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Who Was Joe Baxi?
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Back in the mid 80's during a government backed training scheme, i met a man in his 60's (my bricklayer instructor) who said "Joe Baxi" was the man credited with the design of the venturi in a chimney (the narrowing of the top of the fireplace which sucked up the fumes and embers allowing only the heat to enter the room.
It was common knowledge in those days.
It was common knowledge in those days.
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Can't find any mention of a Joe Baxi in relation to chimneys
Can't find any mention of a Joe Baxi in relation to chimneys
A venturi us any narrowing of a flow of either air or liquid. Think of a carburettor.
The Baxi fireplace modification was a protrusion of the rear upper side of the fireplace, squeezing the ventilation route otherwise known as a chimney.
The name Baxi was pressed into the (asbestos based) product we installed during our training projects.
The Baxi fireplace modification was a protrusion of the rear upper side of the fireplace, squeezing the ventilation route otherwise known as a chimney.
The name Baxi was pressed into the (asbestos based) product we installed during our training projects.
From Wikipedia, "Baksi left for Europe on October 9, 1946 to fight the two British champions. He first defeated British light heavy weight champion Freddie Mills. Baksi was sluggish in the first round, but Mills (who had chronic eye problems) suffered a cut in his right eye in the second round, and his left eye in the third. After a bad battering, Mills gave up at the end of the sixth round.
Baksi then went on to fight British heavyweight champion Bruce Woodcock on 15 April 1947. Baksi floored Woodcock three times in the first round and twice in the second. Woodcock made a comeback in the fifth, but Baksi was scoring at will when the referee stopped it in the seventh. Woodcock went to the hospital with a broken jaw."
He would have been well-known in 1940s Britain.
Baksi then went on to fight British heavyweight champion Bruce Woodcock on 15 April 1947. Baksi floored Woodcock three times in the first round and twice in the second. Woodcock made a comeback in the fifth, but Baksi was scoring at will when the referee stopped it in the seventh. Woodcock went to the hospital with a broken jaw."
He would have been well-known in 1940s Britain.
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