Posted 8 years ago
Jplip
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Found this diamond in the rough the other day. A couple of hours with a wire brush and stove polish and it's like new. On the back it says Warren and on the front it says L. Potter & Co. also says reflection no. 6
I can't find to many online. The online picture I could find of a very similar one is in the Henry Ford museum and was part of his personal collection. Anyone have any info or pictures about this piece?
Troy, NY was famous for its many stove foundries.
The one you have was made by L. Potter & Co. Reflector no. 6 was one of several patented heat reflectors. Heat rising from below heated the sheet metal and the circular design created a venturi pulling air in, heating it and sending it back out.
Burdett, Smith, & Co., formed in 1871 and located on Ingalls St., was the successor to L. Potter & Co which was formed in 1853.
The Warren Patent, (probably spelled, Pattent) more than likely refers to one the Warrens living in Troy and very involved with a few of the foundries.
You may enjoy the book: Cast with Style: Nineteenth Century Cast-Iron Stoves from the Albany Area (1984) by Tammis K. Groft, executive director of the Albany Institute of History & Art.
The book may still be available in the Museum Shop as the exhibition was just last year.
information@albanyinstitute.org
Why do I know so much? I have the next generation Parlor Stove, Reflector no. 7.