August. 19 21 
SI 
Gillies 
It has always been a problem, to those 
interested in the enrichment of the home, 
why the American architect has tolerated 
the radiator. Some conceal it behind 
grills, others leave it exposed without 
shame. At last it is covered—and the 
covering used as a piece of decorative 
furniture 
The strict adherence to period lines, as 
depicted in the Directoire design above, 
is followed in the Jacobean style below. 
Simple wooden panels case in the radiator 
and there is a narrow grill along the 
front just below the top to permit the 
passage of heat and its proper radiation 
into the room 
These covers are made of wood with 
cloth, cane or wood panels and the inte¬ 
rior is lined with asbestos and galvanized 
iron. Between lining and panels are ven¬ 
tilated air spaces to give insulation from 
the heat. These practical construction 
details are concealed even in the ornate 
Empire design below 
These covers are so designed as to realize 
all the heating capacity of the radiator. 
The fabric panels, as in this Italian cloth 
design, are removable so that the fabric 
may be made to harmonize with the color 
scheme of the room 
RADIATOR COVERS 
RAYMOND HOOD, 
Architect 
For a room decorated in the Italian man¬ 
ner comes a cover with cane panels. 
Thus it is essentially a piece of furniture 
that can serve as console or side table 
whilst hiding the crass and obvious ef¬ 
ficiency of the radiator itself. Such cov¬ 
ers are ideal. Photographs by courtesy of 
American Radiator Co. 
