An account of the principle and effects of the air stove-grates, [electronic resource] : (which warm Rooms, &c. by a continual Introduction and Exchange of dry fresh Air,) commonly known by the name of American stoves: together with a description of the late additions and improvements made to them by James Sharp, (for which his Majesty's patent is obtained,) No. 15, Leadenhall-Street, London. Either warm or cold Air may (by this Improvement) be drawn through the Stove so as to raise or lower the Thermometer at Pleasure: And, it is found by Experience, if a Room be made ever so warm it will still be fresh Air, perfectly free from Smell, and agreeable to the nicest Breath and tenderest Lungs. N. B. The Manufactory is at No. 133, Tooley-Street, Southwark.
1781
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An account of the principle and effects of the air stove-grates, [electronic resource] : (which warm Rooms, &c. by a continual Introduction and Exchange of dry fresh Air,) commonly known by the name of American stoves: together with a description of the late additions and improvements made to them by James Sharp, (for which his Majesty's patent is obtained,) No. 15, Leadenhall-Street, London. Either warm or cold Air may (by this Improvement) be drawn through the Stove so as to raise or lower the Thermometer at Pleasure: And, it is found by Experience, if a Room be made ever so warm it will still be fresh Air, perfectly free from Smell, and agreeable to the nicest Breath and tenderest Lungs. N. B. The Manufactory is at No. 133, Tooley-Street, Southwark.
Author
Sharp, James, d. 1783.
Uniform Title
Account of the principle and effects of the Pensilvanian stove-grates
Edition
The sixth edition.
Publication Details
[London] : Sold by Benjamin White, No. 63, Fleet-Street; James Dodsley, Pall-Mall; and Charles Dilly, No. 22, Poultry, London, Booksellers. By Mr. Merrill, at Cambridge; and by Mr. Jackson, at Oxford, [1781?]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
18p.,plates. ; obl.4⁰.
Note
"These stoves were called American, because the first pattern .. were the invention of Benjamin Franklin." (NUC).
Price from imprint: price in English 1 s. in English and French 1 s. 6d.
Reproduction of original from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
Price from imprint: price in English 1 s. in English and French 1 s. 6d.
Reproduction of original from John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
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English Short Title Catalog, T164093.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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