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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: corundus1 on November 22, 2022, 10:00:00 am

Title: Re: Not sure what this is?
Post by: Steamloco on November 23, 2022, 10:36:07 am

Can't help with your find, but hello and welcome from Illinois!

Title: Re: Not sure what this is?
Post by: corundus1 on November 22, 2022, 09:57:47 pm

Interesting theory Stoker, I could almost picture it.

I tried looking online for key words antique personal bath heater etc. but nothing.  Oh well, I guess I will just enjoy my curiosity.  Thanks for the welcome!

Happy thanksgiving!  Going to steam some veggies with one of my toys!  take care.

Title: Re: Not sure what this is?
Post by: St Paul Steam on November 22, 2022, 03:24:36 pm

Greetings & warm welcome to the forum from St.Paul In.

Title: Re: Not sure what this is?
Post by: skeptic49 on November 22, 2022, 12:59:01 pm

Neat looking whatever it is!

Title: Re: Not sure what this is?
Post by: Stoker on November 22, 2022, 10:35:59 am

Hello, and welcome to the Forum!

Very interesting item, you are showing here.

I'm going out on a limb and say that it may have been a boiler for heating bath water in a tub. Looks to have a valve set up for connecting to regular household natural gas lines, and I'd bet that the secondary tank was originally in a vertical orientation to be immersed in the bath water, while the boiler itself sat horizontal on the edge of the tub and circulated hot water / steam through the secondary tank thus warming the water in the tub. This set up would definitely beat heating water by the bucket on the stove and carrying them to the tub, in houses that didn't have a hot water heater plumbed into the running water lines like we have today.

 ..... Or Not !?!?!

Title: Not sure what this is?
Post by: corundus1 on November 22, 2022, 10:00:00 am

Hi!

I am new to the forum and fairly new to the steam team and really was curios about this piece I found, does anyone know anything about it?

I think maybe it is just a model of an old boiler?  The address on the plate does not show much as far as research.  It says "The Bathe Manufacturing Co. 5214 Woodland ave Philadelphia PA."

Very curious



Attaching pics. 

Thanks if advance!