Stove from the Forge de Saint-Maurice (1732-1883) at Trois-RiviÅres.
This elegant stove would probably have heated the parlour in a more prosperous home. Although even the simpler models were relatively expensive, the wood-burning iron stove was a far more efficient heater than the hearth, and was for that reason, quite popular. There are records of salesmen from the Forge de Saint-Maurice traveling to Toronto, Quebec, and Montreal. The stoves were also exported to the Maritimes.
The design was perhaps inspired by the Franklin stove and reflects a New England influence. Historians will be more knowlegable about these stoves when the archaeological team from the Parks Canada Research Division completes its study of the Forge de Saint-Maurice.
