Cast iron pans have been around for a long time and many cooks swear by them. There is a brand that started in the 1800s that ...

Houses in America were originally heated by open fires in a fireplace. By the mid-1700s, cast-iron heating stoves were introduced. Many were “five plate” stoves made of five iron plates assembled as ...

Plenty of old Maine homes and camps already host an old-fashioned woodstove — a no-frills potbelly, an ornate parlor stove, or a classic Franklin stove (named for the Founding Father who designed it).

Houses in America were originally heated by open fires in a fireplace. By the mid 1700s, cast-iron heating stoves were introduced. Many were "five plate" stoves made of five iron plates assembled as ...

Houses in America were originally heated by fires in a fireplace. By the mid-1700s, cast-iron heating stoves were introduced. Many were "five plate" stoves made of five iron plates assembled as an ...

The Vault is Slate’s brand-new history blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatevault. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Little misses in the first decades of the ...