Posted 4 years ago
Jeffv
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Question: As I research our Perfect Eclipse Stove, the closest like stoves I find are Round Oak. Our final (not pictured) was even a Native American. Though clearly marked Mansfield O., did Round Oak ever make Eclipse stoves?
Eclipse, Mansfield, Ohio, was the name of the company that made the stove. Round Oak was located in Michigan. Two totally different animals. Eclipse made the eclipse line of stoves. Eclipse was taken over by Tappan. Round Oak went under right after WWII. Yes the stoves look the same. Plenty of info available online about Eclipse as well as in the Mansfield city history and historical society.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1904-round-oak-16-stove-indian-chief-1800506065
Very nice and a bit spooky for me! I dreamed last night about the stove that my Dad had in one of his garages. It was very similar to this one. I wish I had that stove, now... When he was a child, he was responsible for arriving early to the one room school house where he went to school and starting the fire in a stove like this to warm the room for the teacher and rest of the class before they arrived.
kwqd now you are talking memories. I remember those days and even pulling the rope to ring the bell to announce to the entire town that it was time to get to school. So long ago and in ways an easier way of life.