Kewanee Boiler Corporation Advertising Paperweight. History: In 1868, an entrepreneur, Valerius Anderson, reputably started producing steam heaters for animal feed. Other sources suggest his initial product was pressure cookers and that the company did not start making boilers for heating applications until the early 1870s, about the time it was sold to William Haxtun. He renamed the business – the Haxtun Steam Heater Company – and expanded into manufacturing tubes, pipes and valves for boilers. In 1891, it was sold to the National Tube Company, which renamed the company Western Tube Company. Subsequently ( in 1891 or 1892, sources differ ), ex-employees of Western Tube started the Kewanee Boiler Company a manufacturer of residential and commercial – fire tube – steam boilers. A fire tube boiler is designed to let hot gases from burning fuel pass through tubes surrounded by water, transferring heat to the water thus producing steam or hot water for industrial and commercial heating. It features a cylindrical shell containing these tubes, a firebox for combustion, and channels for the hot exhaust gases to go through, often multiple times, to maximize heat extraction before exiting through a stack. The company was successful, by 1906 it led the world in boiler sales. However, as demand declined, the company changed owners several times, ceasing operations in 2002. About 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 5/8 inches
Weight: 1.155 LB
Measurement: 2.75 x 4.25 IN
Depth: 1.625
Condition report:
A few dings to the edges, wear to the paint, lower back corners snubbed
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