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John H. B. Latrobe

American lawyer and inventor · United States · Scientists · Lived 1803 to 1891 · aged 88

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John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe was an American lawyer and inventor. He invented the Latrobe Stove, also known as the "Baltimore Heater", a coal fired parlor heater made of cast iron and that fit into fireplaces as an insert. He patented his design in 1846.

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John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe was an American lawyer and inventor. He invented the Latrobe Stove, also known as the "Baltimore Heater", a coal fired parlor heater made of cast iron and that fit into fireplaces as an insert. He patented his design in 1846. The squat stoves were very popular by the 1870s and were much smaller than Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove.

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1803 to 1891 · aged 88

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