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Account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places: wherein their construction and manner of operation is particularly explained; their advantages above every other method of warming rooms demonstrated; and all objections that have been raised against

MLA citation style
Franklin, B. “Account Of The New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Places: Wherein Their Construction And Manner Of Operation Is Particularly Explained; Their Advantages Above Every Other Method Of Warming Rooms Demonstrated; And All Objections That Have Been Raised Against The Use Of Them, Answered And Obviated. With Directions For Putting Them Up, And For Using Them To The Best Advantage. And A Copper-Plate, In Which The Several Parts Of The Machine Are Exactly Laid Down, From A Scale Of Equal Parts”. no date. 093 P. F854B 1744, Printed and sold by B. Franklin, 1744.
APA citation style
Franklin, B. (1744). Account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places: wherein their construction and manner of operation is particularly explained; their advantages above every other method of warming rooms demonstrated; and all objections that have been raised against the use of them, answered and obviated. With directions for putting them up, and for using them to the best advantage. And a copper-plate, in which the several parts of the machine are exactly laid down, from a scale of equal parts. 093 P. F854B 1744. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_1058
Chicago citation style
Franklin, Benjamin. “Account Of The New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Places: Wherein Their Construction And Manner Of Operation Is Particularly Explained; Their Advantages Above Every Other Method Of Warming Rooms Demonstrated; And All Objections That Have Been Raised Against The Use Of Them, Answered And Obviated. With Directions For Putting Them Up, And For Using Them To The Best Advantage. And A Copper-Plate, In Which The Several Parts Of The Machine Are Exactly Laid Down, From A Scale Of Equal Parts”. 093 P. F854B 1744, State Library of Pennsylvania - Benjamin Franklin, 1744. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3ASLP2005001_1058.
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Title

Account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places: wherein their construction and manner of operation is particularly explained; their advantages above every other method of warming rooms demonstrated; and all objections that have been raised against the use of them, answered and obviated. With directions for putting them up, and for using them to the best advantage. And a copper-plate, in which the several parts of the machine are exactly laid down, from a scale of equal parts

Subject

Fireplaces -- Early works to 1800
Stoves -- Early works to 1800
Heating -- Early works to 1800

Description

Benjamin Franklin describes the recently-invented 7 plate wood stoves then in use. He first writes of various kinds of fireplaces and stoves in current use. Then he describes the construction and use of the new stove. He also explains the advantages of the new stove. The pamphlet concludes with an illustration of the new "fire-place."

Creator

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Publisher

Printed and sold by B. Franklin

Date

1744

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

volume

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

(OCoLC)1210670

Source

093 P. F854b 1744

Language

eng

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Contact

For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969

Contributing Institution

State Library of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.