Howard Furnace Company
In 1894 the Howard Furnace Company had their works at 529 South Clinton Street, Syracuse. [Ref.]
This image indicates that the Howard Furnace Company also had a registered trademark, plus New England offices and storehouse in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Passage from Metal Working/Plubling Trade Publication...
"For Burning 5oft Coal the Howard Heaters are provided with a hot-air blast attachment, which deserves the attention of all dealers who want to sell a first class furnace. Send for catalogue and secure agency. HOWARD FURNACE COMPANY, main office and works, Syracuse, N.Y. Branches New York - 231 Water Street, and Boston - 198 Spruce Street (Chelsea)."
"George M. Couch, Hartford, Conn., who makes a specialty of the heating apparatus of the Howard Furnace Company, informs us that he has contracts for 16 Howard Furnaces and Combination Heaters."
"Howard Thermostat Company, Oswego, NY"
"Otober, 1897, THE METAL WORKER, (page 79): The Howard Horizontal Tubular Heater. A warm air heater of novel construction, simple in its arrangement of parts and provided with the most economical and labor saving attachments, has just been brought out by the Howard Furnace Company of Syracuse, N. Y. The body is made in cylindrical form, corrugated, the lower part forming the ash pit, the middle section the fire pot, which extends the entire length of the heater, and the upper section the dome. At the rear end of the heater a connection is made with the tubular radiator, which surmounts the body, and through which the products of combustion pass to the front and thence escape to the smoke pipe.
The radiator is made of a series of Scinch boiler tubes, the combined area of which is equal to the area of the smoke pipe, so as to insure the positive use of every tube, with the resulting utilization of all the radiating surfaces. The broken view of the heater which we present in the accompanying illustration gives an idea of the general arrangement of parts. It will be seen that there are three rows of tubes one above the other, so arranged that the air to be warmed is obliged to pass in a circuitous manner between the tubes, which are 1 inch apart.
In making the radiator, as well as other parts of manufacturers inform us that three larger sizes are in course of construction, and will be ready next spring. Every Howard furnace has a special brush for cleaning the radiator, a sanitary porcelain lined vapor pan and the Howard patent silver aluminum damper regulator with tested thermometer."
"CANVASSERS for HEAT REGULATORS for city and suburbs ; also trade salesmen ; liberal commissions paid Howard Thermostat Company, 231 Water street, New York City."
"W. B. Wilkinson, 210 Water street, New York, man¬ ager of the Howard Furnace Company's branch, is making an extended trip in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland in the interests of the Howard Hot Air Furnaces."
On June 30, 1898 Howard Furnace merged with other manufactuers and together five different firms became The International Heater Company (IHC) who was based in Downtown Utica's Columbia Lafayette Neighborhood.
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