Rococo Window

“Another type of our low-height radiators, for conveniently placing under windows or window seats and which also serves to illustrate the smoothness of surface.” — Radiation and Decoration (1905)

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Rococo Window 13in

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The Rococo Window Radiator

What Was the Rococo Window Radiator?

 

The Rococo Window Radiator was introduced between 1897 and 1905, expanding ARCo’s selection of low-height radiators designed for placement under windows or window seats. It joined other models like the Detroit Flue and Aetna Flue in ARCo’s lineup, though the Rococo Window radiator lacked decorative features, unlike the others.

Advertised in ARCo’s 1905 Radiation and Decoration lookbook, it was described as “another type of our low-height radiators, for conveniently placing under windows or window seats and which also serves to illustrate the smoothness of surface.” Today, it stands as one of the most common original under-window radiators we encounter.

Key Features of the Rococo Window Radiator

Despite its name, the Rococo Window Radiator bears no resemblance to the highly ornate Rococo radiator released in 1895. Instead, it is ARCo’s only plain, non-ornate window radiator.

What sets it apart from other models like the Detroit Flue and Aetna Flue are the fins protruding from each column, designed to increase the heating surface—essential for compact spaces like under windows. Its flat top and solid, no-frills construction resembled the more streamlined design of column radiators that emerged 15 years later.

Rococo Window Radiator from the Radiation & Decoration catalogue.