Houses in America were originally heated by open fires in a fireplace. By the mid-1700s, cast-iron heating stoves were introduced. Many were “five plate” stoves made of five iron plates assembled as ...

DULUTH – These stoves tell stories. Dennis Gunsolus knows them all. His basement is a showroom of more than 200 ornate and meticulously restored home heating devices that date back more than a century ...

Among the treasures in the Historical Society’s collection is a 9-plate stove made about 1870 by Adam Shower’s foundry and machine shop in Manchester. It is on display in the kitchen of the ...

The first artifacts have been moved to the new History Center! Boxes and display cases have started making their way to their new home, though we still have many more things to move. Sappington & Sons ...

ATTLEBORO -- This Saturday, the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum will open an exhibit of antique wood- and coal-burning stoves called “Embers of Innovation.” The cast iron stoves have all been ...

QWhat should my Glenwood gas stove bought in 1930 sell for? It has four burners and an oven broiler. — Paul, Cranston, R.I. ABelieve me, Paul, there are people who swear by vintage stoves. But the old ...

A weighty piece of history long hidden in the Rensselaer County Historical Society's basement is poised to reemerge, casting a look into Troy's manufacturing past. Advertisement Article continues ...

In times of crisis, stories which puts a smile on a reader’s face are always appreciated. In April 1915, Europe was at war and the stocks were sinking. So, on April 18, 1915, the Syracuse Herald asked ...