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The early Chinese Qin dynasty used clay stoves.
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This is a wood burning stove from the 1600s.
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This stove was invented in 1742. It was said to have been invented by Benjamin Franklin. It is called the Franklin stove. It was an iron stove.
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This stove was developed in the late 1800s.
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Since gas ranges had no need for the heavy, cast iron box of a wood- or coal-burning range, they could be built in much lighter and more compact forms. Plus gas ranges gave off much less excess heat and had no need for a chimney, making them ideal for the new, smaller kitchens of houses like bungalow.
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This vintage stove from the 1950s. This is a gas stove. Most of the early stoves were wood burning stoves. It is a Wedgewood and O'Keefe & Merrits stove.
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This stove is from 2017. Stoves today are more efficient and cook better.
