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2. Electric fireplace - Wikipedia

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   The electric fire was invented in 1912 [2] and became popular in the 1950s. [3] Electric fireplaces found in 1950s homes were typically small and could be easily moved. [4] Techniques for electrical "flame effects" have been around since at least 1981. [5] Commercial electric fireplace techniques include the Optiflame, introduced in 1988 by ...

3. Fireplace mantel - Wikipedia

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   The Adam mantels are in wood enriched with ornament, cast in molds, sometimes copied from the carved wood decoration of old times. [1] Mantels or fireplace mantels can be the focus of custom interior decoration. A mantel traditionally offers a unique opportunity for the architect/designer to create a personal statement unique to the room they ...

4. Fireplace insert - Wikipedia

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   The fireplace insert was invented in 1742 by Benjamin Franklin, which he called 'The Pennsylvania Fireplace' (also known as the Franklin Stove), in the United States.He came upon the idea as a means of using coke (a smokeless fuel made by the destructive distillation of certain types of coal) and incorporated the use of an electric blower to improve efficiency.

5. Gas mantle - Wikipedia

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   Hot gas mantles. The lowest visible mantle has partially broken, reducing its light output An 85 mm Chance Brothers Incandescent Petroleum Vapour Installation. The mantle is a roughly pear-shaped fabric bag, made from silk, ramie-based artificial silk, or rayon.

6. Franklin stove - Wikipedia

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   A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]

7. Loew's Jersey Theatre - Wikipedia

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   Loew's and local developer Hartz Mountain Industries formed a partnership to replace the Loew's Jersey and an adjacent parking garage and store with two office towers. [147] The plans included retail, parking garages, a connection to the Journal Square PATH station, and 1.6 million square feet (150,000 m 2 ) of offices. [ 148 ]