Q: I have an old heating stove that is made of cast iron with chrome and brass trim. It appears to be quite old and is in near mint condition. How can I find out its value? — Shawn, Bellevue, Neb. A: ...

A century ago, home life in Vermont revolved around the wood burning cook stove. Meals were prepared, bread baked and hands warmed from the heat it produced. Stoves with names like Gold Coin, ...

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).

On the old homestead, winters could be hard and mean. The house had no insulation or central heating, only a Crawford cast-iron parlor stove and a kerosene kitchen range. My mother fed my father's ...

Sometimes a vintage or antique item is so unusual, it’s hard to figure out what it represents or how it was used. At a recent Morphy auction in Pennsylvania, an item was offered as a “Halloween foot ...

Ah, October. Crisp autumn days, red apples, and the scent of hardwoods burning on the fire. Such are the cherished memories that we hold dear at this time of year. But, the unknowing homesteader that ...