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Coal stove invented by Lancaster man

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
/Pwebrecon.cgi.txt Author: Worner, William Frederic. Title: The German Society of Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): German Society of Lancaster (Lancaster, Pa.) German Americans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Lancaster--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
23 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 1
Summary
Three paragraph article citing an 1830 Lancaster Journal article that states that a Mr Benedict had obtained a patent for a coal fired stove for cooking and heating. The advantages of using coal wer said to be that foods could be cooked without a smoky taste and that coal was safer to use. The article says that one ton of coal kept the stove in constant use for the winter while a wood burning stove would require three or more cords of wood.
Subjects
Stoves, Coal - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Inventions - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 1 (1931), p. 23Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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