
Heating museum
The world’s biggest data base of old French heating appliances

Over the past 30 years, a whole section of French industry, the heating and cooking appliances, disappeared. There remain only a few isolated survivors of the thousands that were often precursors and major global operators in this market since the 17th century.
At this time of heat pumps, induction hobs, BBQs and holidays, it is good to remember that heating has long been a very important part of the family budget and took considerable time. The fuel savings were mandatory not only for heating but also for domestic cooking appliances.


For over 250 years, these two items have mobilized industries, researchers and philanthropists who have together sought to improve efficiency and reduce the cost.
If dried yak or camel dung is still used in some countries that we consider as “exotic” or “touristic”, it is good to remember that this type of fuel was still used in France less than 80 years ago, and the current wave of “sustainable development” is gradually reminding of these renewable fuels.
The purpose of this museum is to avoid that this time of our domestic history, disappears completely from our memory.
J. Jumeau
The world’s biggest data base of old French heating appliances, Ultimheat Museum, components and technical books and catalogs

Books on sale
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Encyclopaedia of ancient cooking and heating appliances and their fuels
€70.00by Jacques Jumeau, (in French). 620 pages, 1420 entries and 1360 pictures. Provide an historical and technical extensive view of hundreds of cooking and heating appliances used in France and Belgium from 18th century until 1960. Published August 2017. Edition limited to 500 books