How Do You Identify An Antique Wedgewood Stove?
When you hear the name Wedgewood the first thing that probably comes to mind is Wedgewood China from England. But there’s another old Wedgewood brand, not a maker of china, but rather of antique stoves made in America. As early as 1882, James Graham was designing and creating wood stoves at his foundry in Newark, California. After his death in 1902, his sons took over the business and introduced the Wedgewood line in 1910 which peaked production in the 1940s. If you think you have a Wedgewood stove, it’s a good idea to try to identify it for its resale value or to insure it. Check for a tin plate identifying it as a Wedgewood stove. The tin plate is located on the back, top center area of the stove. Check the stove door clock for a name and a date. This information will be printed in very small letters and located around the bottom border of the circular dial. Later stoves had larger clocks set into the top backsplash. Look for paper labels with the stove model or name. Check for the n
