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Stove
Interpretative Labels
Label
Parlor Stove
Manufactured by C. & E. L. Granger Company, Pittsford
Cast iron, circa 1840
Gift of J. Brooks Buxton, Jericho
Iron furnaces and foundries that manufactured stoves, tools, and all manner of hardware flourished in Vermont during the first half of the nineteenth century. In addition to Pittsford, large operations prospered in the Forestdale section of Brandon, the village of Tyson in Plymouth, and Poultney. Stylish stoves such as this one are the primary survivors from this era when whole villages grew up around the iron industry.
The Granger family purchased the Furnaceville section of Pittsford in 1826 and ran the furnace and foundry there as a successful operation until the 1850s. The prosperous village on the western side of town was renamed Orangerville and also included a store, sawmill, grist mill, dairy plant, carpenter shop, machine shop, blacksmith shop and company housing. Simeon Granger and his sons Lyman, Chester, Edward, and Renselear used the iron mined from neighboring Chittenden to make stoves, kettles, and all other types of iron implements. The company changed its names a few time while owned by the family from Simeon Granger and Sons (1826-1835), C. and E. L. Granger (1836-1846), and Granger, Hodges & Company (1847-1852). By the 1850s the local supply of iron was depleted and costs for importing raw materials increased as did competition from the west. Though others tried to re-open the foundry and furnace in the 1860s and again later in the century, Grangerville was never the thriving village it once was.
Name/Title
Stove
Lexicon
Description
Black cast-iron wood-burning parlor stove. The firebox is wide, but shallow, with doors at the front and right side. It sits on four paw-shaped feet. There is a shelf around the base of the firebox with a removable nameplate at the center front that reads, "C. & E. L. GRANGER PITTSFORD, Vt. No-3". The nameplate to reveal a shallow box that stretches under the grate of the firebox (grate now missing). There is an urn attached to the center top of the firebox with a removable lid. There are two small holes drilled through the lid. Two chimney on either end of the box form an arch that attaches to a central chimney pipe. The firebox, legs, arch, and urn are all decoratively case with raised acanthus leaves and neoclassical florets.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.7
Made/Created
Date made
1835-1846
Manufacturer
C. & E. L. Granger
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Materials
Material
Iron
Entry/Object ID
2012.7.2a-i
Context
Made by C. & E. L. Granger in Pittsford, Vermont
