I know most of us are primarily interested in our skillets, pots, WI's, gem pans etc. but if you are interested in reading + pictures of some of the old cast iron stoves I would recommend the below link. I came across it by accident but ended up amazed at some of our past stoves that I knew little or nothing about.
Enjoy.....
http://stovehistory.blogspot.com/2014_06_01_archive.html
Enjoy.....
http://stovehistory.blogspot.com/2014_06_01_archive.html