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The Sterling Stove (circa 1884-94)
Manufactured by the Sill Stove Works of Rochester, NY
The Sill Stove company was founded by Ebenezer E. Sill (1822-1875), in Rochester, NY. He built a highly successful business after getting a patent that improved the efficiency of cast iron stoves used for heating and cooking. They produced a wide variety of stoves and ranges.
Within hours of the 1871 Chicago Fire, the benevolent Mr. Sill sent two of his commercial stoves by train to help feed the many residents left homeless. Each stove working day and night were reported to have done the cooking to feed ten thousand people. It was stated that "In feeding multitudes nothing like it was ever invented."
~ Article from The Antique Stove Association Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2026 ~
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