Franklin stove
Colonial heating invention
A Franklin stove is a freestanding cast-iron fireplace that radiates heat into a room more efficiently than a traditional open hearth.
Invented by Benjamin Franklin in the 1740s, it burns wood while allowing the fire to be viewed through an open front.
The design influenced later wood-burning stoves and remains a fixture in rustic settings.
Fireplace floor area
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- flueChimney's inner passage
- fireboxFuel-burning enclosure
- damperDevice reducing vibration or flow
grate · andirons · fire screen · fireplace tools · poker · stoking · creosote · cast iron
Warm and snug
- hearthFireplace floor area
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- glowSteady, soft light
- flamesVisible burning combustion
flicker · warmth · crackling · firewood · logs · kindling · rustic · cabin
Heat transfer via motion
- radiant heatElectromagnetic thermal energy transfer
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- warmthHeat you feel
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
airflow · ventilation · heat output · fuel economy · thermodynamics · home heating · energy saving · heat distribution
Of occupied territories
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
antique · restoration · historic homes · founding fathers · colonial America · Americana · museum piece
hearth
Fireplace floor area
damper · grate · andirons · fire screen · fireplace tools · poker · stoking · creosote · cast iron · wood-burning
cozy
Warm and snug
flames · flicker · warmth · crackling · firewood · logs · kindling · rustic · cabin · homestead
convection
Heat transfer via motion
- radiant heatElectromagnetic thermal energy transfer
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- warmthHeat you feel
combustion · airflow · ventilation · heat output · fuel economy · thermodynamics · home heating · energy saving · heat distribution · draft
colonial
Of occupied territories
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- PhiladelphiaPennsylvania's largest metropolis
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
heritage · antique · restoration · historic homes · founding fathers · colonial America · Americana · museum piece
Franklin stoveopen hearth
Shallow reverberatory steelmaking furnace
central heating · HVAC system · electric heating · geothermal heating · fire pit