In the 1740s, a wood storage in Philadelphia inspired Benjamin Franklin to improve upon the existing open hearth. His three-sided iron box, aptly named a Franklin stove, used only one- quarter as much fuel as a fireplace and could raise the room temperature higher in a short time.
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In the 1740s, a wood storage in Philadelphia inspired Benjamin Franklin to improve upon the existing open hearth. His three-sided iron box, aptly named a Franklin stove, used only one- quarter as much fuel as a fireplace and could raise the room temperature higher in a short time.