Houses in America were originally heated by open fires in a fireplace. By the mid-1700s, cast-iron heating stoves were introduced. Many were "five plate" stoves made of five iron plates assembled as ...

Tonight, more than a century ago all the cooking was done on a wood stove, not an air fryer, or a microwave, but on beautiful pieces made of iron. It's rare to find one these days, and as Karen Meyers ...

Q: We have an old cast-iron, wood-burning cookstove purchased in the early 1970s. We were told at the time it was around 50 years old. Unfortunately, we don't have any place for it now. Our goal is to ...

We recently bought a house and there was a cast iron stove in the back yard on the deck. While the thing looks nice we have no use for it. We would like to get rid of it and, hopefully, at a fair ...

Despite the technological and manufacturing advancements of the 19th century, many artists of the time looked to the past for inspiration. Visual artists developed the Pre-Raphaelite style.

A century ago, home life in Vermont revolved around the wood burning cook stove. Meals were prepared, bread baked and hands warmed from the heat it produced. Stoves with names like Gold Coin, ...

Tom Lawson showed off his latest masterpiece with the pride of a fine craftsman. "This is a real beauty," he said of the gleaming 600-pound blue, white and silver cast-iron stove. "You should have ...

In times of crisis, stories which puts a smile on a reader’s face are always appreciated. In April 1915, Europe was at war and the stocks were sinking. So, on April 18, 1915, the Syracuse Herald asked ...