Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1885 — Stoves in Philadelphia. [ARTICLE]

Stoves in Philadelphia.

In the year 1777 considerable interest was manifested in an announcement that six stoves had been completed in Philadelphia. The annual product of the stove foundries in that city is now valued at $4,000,000, and the industry supports about 12,000 people.