cast iron stove help?

[Indotguy]

Hello,
I came across this cast iron stove foot(?) while metal detecting an old home site in southcentral Indiana.  Can anyone identify the maker of the stove?  Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Cal

[Rauville]

A shot in the dark...but maybe Wilson?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1896-ad-b-troy-stamping-works-wilson-stoves-/350466058817?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519967aa41

[Indotguy]

Thanks for giving it a shot.  It's as good as anything I've came up with so far.  I was able to located a set of four legs on ebay very similar in design and with the same seal but with no reference to manufacture.

[Indotguy]

The stove foot in question belongs to a stove by the E.C. Simmons Wilson Company of St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1890s.

[cogar]

A lucky find, in my opinion.

And I say that because, after Ben Franklin invented the first cast iron heating stove in 1742, there were literally dozens n’ dozens of cast iron foundries producing both cooking and heating stoves up thru the early part of the 20th century, …… like 200 years of producing them. 

[Indotguy]

A lucky find, in my opinion.

And I say that because, after Ben Franklin invented the first cast iron heating stove in 1742, there were literally dozens n’ dozens of cast iron foundries producing both cooking and heating stoves up thru the early part of the 20th century, …… like 200 years of producing them. 

I'm not sure how this comment was intended (sincere or sarcastic) but regardless, I look forward to returning to the site and seeing what else I can recover.  Another stove foot would be excellent!   

[KC]

Sincere that you found the maker!  There were lots of fly-by-night business out there...open and folded...and you couldn't find out information on them.  So...win, win!

[mart]

I agree !!  Lots of stove brands !!

[bigwull]

A lucky find, in my opinion.

And I say that because, after Ben Franklin invented the first cast iron heating stove in 1742, there were literally dozens n’ dozens of cast iron foundries producing both cooking and heating stoves up thru the early part of the 20th century, …… like 200 years of producing them. 

wrong...no coconut for you...The first cast iron stove was manufactured in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1642...

Read more: http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Cast-Iron-Stove.html#ixzz2FSTEdSqx

[cogar]

I'm not sure how this comment was intended (sincere or sarcastic)

It's obvious how you first interpreted it.

It took you 5 days and 8 hours to find the name, ..... so was I supposed to say that it was "an unlucky find"?

With that attitude you need to find a new hobby, ..... "metal-detecting" ain't gonna work for you.

[Indotguy]

I'm not sure how this comment was intended (sincere or sarcastic)

It's obvious how you first interpreted it.

It took you 5 days and 8 hours to find the name, ..... so was I supposed to say that it was "an unlucky find"?

With that attitude you need to find a new hobby, ..... "metal-detecting" ain't gonna work for you.

Thanks for the comment and advice.