Stoves

The Invention of Stoves

221 BCE

The early Chinese Qin dynasty used clay stoves.

Wood Burning Stove

1600

This is a wood burning stove from the 1600s.

Franklin Stove

1742

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.

19th Century stove

1890

This stove was developed in the late 1800s.

1900s Stove

1915

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.

Vintage Stove

1950

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.

Modern Stove

2017

This stove is from 2017. Stoves today are more efficient and cook better.