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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt:...up the chimney. See Advertisement Appendix, page 110. Improved Kyrle Grate. Colebrookdale Company, Shropshire and Holborn Viaduct, E.C. A grate specially designed for the purpose of burning anthracite coal. It is lined with fire clay with solid bottom and a deflector brick fixed at an angle over the fire basket. The smoke passes between this and the back and is assisted by fresh air at back of fire. See Advertisement Appendix, page 110. Independent Stoves. American Stove Stores, W. Poore & Co., 155, Cheapside, E.C. The stoves imported by this firm are of various sizes, and being independent of brick setting give out a great amount of heat. They are fitted with sliding doors, so that they may be used for slow combustion if desired. A movable blower allows a fire to be quickly kindled. Syphon-Action Ventilating Tile Grate. Doulton & Co., High Street, Lambeth, S.E. This stove is fitted with an open fire but of slow combustion, and specially designed for anthracite and smokeless coal. It consists of an ordinary stove with fire-brick back, sides and bottom. Whilst the fire is being kindled a pair of shutters are drawn together in the front, causing a strong draught through the fire and up the ordinary smoke flue. When well alight the shutters are opened and the smoke valve or register closed. The surplus heat and unconsumed smoke is then received into a horizontal flue immediately above the fire basket. The vacuum caused in the chimney draws the smoke down a vertical flue at the side of the fireplace, which communicates by a diaphragm at the bottom with another vertical flue, opening into the smoke flue. The external air is admitted below, and being heated by contact with the stove and flue escapes into the room in the upper part of the stove, and is reg...