Coal Chute in Winnetka, IL
In downtown Winnetka, I found a well-preserved coal
chute – the building and chute date to the early 20th century, probably between
1900 and 1930.
This is an excerpt I found about
the chutes manufactured by the Majestic Company: “The Majestic Coal Chutes are
made of carefully selected materials. In form they are fitted for the unloading
of coal. Fuel can be thrown into the building through these chutes without any
damage resulting to the building. When the door of the Majestic Chute is opened
it affords an ideal opening for the admittance of fuel into a building. These
chutes can be unlocked from the inside. They are locked automatically with the
Majestic Gravity Latch,” from the journal The
American Artisan and Hardware Record: 1920, Volume 79.
The company was founded in 1907 in
Huntington, Indiana, and in 1957 it started to phase out coal chutes, as other sources of energy were becoming more common.
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