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He subsequently ordered an oil stove for his third Antarctic expedition. Both stoves were used in all of his following expeditions. Additional product lines were developed and produced including refrigerators, gas and electric water heaters. New porcelain, enamel, and chrome departments were added as the company grew.
In 1960, a built-in barbecue unit could be added to a cooktop. [8] By 1964, all O'Keefe and Merritt electric ovens had built-in clocks that could be used to turn on the oven, cook for a certain time, and then turn off the oven. [9] In 1965, O'Keefe and Merritt sold, among other models, a 36-inch range and a 21 inch wide oven.
The Roots Blower Company was an American engineering company based in Connersville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 by the inventors Philander Higley Roots and Francis Marion Roots. It is notable for the Roots blower, a type of pump. [1]
The 1817 Boulton & Watt blowing engine, formerly used at the Netherton ironworks of M W Grazebrook, now preserved on the A38(M) in Birmingham, UK. Early steam prime movers were beam engines, firstly of the non-rotative (i.e. solely reciprocating) and later the rotative type (i.e. driving a flywheel).
Propane burner with a Bunsen flame Oxy-Acetylene for cutting through steel rails Flame of a gas and oil, in a dual burner. A gas burner is a device that produces a non-controlled flame by mixing a fuel gas such as acetylene, natural gas, or propane with an oxidizer such as the ambient air or supplied oxygen, and allowing for ignition and ...
One important feature of the Caloric gas stove in the 1960s was the infrared burner, which cooks through radiant heat. This distinguished Caloric ovens from their competitors, which produced gas ovens comprising two burners: one positioned lower for baking and another positioned on top for broiling.
Gas snowblowers are designed to move lots of snow. They’re effective against snowbanks piled up to 2 feet high, and can clear out larger zones, including wide driveways and walking paths.
Stove features included the "Thermal Eye," which allowed the user to set the burner to a particular temperature. The "Tel-Temp Griddle" was an aluminum griddle that had a built-in thermometer. The "Roast-o-Matic" enabled the cook to delay the oven start a particular number of hours.