Stove, Wood Heating

Cast iron stove, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.1063.1a-g
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

Cast-iron wood burning stove with forge fire box door pintles and binges, latch bar and catch, and draft door hinge. Stove consists of a bottom plate (a), a fire box (b), the fire box door (c), and four legs (d-g) cast with tapered dovetail plates that fit into corresponding dovetailed ways cast into underside of bottom. Door latch has a between centers turned wooden knob that is heavily finished and charred making identification non-destructively impossible. One round (1/3" diameter) smoke flue is located at back of top.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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Shaker Museum Stove, Wood Heating. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=2908. Accessed on September 25, 2024

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