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  2. Chimney - Wikipedia

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    Chimney. A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing ...

  3. Smudge pot - Wikipedia

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    A smudge pot (also known as a choofa or orchard heater) is an oil -burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. Usually a smudge pot has a large round base with a chimney coming out of the middle of the base. The smudge pot is placed between trees in an orchard. The burning oil creates heat, smoke, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.

  4. Chimney crane - Wikipedia

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    Chimney crane. Chimney cranes, also known as fireplace cranes and pot cranes, [1] are a feature of the homes of the American Colonial period and 18/19th century of Western Europe. Although the chimney crane may be thought by some to be a Yankee invention, it was common in both British and American houses of the era. [2] The purpose of the crane ...

  5. Cowl (chimney) - Wikipedia

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    Cowl (chimney) A cowl is a usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow. The cowl, usually made of galvanized iron, is fitted to the chimney pot to prevent wind blowing the smoke back down into the room below. Undoubtedly named after the resemblance of many designs to the cowl garment worn by monks ...

  6. Venetian Renaissance architecture - Wikipedia

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    Venetian Renaissance architecture began rather later than in Florence, not really before the 1480s, [1] and throughout the period mostly relied on architects imported from elsewhere in Italy. The city was very rich during the period, and prone to fires, so there was a large amount of building going on most of the time, and at least the facades ...

  7. Royal Doulton - Wikipedia

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    Salt-glazed stoneware vase, 1874, incised decoration by Hannah Barlow in Lambeth. Royal Doulton is an English ceramic and home accessories manufacturer that was founded in 1815. Operating originally in Vauxhall, London, and later moving to Lambeth, in 1882 it opened a factory in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, in the centre of English pottery.

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