Stove

Name/Title

Stove

Entry/Object ID

1991.49.2a

Description

"a" stove; "b" box; "c" funnel; "d" cylinder pump. Stove is painted dark (military) green with two jets (burners). The box is white (dirty) corregated cardboard. Black block letters read: 'THIS CONTAINS/ MODEL NO. 4...' the white mailing label covers the bulk of the rest. The mailing label is from "Montgomery Ward & Co. Shipped from Baltimore, Maryland" "Ship to: Mrs Winn L. Taplin PO Fairfax B 66/ West Georgia VT/ B&O NYNHH Cedar Hill/TFR CV" The stove's cooking surface is 1/4" metal rods bent in tight boxy s-curves. A brass fuel tank is at the far right side of the inside. green, dark

Context

Used by members of the Taplin family at their camp in West Swanton, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.49

Source or Donor

Taplin, Winn Lowell, Jr. (1925-2016)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Prentiss Wabers Products Co.

Place

City

Wisconsin Rapids

State/Province

Wisconsin

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Taplin, Elinor Cunningham (1895-1991)

Related Places

Place

Village

West Swanton

Town

Swanton

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Village

West Georgia

Town

Georgia

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America