Digital Collections

Heating Stove

Object/Artifact

Rectangular cast iron stive with reeded columns on sides and back, cabriole type legs and shaped apron.

70.191.1

Henry Bush and his wife, Abigail, were members of the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society before moving to California in 1850-1851.

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Bush, Henry

Maker

Bush, Henry

1844 - 1851

Rochester

New York

United States of America

North America

Manufacturer's Mark

Front Shelf:

H BUSH/ ROCHESTER/N.Y.

Cast

Maker's Mark: Henry Bush advertised in Rochester City Directories as a stove manufacturer until he left the city in 1850 for the California gold fields.

Manufacturer's Mark

On top surface of the front left and right hand corners

H

Cast

23 in

14 in

27 in

Cast iron

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