Material

iron
tin
mica

Purpose

This one burner stove was used to heat a sad iron or soldering iron. It was also useful for boiling a pot for clothes on snowy days, or for boiling a few pieces of clothing that were needed before wash day. It was also handy for cooking food, and for heating hair curlers.

Creation Date

1875 – 1899

Date Details

According to Kitchen Antiques (Johnson 187), this little stove, and others like it such as a two and three burner stove, were utilized as the 1950's. However, this variety of stove was introduced towards the end of the nineteenth century and was originally created for the purposes of placing a sad iron upon it, hence its shape. Consequently, the little stove shown above could have been employed anytime from the late 1800's up through the mid 1900's.

Marks/Inscription

illegible

Kitchen Artifact ID

K026