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<p>[QUOTE="rink, post: 389548, member: 8255"]Hello everyone, I recently acquired this stove for my collection. The intent is for it to be used in our kitchen. I have had a difficult time finding information regarding this stove. I was able to track down a gentlemen in Newark Ohio whom I spoke with; his father worked at the Wherle plant and he has "boxes" full of pictures and literature but he was ill and unable to sort it all out. Obviously there is limited information on the internet, mostly about the history of the company and not specific to their products. </p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased a couple old Sears Catalogs trying to see if I could find anything similar just for informational purposes and I cannot find anything even close to this stove. (The catalogs are awesome though!) </p><p><br /></p><p>I reached out to a restoration company and sent them the pictures, the gentlemen was pretty excited about this piece and told me it was likely the "flagship" design; one of their first real production runs from the 30's since it was so ornate with the scroll work, and it was likely a showpiece to get customer's attention before they changed to a more mass-produced model. </p><p><br /></p><p>That is pretty much all I know. I rescued this from a gentlemen who dug it out of a barn. As far as I know, it is complete. All burners are in tact. Any information is appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rink, post: 389548, member: 8255"]Hello everyone, I recently acquired this stove for my collection. The intent is for it to be used in our kitchen. I have had a difficult time finding information regarding this stove. I was able to track down a gentlemen in Newark Ohio whom I spoke with; his father worked at the Wherle plant and he has "boxes" full of pictures and literature but he was ill and unable to sort it all out. Obviously there is limited information on the internet, mostly about the history of the company and not specific to their products. I purchased a couple old Sears Catalogs trying to see if I could find anything similar just for informational purposes and I cannot find anything even close to this stove. (The catalogs are awesome though!) I reached out to a restoration company and sent them the pictures, the gentlemen was pretty excited about this piece and told me it was likely the "flagship" design; one of their first real production runs from the 30's since it was so ornate with the scroll work, and it was likely a showpiece to get customer's attention before they changed to a more mass-produced model. That is pretty much all I know. I rescued this from a gentlemen who dug it out of a barn. As far as I know, it is complete. All burners are in tact. Any information is appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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