subject: Antique Wood Burning Stoves - Why Are They Highly Sought After? [print this page] There are various models of wood stoves that can often be discovered in the various antique shops such as the Box, Cylinder, Parlor or the Pot Belly wood stoves. These varieties represent some of the more popular collectible stoves that most people desire today. Before the eighteenth century open fireplaces were the popular means of heating the various rooms. The first use of wood burning stoves has been reported from as far back as the early eighteenth century. These stoves offered many advantages over the open fireplace such as increased efficiency, more reliability and less emission of smoke and related chemicals. For these reasons the wood stove began to become a very popular fixture in the home and remained popular until the twentieth century.
The Franklin stove is really one of the most popular wood stoves ever produced. These stoves were constructed of cast iron for several important reasons. Cast iron is extremely strong and it can sustain very high temperatures without being damaged. Moreover, it is a very good conductor of heat.
Even today, antique wood burning stoves are highly looked for among American consumers not so much for any pragmatic reason but rather for the decorative side of the piece. These units are readily kept in homes or hotels merely for their looks. The second reason is that if they are actually used they are very cost effective.
