DCHP-3

Canadian stove

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See 1899 quote.

Quotations

1853
The evening was cold, so he proposed a fire in a large double Canadian stove, which stood in the middle of the room.
1899
The favorite stove was the Canadian, an oblong iron box, sometimes surmounted by an upper chamber of like shape and dimensions, often used for heating plates, keeping cooked dishes warm, and for kindred purposes.
1924
And the [wood-burning] Canadian stove is as trusty a custodian of old tradition as ever was the hearth.