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by J. Durno
A DESCRIPTION Of a New-Invented Stove-Grate.
Transcriber’s Notes:
In a time when unpredictable weather forced households to keep fires burning for most of the year, this treatise introduces a newly engineered stove‑grate that promises warmth with far less coal and smoke. The author begins by outlining the everyday burden of fuel costs in a bustling metropolis and then sets out the claimed advantages of the invention—more uniform heat, lower expense, and a cleaner room atmosphere. By framing the device as the result of careful trial rather than speculative theory, the pamphlet seeks to persuade both curious neighbors and practical homeowners of its worth.
The text goes on to detail a real‑world test: a modest room that previously devoured four or five pecks of coal daily now stays comfortably warm on just one peck, thanks to the new grate’s efficient design. To help readers visualize the mechanism, the author explains the properties of air and fire, showing how heat, fluidity, and elasticity work together to improve combustion. The straightforward description blends practical observation with simple science, offering a clear picture of an invention that could change everyday heating.
Full title
A Description of a New-Invented Stove-Grate Shewing Its Uses and Advantages Over All Others, Both in Point of Expence, and Every Purpose of a Chamber Fire Shewing Its Uses and Advantages Over All Others, Both in Point of Expence, and Every Purpose of a Chamber Fire
Language
en
Duration
~34 minutes (32K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charlene Taylor, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2020-12-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Best known for a short 1753 work on an improved stove-grate, this little-known inventor-author wrote with a practical goal: making everyday heating more efficient and economical.
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