Detroit's Lost Stove Industry: From Open Hearth to Cast Iron

by Gerald C. Van Dusen

Casting a legacy

Long before automobiles made Detroit the Motor City, the city boasted a flourishing and diverse industrial economy, albeit on a more modest scale. Among the myriad industries that defined the nineteenth-century city, none held greater significance or broader influence than stove fabrication. Three manufacturers--Detroit Stove Works, Michigan Stove Company and the Peninsular Stove Company--dominated this sector,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146715699X
• ISBN13: 9781467156998
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages