Mercer, Henry Chapman, 1856-1930 · Doylestown, The Bucks County historical society · leaf 103
ire, theyrequired special attention, and not being builtsolidly into the wall must at first have seemedmore dangerous and liable to upset than theolder stoves. On the other hand, they were portable,burnt better, and owing to their superiordraught, warmed a room more quickly thanthe former.… … 148.Rear Plate of Six-Plate Draft Stove. Belonging to Figure 142. Size H. 24 x W. 14. Col. H. D.Paxson, Holicong, Pa. This plate, shown in reverse Figure 149, is the only platein the six-plate stove which, in its construction, fis not distin-guishable from the front plate of a five-plate stove, the…
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