Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-29
The Growth OF the Stove Business,

pld you Know that lack Estes Ol
Watervillc, was the first man in New
\ England to peddle stoves? Wen, he
/ Vas. You see II happened this way
| The firm of Estes a. Whittier Of
! Nateryillc this State, had been max
! Ing stoves until the store house was
| full Stoves were not going very fas,
| that year. and 1t was a puzzle to tbs
| firm to know how they were going l.
! gct their money out OF the work they
had put in.
! The partners were lying out on tn,
| GRASS in front of the shop one noon
| time, discussing the possibilities OF
| the future, when suddenly lack said
| I'm tell you what I'll do. | will get
a horse and wagon. and tomorrow ]
| viii take stove out into the country
and see hat | can do with it,"
| lacks partner. Whittier, ridicule,l
| the idea, but Jack himself was deter
mined. and so. early the next morning.
| he backed hired team up to the door
of the store house and loaded on two
stoves. That night he returned with
two notes Of responsible parties. hav-
Ing sold the stoves. The next day he
went out into the world again and was
once more successful. From that time
until he sold out his share of the bust
hess. Zack Estes ''peddled stoves
! The business established nearly SO
! gears ago by Estes & Whittier has
been controlled by several firms, each
nrm increasing the out put of the
plant, pntl today Noyes Il Goddard
nave mig plant. employ 80 men, and
are turning out Model ranges at the
rat" OF more than 100 per month.
In 1913 the firm of Goodell e. Co. were
IN control OF the business and the in
liant industry grew to magnificent pro
portions.
The Journal man strolled into the
machine shop of Noyes q Goddard.
yesterday. and gathered few points
ON the making of stoves. Passing to
the moulding room dozen men We're
found making the moulds for the diff
ierent parts of the ranges. OF course
everybody knows that to make a
mould, a pattern must first be made.
Inc patterns are made of light kiln
ufied wood. password being the popu-
lar klhd. ana are painted black. Small
Ii"ies are MADE IN them by which after
inserting an eye-boit, they may be
litted from TASK OF sand. To get g
inoid' frame INTO which are driven
haiis W"ich Protrude about two-thlrds
'helr lehSth inside Ill order to give the
sand something OF support. Is laid on
platform on this platform inside
the frame Is placed quantity OF sand
III Whlch the pattern is Embedded. "A
core pm STANDS on the pattern and the
sahd IS paced around. The moulder
trafnps the SAND down hard. and
tiaif'ps IL doWh win tool made for
tilat purpose. After the frame Is fiiled
SOLO, suck scrapes the loose sand
away me frame now holding the
pattern hriniv lmpedded IN the sand, is
turned pottom up. another frame IKE
the hrst is paced on IL. ana niied with
more SAND W men TINS is tramped down
soma the top frame IS lifted OF care
luiiy ana II contains the reverse side
or the pattern. Inc mouider then
hio"s OH the niue grams OF SAND that
may De lying on the pattern. patches
ana smoothes any part OF the reverse
shape mat may nave taiien on. and
tounter-sinks the mole lett by the with
drawing the core pin. Then taking a
damp lump OF something, he dips 1t
into dish OF water ana traces 1t
along the edge OF the pattern which
must YET pc removed from the otner
frame by inserting pm INTO the