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- Harvester No. 9 Step Stove, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Harvester No. 9 Step Stove, circa 1870
- Stanley Cookstove, 1832-1838 - When cooking in a fireplace, a woman could adeptly adjust cooking temperature by moving food closer to or farther away from the fire. Controlling heat distribution on early cast iron stoves proved a bigger challenge. Henry Stanley offered this solution: a cookstove with a revolving stovetop to rotate food directly over or away from the firebox.
- 1832-1838
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Stanley Cookstove, 1832-1838
When cooking in a fireplace, a woman could adeptly adjust cooking temperature by moving food closer to or farther away from the fire. Controlling heat distribution on early cast iron stoves proved a bigger challenge. Henry Stanley offered this solution: a cookstove with a revolving stovetop to rotate food directly over or away from the firebox.
- Borg-Warner "Norge" Cookstove, 1935-1945 - This sleek range hid its technology behind a smooth porcelain enamel cabinet. Four surface burners could be covered when not in use, while doors neatly concealed the oven, warming oven, and broiler. By the mid-1930s, ranges like this one--lacking tall legs and with a stovetop designed to fit alongside built-in cupboards with continuous countertops--took their place in the standardized, modern kitchens of the era.
- 1935-1945
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Borg-Warner "Norge" Cookstove, 1935-1945
This sleek range hid its technology behind a smooth porcelain enamel cabinet. Four surface burners could be covered when not in use, while doors neatly concealed the oven, warming oven, and broiler. By the mid-1930s, ranges like this one--lacking tall legs and with a stovetop designed to fit alongside built-in cupboards with continuous countertops--took their place in the standardized, modern kitchens of the era.
- Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906 - John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- circa 1906
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Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906
John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range, circa 1950
- Three-Burner Short Order Range, circa 1946 - This gas-fired three-burner stove was one of the "tools of the trade" for short-order cooks in diners and cafes of the mid-20th century. It came from an abandoned Worcester Lunch Car Company diner in Laconia, New Hampshire.
- circa 1946
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Three-Burner Short Order Range, circa 1946
This gas-fired three-burner stove was one of the "tools of the trade" for short-order cooks in diners and cafes of the mid-20th century. It came from an abandoned Worcester Lunch Car Company diner in Laconia, New Hampshire.
- NuTone Series 1000-P Range Hood, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
NuTone Series 1000-P Range Hood, circa 1960
- Armstrong Manufacturing Co. Table Stove, Used by Howard K. and Ruth Kinney Bidwell, 1923 -
- 1923
- Collections - Artifact
Armstrong Manufacturing Co. Table Stove, Used by Howard K. and Ruth Kinney Bidwell, 1923
- Milwaukee Stove Company "Perfection" Gas Stove, 1882-1890 -
- 1882-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Milwaukee Stove Company "Perfection" Gas Stove, 1882-1890
- Portable Stove -
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Portable Stove