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Show Antlqna tn Onlae of a Blova. What Is probably the oldest atore In exlHtenro has ln on exhibition In tho hardware, store of II. 8. Clovaland, .Minneapolis. Tho stove la owned by tho Michigan Htovo company and waa made In 17tiT. It la In the form of on old-fashioned box atore, atandlng upon Ickb, or end branches similar to those of a sewing machine, only that they are about halt aa high aa tho latter and are of much heavier casting. Th? totnl weight of the stove la iM pounds, anil the Iron from which It la made la seven eighths of an Inch thick In all pnrta. It la three feet long, thirty-four Inches high, and ono foot wide, with n hearth extending extend-ing In front. The only opening on top la n small hole for the pipe. It waa evidently used for heating nnd cook-In cook-In If. although without lids. The oven would hardly accommodate a turkoy even of modest dimensions. It raeaa-tirea raeaa-tirea fourteen and ono-half lnehea In length, twehe Inrhea In width and alx In height. Tho floor of the oven la removable, thus making greater heating heat-ing capacity. The outsido haa scroll dentins und crowns In relief, much after tho fushlon of stoves of today, and on both sides east with tbe metal are the words: "Hereford Furnace. Thomas Muyhurn. nifr., 1707." Th atove la wnll preserved In spite of Ita almost 100 years of age. Tho whole surface, might be dencrllieil aa pebbled, top aa well aa sides. Chicago Journal. |