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The 1860 John Walch Patent Model for Heating Stove
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Consisting of a round cylinder shaped tinplate stove with scalloped roofline, cutwork hinged door, drawer for removal of ashes, and brass- edged flue openings. The stove has a decorative hearth and fancy feet. The purpose of the stove was to draw cold air into the bottom and pass warm air through the top. Patent #27488 was issued to John Walch of New York on March 13, 1860 concerning, simply, "stoves". The original patent tag is attached. A photocopy of the original patent application is included. 11"H.