Name/Title
FurnaceEntry/Object ID
GHS 99Description
Grey cement (?ES) round cooker with 3 square protrusions on top. Sides narrow slightly to base - straight and inside about half way to base is a leval with holes. Oval hole on side of base.
Label: "CHARCOAL FURNACE - USED BY JOEL MARPLE IN 1840 AT RITTENHOUSE AND GREENE ST, GERMANTOWN. THEY BUILT A FIRE IN IT AND SET IT OUT IN THE YARD. IT WAS MOSTLY FOR COOKING IN SUMMERTIME"Dimensions
Length
9-3/4 inDiameter
11-3/8 inProvenance
Notes
GHS Catalogue: Old charcoal furnace used by Joel Marple's family in 1848. Object donated by Nathan Marple - early 20th century.