Sunny Boy wrote: ↑Tue. Oct. 31, 2017 10:42 am
The stove could have been built a number of years after that 1876 Patent date. But, it still puts it right in the range that our resident stove historian William Sherrick said it was. That means that it's very likely your stove was built in Troy - well before there ever was a Wisconsin factory.
So, along with Wilson's 1879 Glenwood range, it looks like you have one of the earliest working stoves on this website. Congrats on preserving such a rare and beautiful piece of history.
Paul
Cool! Now I am scared to use it. Perhaps I should call the historical society.
All through the 60's and early 70's I remember holidays in the grandparents basement with that thing cranking out the BTU's.
After that house was sold my Dad lugged the stove over to his basement where it sat disassembled for years. Then when we sold my parents house I drug it over to my machine shop where it resided until last year when I hauled it down to Madison and had it restored. The guy who did it has restored many stoves but was unable to tell me much about this make/model.
Although he said it was a "survivor" and "not very common".
Your forum has given me much insight and I am grateful. When I get it going I will continue to share here. (Sure wish Gramps had kept the owners manual)
