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Potbelly stove. A potbelly stove is a cast-iron, coal-burning or wood-burning stove that is cylindrical with a bulge in the middle. [1] The name is derived from the resemblance of the stove to a fat person's pot belly. Potbelly stoves were used to heat large rooms and were often found in train stations or one-room schoolhouses.
Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]
Potbelly Corporation, more commonly known as Potbelly Sandwich Shop or Potbelly Sandwich Works, is a publicly traded American fast-casual restaurant chain that focuses on submarine sandwiches and milkshakes. Potbelly was founded in 1977 in Chicago, [3] and its name refers to the potbelly stove. Potbelly's menu features a variety of sandwiches ...
Potbelly looks a little rich in terms of valuation since the company is still not profitable, but management does expect to turn a profit this year. The current market cap is $775 million and that ...
Wood-burning stove. A 19th-century example of a wood-burning stove. A wood-burning stove (or wood burner or log burner in the UK) is a heating or cooking appliance capable of burning wood fuel, often called solid fuel, and wood-derived biomass fuel, such as sawdust bricks. Generally the appliance consists of a solid metal (usually cast iron or ...
The museum features the original woodwork painted and stained in its original colors and original Maywood Station furnishings have been restored and displayed such as the potbelly stove, station agent's desk, chairs, telegraph keys and freight scale. Victorian-period original light fixtures and sconces adorn the ceilings and walls.
gas ranges, electric ranges, built-in gas cooktops and ovens. The Wedgewood stove was manufactured in Newark, California, originally by the James Graham Manufacturing Company and later as a division of Rheem. Gas ranges and stand-alone ovens marketed under the Wedgewood brand were particularly popular in the Western United States in the early ...
After iron production ceased, the foundry continued in operation. The Wundowie Stove, a pot-belly stove designed in the plant's design office, was produced in the foundry from 1982 until 2005. [31] The foundry also made anvils from ductile iron. [34] Wundowie Foundry Pty Ltd was founded in 1985, and was privately owned. [35]