Estate Of P.D. Beckwith, Dowagiac, Mich. The Famous Round Oak Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges
Description:
The front of this trade card holder has color drawing of a blue-eyed blonde girl in a blue dress holding onto the trunk of an oak tree. At the top is "Estate of P.D. Beckwith, Dowagiac, Mich." On the tree is "The Famous Round Oak" in white lettering outlined in black with "Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges" below in red lettering outlined in black. The back has a large color drawing of a Round Oak stove. The inside is a promotion for the Round Oak and introduces the New Katelee, which "combines the great working features of the Round Oak with a beautiful, symmetrical ornamentation. The handsomest stove made."
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Round Oak Stoves
Publisher: (Estate of) P.D. Beckwith (Dowagiac, Mich.)
1890 (ca.)
15.3 x 8.4 cm
Folders (containers)
Language: English
Key Terms:
- Coal Stoves
- Drawn Illustrations Color
- Michigan
- Ranges
- Stoves
- Wood Stoves
- Furnaces
- P.D. Beckwith
- Round Oak Stoves
- (Estate of) P.D. Beckwith
- Katelee Stove
Copyright: This item is in the public domain.
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Citation: Estate Of P.D. Beckwith, Dowagiac, Mich. The Famous Round Oak Stoves, Furnaces, Ranges. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=6291
