A potbelly stove is a cast-iron, coal-burning or wood-burning stove that is cylindrical with a bulge in the middle.[1] The name is derived from the resemblance of the stove to a fat person's pot belly. Potbelly stoves were used to heat large rooms and were often found in train stations or one-room schoolhouses. The flat top of the stove allows for cooking food or heating water.
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Potbelly stove at the Museum of Appalachia -
Potbelly stove in the South Street Seaport Museum, New York -
Fanciful drawing by Marguerite Martyn in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of October 21, 1906, of a country store, centered by a potbelly stove
See also
- Delamere Francis McCloskey, Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43, rescued potbelly stoves for use in air-raid defense posts
- Franklin stove
- List of stoves
- Red Cross stove
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