tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post8510055991712062090..comments2024-03-09T16:18:31.988-08:00Comments on A Stove Less Ordinary: Philo Penfield Stewart, Inventor of the Ideal Cook StoveHowell Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15012282120049828230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-88718594563746355892022-02-18T07:23:12.104-08:002022-02-18T07:23:12.104-08:00Cosmic D., a very belated thanks for that nice com...Cosmic D., a very belated thanks for that nice comment. For some reason I sometimes have difficulties replying to comments on my OWN blog. I heat my own house partly with wood, most of which I just gather -- fallen timber in small woods around my suburban home. Carry it home, saw it up, dry it out well, and there's many a comfortable winter evening in return for a bit of effort and Howell Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012282120049828230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-13523039947847409142022-02-18T07:20:28.571-08:002022-02-18T07:20:28.571-08:00EJ, thanks a lot for those kind words. Philo (or a...EJ, thanks a lot for those kind words. Philo (or as his wife and presumably friends always referred to him, Penfield) Stewart was an absolutely fascinating man. If only the body of papers that his widow gave to that lazy, lousy Connecticut clergyman had survived! I wrote to the historical society in his town, but they had no record of anything.Howell Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012282120049828230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-52709694101068394282022-02-15T04:00:11.712-08:002022-02-15T04:00:11.712-08:00Thank you for the comprehensive history. My persp...Thank you for the comprehensive history. My perspective is that of family genealogy -- new clues to trace the family names (Penfield), locations (NW CT) and themes (American Board for Foreign Missions). What a wonderful body of work here! ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093898556281548398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-21137710274379884562021-04-28T02:53:09.700-07:002021-04-28T02:53:09.700-07:00Definitely yes. If you do Facebook, join the “Iro...Definitely yes. If you do Facebook, join the “Iron Works” or “Bottom Gatemarked Cookware” and you’ll find that skillets marked PPS are very collectible. It became a Fuller & Warren brand or trademark, so the fact it has PPS on it doesn’t necessarily mean that he designed it or that it was made at the foundry while he was superintendent. I’m apologising to lots of people for slow replies — Howell Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012282120049828230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-5311011383106576572021-03-25T02:51:46.527-07:002021-03-25T02:51:46.527-07:00Thanks a lot for that. Sorry for slow reply, but ...Thanks a lot for that. Sorry for slow reply, but I've only just worked out how to reply (reliably) to comments...Howell Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012282120049828230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-47559271098579535092021-01-03T11:22:41.294-08:002021-01-03T11:22:41.294-08:00Great piece of work here - I enjoyed every word. ...Great piece of work here - I enjoyed every word. I have heated my home with wood for nearly forty years here in upstate New York and never pass up a chance to learn about this industry.Cosmic Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904420358819868182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836398414304738428.post-10404039245807497662020-11-20T16:53:09.306-08:002020-11-20T16:53:09.306-08:00Do you know if Philo Penfield Stewart made cast ir...Do you know if Philo Penfield Stewart made cast iron skillets as well? Thank you!Michael Cummiskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797842086240193185noreply@blogger.com