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  2. List of stoves - Wikipedia

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    Kitchen stove – also referred to as a range, a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking. Lò trấu – a type of versatile fuel burning cook stove used in Vietnam since the 1950s; Masonry heater or ...

  3. List of superstores - Wikipedia

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    Mervyn's - department store (defunct) Michaels - arts and crafts supplies; Modell's - sporting goods (defunct) Ocean State Job Lot - discount store; Office Depot / OfficeMax - office supplies, furniture; Old Navy - clothing; Old Time Pottery - home décor; Ollie's Bargain Outlet - discount store, groceries, clothing, remaindered books, general ...

  4. List of defunct retailers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    At its peak, the store had locations in both New York City and Los Angeles. In addition, the firm invented the big box concept where all non-clothing lines were leased by other retailers. [citation needed] Rogers Peet – New York City based men's clothing retailer established in late 1874. Among the chain's innovations: Rogers Peet showed ...

  5. Wood-burning stove - Wikipedia

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    Wolfgang Schroeter invented the first wood-burning stove with a cast iron frame and glass door. This allowed the user to see the fire burning inside the stove. [16] A fireplace insert converts a wood-burning fireplace to a wood-burning stove. A fireplace insert is a self-contained unit that rests inside the existing fireplace and chimney.

  6. United States Stove Company - Wikipedia

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    John S. Perry started building wood stoves in 1843. [2] After becoming bankrupt in 1860, Perry secured a loan in the amount of $13,000 to buy the company in 1862. [2] Perry reorganized the company to become Albany Stove Works in 1869. It employed nearly 1,200 people in the Albany region. [2] Perry Stove Manufacturing Company

  7. Stove - Wikipedia

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    A wood-burning stove (or wood burner or log burner in the UK) is a heating or cooking appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood-derived biomass fuel, such as sawdust bricks. Generally the appliance consists of a solid metal (usually cast iron or steel ) closed firebox, often lined by fire brick , and one or more air controls (which can be ...

  8. Home Quarters Warehouse - Wikipedia

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    Home Quarters Warehouse (HQ) was an American chain of "big-box" home improvement stores, originally based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.In 1984, the chemical manufacturing company W.R. Grace & Co. announced its intentions to enter the home improvement retail business, hiring Bernard R. Kossar and Frank Doczi to head the new chain.

  9. Masonry heater - Wikipedia

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    A classic Scandinavian style round ceramic stove, which fits in the corner of a room, from the porcelaine manufacturer Rörstrand in Stockholm, c. 1900. A masonry heater (also called a masonry stove) is a device for warming an interior space through radiant heating, by capturing the heat from periodic burning of fuel (usually wood), and then radiating the heat at a fairly constant temperature ...