Potbelly stove

A potbelly stove is a cast-iron, coal-burning or wood-burning stove that is cylindrical with a bulge in the middle. The name is derived from the resemblance of the stove to a fat person's pot belly. Potbelly stoves were used to heat large rooms and were often found in train stations or one-room schoolhouses. The flat top of the stove allows for cooking food or heating water.

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  Potbelly stove at the Museum of Appalachia
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  Potbelly stove in the South Street Seaport Museum, New York
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  Fanciful drawing by Marguerite Martyn in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of October 21, 1906, of a country store, centered by a potbelly stove

See also

• Delamere Francis McCloskey, Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43, rescued potbelly stoves for use in air-raid defense posts
• Franklin stove
• List of stoves
• Red Cross stove