Cookstove, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview
By the time this stove was made about 1890, cast iron cookstoves had been in use in American kitchens for over a half century. Cookstoves concentrated the heat source -- consuming way less fuel than cooking in a fireplace hearth. This cook stove used coal as a fuel. It burned longer than wood, requiring much less feeding and tending.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cook stove
Date Made
circa 1890
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Home Arts
Object ID
00.3.8638
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cast iron
Iron (Metal)
Nickel (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: 62 in
Width: 39 in
Length: 27 in
Inscriptions
stove front: GARLAND
plate warmers: GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES THE WORLD'S BEST
back of stove: RIVAL GARLAND NO. 8-5 : B
below oven door and proper right side: THE MICHIGAN STOVE CO. / DETROIT, CHICAGO
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