Category: Emblems and Badges
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Electric Furnace Man: Masters of Automatic Heat
Our story of one of the oldest furnace makers begins in 1922, when the General Machine Company produced an innovative Automatic Electric Furnace-Man Coal Stoker. (Fig. A) shows one of their earlier badges used during that time and (Fig B) shows what a furnace of theirs would look like from 1970. Before, homeowners would have…
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Carrier: The Birthplace of Modern Air Conditioning
Carrier changed the world with a cool idea. In 1902, Carrier invented modern air conditioning to solve a printing problem, but little did he know, he’d spark a revolution in comfort that would transform everything from movie theaters to skyscrapers. From foggy factory floors to sleek, whisper-quiet systems in today’s homes, Carrier’s legacy is one…
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