Typographic image: advertisement from the Bolton Chronicle (24 March 1862) announcing the opening of First, Second and Third Class Turkish baths costing 2/-, 1/-, and 6d. Ladies' Days on Wednesdays. The ad misprints proprietor Thomas Whitaker's forename initial as a J.

A later advertisement for the baths in the Bolton Chronicle (14 October 1865) by which time Whitaker has sold his baths to the Bolton Turkish Bath Co Ltd for whom he manages them. The ad is in the form of three separate classified ads placed above each other. The first is headed: 'To invalids who cannot travel - In the Turkish bath you will find all the good effects of climate for diseases of the chest'. This is followed by: 'The Turkish bath and a clean skin', and the last one: The Turkish bath and lengthened life'. There are now only two classes of bath.

A woodcut image of an exterior view of the Convoluted Stove. The air being heated is completely separated from the combustion fumes of the fire heating it.

Two woodcut diagrammatic images of the interior of the stove. It gradually became the industry standard, as well as being used to heat large buildings such as Manchester’s original Free Trade Hall.

#onthisday, 5 April 1862, Thomas Whitaker opened #TurkishBaths at 30 Higher Bridge St, #Bolton. After several later owners, baths closed c.1892. Whitaker worked with Joseph Constantine patenting their Convoluted Stove which became the industry standard for Tbs. #constructionhist #C19th 🗃️