Two Stove Plates

Zinswiler Foundry

1940

  • Titles Two Stove Plates (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast iron
  • Dimensions 28 1/2 × 23 in. (72.4 × 58.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of American Cast Iron Pipe Company, 1986.519.1-.2
  • Work Type two plate stove
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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