The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-23
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IWITES S9rO V'Es HIS TAKEN" THE
II first premiums at every Fair where it has
been exhibited. At the South Western Indiana
District Fair, held here October, 1859, there were
but two premiums offered for cooking stovesone for
the best wood cooking one for the best coal
cooking stove. The Economist took the FIRST
PREMIUM FOR THE BEST LOOKING STOVE
FOR WOOD. Rocker, Klusman & Co took the first
premium for their cooking stove for coal. Mother
premiums offered The large silver medal was
awarded to the Economist at tho New York Stats
Fair and the first premium at the United States
Fair held at Chicago. and twelve other State and
County Fairs in 1859.
In no branch of mechanical art has there
baen more apparent advance than In the man
ufacture of stoves. II is but few years since
the very name was novelty, representing 3
huge, shapelsss structure, almost as devoid Of
use as ornament, These have gradually given pacs
patterns Of grace and utility until the varieties
our markets now present have almost exhausted
the vocabulary Of names and the different phases
the metal 10 made to assume, would astonish old
Vulcan himself. In style and finish the improves
ment has been real, leaving nothing TO be desired
that point, but the severe competition in price,
TO which they have been subjected, has deprived
them of many of the more substantial qualities
desirable. This seems more especially to have been
the case IN reference to COOK stoVeS-an article OF
domestic economy that has more to do with scoding
wives and crOtchesy servants than most people i'm
agine. The public have long sought an Improve
ment in this article. and We believe ready paw
any reasonable price for a cooking stove, If t only
nassesses the Insrits Of SIZE weight convenience
durability, economy, and perfection Of manufactur1
These qualities 20 be possessed most fully in
the Econ nistsllew stove, perfected and brought
& Norton, of Albany. We heard much Of this
stove, and il locked much like u stove intended
for giss, that we concluded TO try them, and this
result OF the experiment Convinces that tbs
proprIstsrs in their determination to make the 5ssf
store in tie lgorld have succeeded. We regard the
Economist possessing all the merits above emu
fnerated-as the great stove OF the day-far In ad-
vance of anything ever attempted ia the line OF
stoves, perfect in all itsEppoutments, and true TO
its name in durability and the use Of fuel Among
the many eonveniences attached to 1t, may be men
toned large oven, with hooks arranged, for sus-
pending meats while roasting. copper water
tank, holding from II To IS gallons--Werming
closet broilipg hearth, dc, &c. The broiiiug
hearth is of the noticeable features Of this
remarkable stove. There never has BEEN 70 our
knowledge, any broiing fixture that really sat
isfactory in its operation. The pTOprtetor5 OF TINS
stove have been conducting 4 series " experiments
upon brOling eliciting valuable taeti ana re-
sulting in the invention CT grldIron adapted 20
this stove which has been secured by letters patens
and is one OF the most admirable things OF the KIND
VIC ever saw-broiling without smoke, and keoplns
the Goals IN a constant glow. We are always gas
10 do iustice 10 mechanical improvement and IS
Ieciay such as contribute 50 largely to the general
good as the one above mentioned.
The Economist, whi6 h is commanding such a large
sale will be found only at SCAhrLIN y STE
PaENS'S Main ST. between Water and First.
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