Wood Stove - box stove: history

Among the first stoves developed in America, the box stove was initially seen during the revolutionary war and used to heat the colonist soldiers. The small box stove was light and portable making them highly valued. Because of their compact nature and highly efficient heating capabilities, the popularity of the box stove was wide spread in both public and private use. Heating school, churches and meetinghouses, the box stove also found significant residential use in utility rooms and workshops, kitchens and bathrooms. An airtight wood box stove can take logs or small wood chunks. A cook lid at the top offers additional conveniences. Castings on the side and front of the stove are reflective of a developing industry as casting and manufacturing techniques became increasingly refined.

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