The Bible in Iron;: or, The Pictured Stoves and Stove Plates of The Pennsylvania Germans - Paperback

by Henry C. Mercer (Author)

Documents and studies colonial-era cast-iron stoves of Pennsylvania German origin. Originally published in 1914.

Author Biography

Henry C. Mercer (1856-1930) was a Harvard-educated archaeologist, artifact collector, writer, and tile maker from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was a founding member of the Bucks County Historical Society and served as the curator of American and prehistoric archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.