Way back in the 20th Century, people had these in their homes for heat in the winter, and a huge pile of coal in the basement..............
“a huge pile of coal in the basement....”
And that heavy IRON DOOR low on the wall outside the coal storage room where thru the coal was delivered...THOSE WERE THE DAYS !! And after a few years, got a “stoker” to ‘automate’ the coal feeding....
I can still remember,shaking the ashes down, shoveling the coal from the coal bin——and then turning the dampers etc.
Seems like yesterday.
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