Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804250 / Gas Heater Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Heater

Date Made

1940-1950

Creators

Jackes-Evans Manufacturing Company

Place of Creation

United States, Missouri, St. Louis

Location

at Greenfield Village in Dr. Sullivan & Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home

Object ID

2023.50.1299

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Brick (Clay material)
Copper (Metal)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 21.25 in
Width: 12.375 in
Length: 20.25 in
Width: 15.875 in (Width with conduit pipe)

Inscriptions

lower front center: Hearth Glo left side toward bottom: [American Gas Assocation safety seal] / Hearth Glo / Model R-20 Series C / 20000 Input B.T.U. PER HR / Jackes-Evans Mfg. Co. / St. Louis, Mo. / [instructional text]

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Heating Heaters Heat-distributing units Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V.

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