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February 27, 1796
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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C.W. Peale tests improved brick stoves by Countaux at his museum, demonstrating fuel efficiency: 67 pounds of hickory wood heated a 26x25x15 ft unplastered room from 3°F outside to 50+°F inside for most of the day in January.
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The improved Brick STOVES
At Peale's Museum.
C. W. PEALE having some time ago announced to the public that he had set up two brick stoves in his Museum upon the improved construction of Mr. Countaux of Paris, now hastens to communicate the result of a few observations on their utility in the saving of fuel.
The room in which one of these stoves is placed, is 26 feet long, 25 broad, and upwards of 15 feet high, and neither plastered nor ceiled. The stove, for the sake of convenience, is set within about a foot of one end of the room; but a more central position would have been better for warming the room. The stove is 30 inches long, 12 broad, and 31 high in the clear.
On the morning of the 10th of this month, January, the windows were kept open from 7 o'clock till 20 minutes past 8, and the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer in the open air, then stood but 3 degrees above the freezing point. The windows being shut, a fire was kindled in the stove: The whole fuel was no more than two sticks of hickory 7 inches thick and 22 long, split into small pieces and weighing together 67 pounds.
When this wood was consumed, the coals were carefully covered over with ashes, and the door of the stove, and both valves of the pipe closed. In this situation the stove remained during the rest of the day. The thermometer was hung up about 18 feet from the stove and showed the temperature of the air in the room as follows:
H. M. Deg.
At 9.20 A. M. 42
10.23 48
12.28 50
1.3 P.M. 54
3.35 50
4.37 53
The coals having been stirred up in the stove.
6.0 50
7.15 51
9.30 51
The increase probably owing to the door being less frequently opened than in the day.
10.00 49
11.20 47
This time the thermometer in the open air stood at 39.
C. W. PEALE will not fail to communicate such further observations, as may be thought worthy of public notice, and most earnestly invites such of his fellow citizens as may have convenience and inclination to join him in perfecting and bringing into general use, an improvement so interesting to society, especially to the poor in cities, or other places where fuel is dear.
At Peale's Museum.
C. W. PEALE having some time ago announced to the public that he had set up two brick stoves in his Museum upon the improved construction of Mr. Countaux of Paris, now hastens to communicate the result of a few observations on their utility in the saving of fuel.
The room in which one of these stoves is placed, is 26 feet long, 25 broad, and upwards of 15 feet high, and neither plastered nor ceiled. The stove, for the sake of convenience, is set within about a foot of one end of the room; but a more central position would have been better for warming the room. The stove is 30 inches long, 12 broad, and 31 high in the clear.
On the morning of the 10th of this month, January, the windows were kept open from 7 o'clock till 20 minutes past 8, and the mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer in the open air, then stood but 3 degrees above the freezing point. The windows being shut, a fire was kindled in the stove: The whole fuel was no more than two sticks of hickory 7 inches thick and 22 long, split into small pieces and weighing together 67 pounds.
When this wood was consumed, the coals were carefully covered over with ashes, and the door of the stove, and both valves of the pipe closed. In this situation the stove remained during the rest of the day. The thermometer was hung up about 18 feet from the stove and showed the temperature of the air in the room as follows:
H. M. Deg.
At 9.20 A. M. 42
10.23 48
12.28 50
1.3 P.M. 54
3.35 50
4.37 53
The coals having been stirred up in the stove.
6.0 50
7.15 51
9.30 51
The increase probably owing to the door being less frequently opened than in the day.
10.00 49
11.20 47
This time the thermometer in the open air stood at 39.
C. W. PEALE will not fail to communicate such further observations, as may be thought worthy of public notice, and most earnestly invites such of his fellow citizens as may have convenience and inclination to join him in perfecting and bringing into general use, an improvement so interesting to society, especially to the poor in cities, or other places where fuel is dear.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Brick Stoves
Fuel Saving
Peale Museum
Heating Experiment
Countaux Construction
What entities or persons were involved?
C. W. Peale
Where did it happen?
Peale's Museum
Story Details
Key Persons
C. W. Peale
Location
Peale's Museum
Event Date
10th Of This Month, January
Story Details
C.W. Peale describes a test of an improved brick stove heating a large unplastered room with 67 pounds of hickory wood, maintaining temperatures above 50°F for hours after the fire was banked, demonstrating significant fuel savings beneficial to society.