Baker, Charles, Inventor of Friction Heat Radiator, 1904
Entry/Object ID
P9999.BHF.233
Description
Baker, Charles, Inventor of Friction Heat Radiator, 1904. Charles Baker, a black man of St. Joseph, Missouri invented a method to produce heat and power without combustion. The means of friction heat is conveyed to air or water chamber and the heated air/water can then be conveyed to through pipes to radiators or wherever it is needed. The Friction Heat & Boiler Company was created n St. Joseph to manufacture this invention, employing about 30 workers. Mr. Baker resides in Wyatt Park area of town. See March 8, 1904 issue of St. Joseph News -Press.
Collection
Black Archives
Made/Created
Date made
1997
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Manufacturing
Search Terms
St. Joseph Black Inventors, Black History, Black Inventors, Heating Companies
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Digital Image
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Digital Image Only
Condition
Overall Condition
Not Rated
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Jun 22, 2013
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Charles Baker
Provenance
Notes
Digital Images from photos loaned by Alonzo Weston
Research Notes
Research Type
Curator
Person
Trevor Tutt
Date
Feb 2020
Notes
Multiple digital sources gathered and included as research information under this record.
