Franklin stove
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The Franklin stove is an innovative 18th-century metal-lined fireplace designed to provide more efficient and safer home heating than traditional open hearths.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century invention
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fireplace insert → heating stove → |
| advantageOver |
higher fuel efficiency
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improved safety → more even heat distribution → reduced smoke in room → |
| category |
fireplaces
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historic heating technologies → stoves → |
| comparedTo |
open hearth fireplace
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| countryOfOrigin |
Thirteen Colonies
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| designedFor |
fire safety
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fuel efficiency → home heating → |
| energySource |
solid fuel
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| era |
18th century
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| fieldOfUse |
domestic heating
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| hasDesignFeature |
baffled airflow
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front opening for fire viewing → longer exhaust gas path → metal-lined firebox → |
| hasPart |
air vents
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baffle → firebox → flue → |
| hasVariant |
Pennsylvania fireplace
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| heatTransferMethod |
convection
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radiation → |
| inception |
1740s
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| influenced |
later wood-burning stoves
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parlor stoves → |
| influencedBy |
open fireplace
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| inventor |
Benjamin Franklin
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| locationOfFirstUse |
Pennsylvania
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| materialUsed |
cast iron
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metal lining → |
| namedAfter |
Benjamin Franklin
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| notableFor |
early American technological innovation
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innovative airflow design → |
| safetyImprovementOver |
open hearth sparks and embers
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| typicalLocation |
colonial American homes
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living room → |
| uses |
wood fuel
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Benjamin Franklin
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