Stove

Object Name:

Stove

Object ID:

2007.057

Creator:

Concord Axle Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Penacook, NH

Date:

circa 1885

Description:

Parlor Stove. Made by the Concord Axle Company, Penacook, NH, c. 1885. Cast iron. Stepped cast single piece body with heavy decorations of round arches and flowers on front and two sides. Cast lettering on top surface of base, at front: "18 / 85 / CONCORD AXLE CO., PENACOOK, N.H." Four removable curved legs. Hinged double doors and removable adjustable air intake on front. Cast number "22" on air intake. Above doors are decorative urn and cast lettering, "FOREST". Hinged single door on right side; one hinge broken. Removable top with two separate removable pieces: decorative lacework top plate with finial, and circular burner plate with separate lifter.

Material:

Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-33 W-25.5 D-19 inches

Provenance:

Used by donors in their summer home at 561 Old Marlborough Road, Dublin, NH, through 2007. Stove was in the house when they bought it. The previous owner built the house c. 1970s.

Concord Axle Company was incorporated in 1880 and operated until 1924. Originally producing axles, the company later made cast wheels, pulleys, gearing, window weights, tools, and stoves.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margot and Christopher Sprague

Subjects:

Stoves