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The Round Oak Stove Company was founded in Dowagiac, Michigan in 1871 by Philo D. Beckwith. Beckwith cast his first stove around 1867 to heat his struggling foundry and shortly after, the Michigan Central Railroad ordered the heaters for its depots between Detroit and Chicago. By 1871, Beckwith was mainly producing heating stoves, and thus ...
John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe (May 4, 1803 – September 11, 1891) was an American lawyer and inventor. He invented the Latrobe Stove, also known as the "Baltimore Heater", a coal fired parlor heater made of cast iron and that fit into fireplaces as an insert. He patented his design in 1846. [1] The squat stoves were very popular by the 1870s ...
The Latrobe Stove, also known as a " Baltimore Heater ", was a coal-fired parlor heater made of cast iron and fitted into fireplaces as an insert. It served both as a heater and a stove. They were patented in 1846 [1] and were very popular by the 1870s. The squat device was invented by John Hazelhurst Boneval Latrobe (1803–1891). [2]
Old Weir Stove Building. The Old Weir Stove Company was an historic industrial facility located on West Water Street in Weir Village, Taunton, Massachusetts. The factory consisted of a series of connected brick buildings, located between West Water Street and the west bank of the Taunton River. The factory was built in 1902 and added to the ...
In 1887, the Favorite Stove & Range Company moved to Piqua, Ohio, from Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm became Piqua's largest manufacturer. The company focused primarily on the manufacture of stoves and stove parts throughout its history, though it also produced several lines of mid-priced cast-iron pans from the 1910s through the 1930s.
The company also had sales operations in Seattle and Los Angeles, leading Wedgewood to become one of the best known stoves in the Western United States in the early 20th Century. [1] [2] In 1951, Rheem purchased the James Graham Manufacturing Company. [3] The ranges were then sold under the Rheem Wedgewood brand. [4]
The Favorite Stove & Range Company was an American manufacturer from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. [1] In 1887 the Favorite Stove & Range Company moved to Piqua, Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm became Piqua's largest manufacturer. The company was also the first new business to be brought to Piqua by the Piqua Board of Trade, a ...
October 23, 2003. Woods–Evertz Stove Company Historic District, also known as General Wesco Stove Company, is a historic industrial complex and national historic district located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. The district encompasses six contributing buildings associated with a large cast iron stove manufacturer.