Thanks to Mike Thies for finding and sharing this chapter. He writes, "This is from the book, Heating Design and Practice, 1951, by Robert Henderson Emerick. While not really about piping practice, it's the best I've found at explaining the science behind gravity systems."
The Improved Webster Type "R" System of Steam Heating is a service bulletin from Warren Webster and Company (The Pioneers of Vacuum Steam Heating), established in 1888.
This manual was created by O-E Specialty Manufacturing Co. and outlines how to install the "O-E" Perfect System, which is a Vapor Vacuum heating system.
Here is the original Installation and Operating Instructions and Parts List for The H.B. Smith Company's Oil Fired Cast Iron Hot Water Boilers (No. OHB-13W). This is esti...