Q: I have an old heating stove that is made of cast iron with chrome and brass trim. It appears to be quite old and is in near mint condition. How can I find out its value? — Shawn, Bellevue, Neb. A: ...

After a long cold day, what’s better than returning to the warmth and comfort of home? The luxury of central heating in our modern homes is one we easily take for granted. No matter the era, people in ...

A century ago, home life in Vermont revolved around the wood burning cook stove. Meals were prepared, bread baked and hands warmed from the heat it produced. Stoves with names like Gold Coin, ...

Q. Is my black-painted potbelly stove purchased several years ago at a flea market valuable? It’s 57 inches high and 27 inches wide, and was made by Southard, Robertson Co. A. Your freshly painted ...

DULUTH – These stoves tell stories. Dennis Gunsolus knows them all. His basement is a showroom of more than 200 ornate and meticulously restored home heating devices that date back more than a century ...

On the old homestead, winters could be hard and mean. The house had no insulation or central heating, only a Crawford cast-iron parlor stove and a kerosene kitchen range. My mother fed my father's ...