |
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