Talk:Salamander heater

The term "Salamander" was used as early as March 1926 by Josephine Blackstock in Playground magazine when describing a winter carnival: "One of the unique features of the carnival was the heating system. This comprised a dozen or more salamanders, borrowed for the occasion from contractors. Filled with coke, they afforded a cheerful appearance and gave out adequate heat. They were placed on the bandstand and about the field." [Jacqueline Blackstock, “A Carnival that Pioneered,” Playground (March 1926):662–663.]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.109.220.252 (talk) 19:25, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Links on the history of salamander heaters
--Walter Siegmund (talk) 20:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y7223e/y7223e07.htm
 * http://www.appliancemagazine.com/news.php?article=6676&zone=0&first=1
 * http://www.heatershop.com/about_us.htm

The final link listed (www.heatershop....) mentions their Hy-lo heater being called a salamander heater and a supposed reason for the term.

If you google hy-lo heater you will find which has a nice picture of a hy-lo heater.

We had one of these in our pole barn, and it was always called the salamander. (1970's).

Did the traditional "Salamandra" heater look anything like this?

Since the heatershop.com's story is possibly the original source for the term, I would hope a picture could be inserted into the wiki page, and also mention the fact that the original salamander heaters are *not* forced induction...

--Ken —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.128.14.67 (talk) 22:34, 6 February 2008 (UTC)