The International Heater Company
A major Utica employer sat along the banks of the Erie Canal in the Columbia Layfayette Neighborhood.
A typical component part, a stove door, made by The International Heater Company...
In 1898 the International Heater Company was organized, specifically on June 10, 1898. This new firm was engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sales of heating equipment for homes. Principal place of business was in Utica, where they purchased property and remodeled a hotel at 418 Lafayette Street for a new showroom.
Products offered were from five different companies that became one:
Russel Wheeler & Son, The Carton Furnace Company, J. F. Pease Furnace Company, Howard Furnace Company, and Kernan Furnace Company.
These Upstate New York firms were engaged in the manufacture and sale of furnaces, boilers, and other heating equipment for homes. One plant sat on the banks of the Eire Canal...
1899: The International Heater Co - Carton Plant
1897 - A operational schematic of a Carton Hot-Air and Combination "C" furnace, clearly shows, "Patented August 17, 1896" on the cast iron face...
Carton 1897 Hot-Air Combination Furnace
Passage from Carton Furnace Company's 1897 catalog and price list...
Carton Passage from 1897 Catalog & Price List
1907 - Another illustration (looking east) shows the location of the Carton Furnace Company near the banks of the Erie Canal...
Carton Furnace Co. On Banks of Erie Canal
Where did the Carton Furnace Company (now part of International Heater Company), fit into heating history? Read Fires, Furnaces & Forges: A Heating History to understand how the industry emerged.
It appears that one of IHC's distribtors went into competition with them! "In 1946 The Lynch Company Inc. began manufacturing oil and gas furnaces, as well as fabricating and installing duct work for heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems in large institutional, commercial and industrial buildings."
The Saturday Evening Post advertising recognized Lynch Company as a distri
A 1951 legal case Docket No. 23589: International Heater Company v. Commissioner. United States Tax Court, Entered June 29, 1951 offers insights into the firms who merged in 1898.
A 1967 promotional “Note Pad” handed-out by International Heater Company to persons in boiler and furnace trade, has an outside jacket that reads…
Buy Original Repairs
Most boiler and furnace repairs offered by job foundries are made from castings filed up and are one shrinkage too small.
Repairs sold by us are made of tough, strong pig iron, and fit exactly for they are cast from ORIGINAL PATTERNS. We own the original patterns of all
Warm Air Furnaces
Formerly made by
John Carton
W. J. Carton & Co.
Carton Furnace Co.
John F. Pease
J. F. Pease Furnace Co.
Howard Furnace Co.
Utica Palace Furnace Co.
Russel Wheeler Son & Co.
Russel Wheeler & Son
Sayre & Owens
Kernan Furnace Co.
We also own all of the original patterns of
Steam and Hot Water Boilers
Formerly made by
J. F. Pease Furnace Co.
Russel Wheeler & Son
Carton Furnace Co.
Russel Wheeler Son & Co.
Of course we own all of the original patterns of Furnaces and Boilers that bear the name INTERNATIONAL in any form or combination.
INTERNATIONAL HEATER CO.
F-199-5M-10-16 UTICA, N. Y.
International Heater's success allowed them to construct two large factories outside of downtown, on the Erie Canal in East Utica. In image below, the "pink" areas represent brick structures, while "yellow" represents wooden structures.
At the top of the image, the factory on right measures approximately 138,625 sq. ft. per floor. The International Heater factory at left, 136,150 sq. ft. per floor, plus an office area of about 8,000 sq. ft. per floor. Taken together, the first floors alone measure 282,775 sq. ft...
19xx: International Heater Company, Utica, NY
In 1962 The Utica Observer reported,
The International Heater factories on the above map were demolished during Utica's Urban Renewal project for the East West Arterial, which today is called Oriskany Street as it passes through downtown.
1965 - International Heater Co. (International of Utica), Utica, N.Y. In 1965, controlling interest acquired by Weil-McLain Co., Inc. Became International Heating & Air Conditioning Corp. in 1970. Became International Heating & Air Conditioning Div., Weil-McLain Co., Inc., in 1973. Last listed in 1974. [Ref.]
In 1966, per the June 21, 1966 Utica Observer-Dispatch, a new 274,000 sq. ft. replacement factory was built on Beechgrove Place. See below...
1966: International Heater Company, Utica, NY
Research on International Heater Company continues, these Maps & Illustrations help tell the story. Learn more obout Utica's Furnace & Boiler Manufacturers. You may also wish to read Milestones Of Utica, NY and Utica's Urban Renewal to understand more of Utica's past.
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