Heaters and fans were some of the earliest electrical appliances. An electric radiator essentially converts electrical energy very efficiently and cleanly into heat – but who could get excited sitting in front of a red hot piece of wire? The development of electric heaters was not just influenced by technology but also by aesthetics. Fans are motor driven electrical appliances, they were also introduced quite early because they have a simple principle that makes them economic to make and run.
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- Webley and Scott Fan c1950
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- STC Glow Log Space Heater 1952
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- REAL Heater, c1930
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- Hecla ‘Footwarma’ c1927
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- Hecla Heater ‘Fire’ – Imperial, Single Cone, c1924
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- Hecla Heater ‘Fire’, c1926
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- Hecla Heater ‘Fire’ 1924
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- Hecla Heater ‘Fire’ 1920s
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- Hecla Heater, ‘Fire’ – Jupiter, Single Cone c1924
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- Hamilton Beach Fan c1925
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- Dowsing Radiant Four Bulb Heater c1911
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- Twin Carbon Filament Bulb Heater c1915
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- Coal-a-Glow Flicker Effect Bulb 1945
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- Coal-a-Glow Hecla Heater c1945
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- Century Fan c1915
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- Belling Heater