GUSN-223709
Iron laundry stove. It stands on four short legs. Each leg has a heart design on it and the base that the legs connect to is round with pinched in sides. Pear shaped body with eight prongs to hold irons against the heat of the stove. At the top and bottom are doors. The top surface allows for two separate warming areas and each can be removed.
stoves (heating equipment)
iron (metal)
Stove, Laundry
MANUFACTURED IN THE / UNITED. STATES. AMERICA (Molded)
THE UNION STOVE WORKS NEW YORK U.S.A. (Molded)
LAUNDRY (Molded)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
608
Unknown
28 14/16 x 22 15/16 x 16 6/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2023
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