Antiques, Glassware, and Collectibles
Lot 248:
Not sold
Description
36x26x48 An antique dual-fuel combination cookstove manufactured by The Wehrle Co. of Newark, Ohio. The unit is constructed from heavy cast iron with white porcelain enamel panels on the oven and firebox doors. The stovetop features a split configuration with four gas burners on the right side and two removable circular lids for wood or coal firing on the left. The upper section includes a tall backsplash with a white porcelain panel and a cast iron warming shelf supported by decorative openwork brackets. The lower section contains a large oven with a drop-down door featuring an integrated Ez-Way temperature gauge and a smaller firebox compartment to the left. The stove is mounted on a decorative cast iron base with four curved cabriole-style legs. A cast metal identification plate on the side is embossed with the text TREMONT MOD 32-18N 1086 THE WEHRLE CO NEWARK OHIO. Controls include a series of white handles for gas regulation and various draft slides for solid fuel management.
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