What type of heating did people use in the 1950's?
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keithold thanks all baggers
ANSWERS: 15
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i think coal?
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We had a wood stove in the kitchen and an oil furnace in the basement. We didn't use the furnace much and spent a lot of time in the kitchen - which is why most old farm houses have huge kitchens -- it was more than just a place to cook, it was a meeting place for warmth. Ahhh ... the good old days. (sometimes!). :)
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Gas wall heaters
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for the swimming pool??? a copper coil on the roof and a minimal power consumption pump. Year one the cost was higher but in the long run it was a better system than the electric heater.
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My parents used coal and those type of heaters on walls..I can't think of the name.
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good god ketih, that smy day !! LOL well not qutie, maybe hot water bottles, and slippers. in my house any way
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We used a combination of an oil heater, a coal furnace, a wood stove, and lots and lots of blankets and quilts.
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my 1st house was built in the 20's it had a kick butt steam heating system.
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Coal and wood burning fireplaces and gas space heaters.
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Floor furnace. Natural Gas powered.
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Wood, coal, oil, and kero, and they were dirt cheap!
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Steam was in the early 1900's, oil and gas were big mid century, then electric, now solar and radiant. wood burning and coal go way back, wood is still big.
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ELECTRIC FURNACES.
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Open faced panel ray heaters and steam radiators.
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ELECTRIC FURNACES, AT LEAST OUR HOME DID AND THE SAME ON OUR BLOCK.
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