Hubert Duca Blacksmith Shop
Title:
Dixon stove polish
Catalog Number:
2010.16.2
Notes:
The Joseph Dixon Company began in 1827. In 1829 it introduced the first graphite pencil. (History, Joseph Dixon 1799-1869. 03 November 2010 <http://www.dixonusa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction=history.dixon>).
Description:
A graphite polish used in polishing cast iron stoves, grates, and ranges. A further suggested use listed on label was for lubricating wagon axles.
Date:
ca 1900
Size:
H-1.5 W-1.5 L-4 inches
Inscription:
Dixon's prepared carburet of iron
Made:
The St. Joseph Dixon Crucible Company
KID TALK:
In the early nineteen hundreds many buildings were heated by wood stoves. The cast iron stoves often rusted, so after the rust was removed a stove polish was applied just like one uses a shoe polish to make the shoes shine and look like new.
Subjects:
Stove industry
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