AMERICA IMPROVED. 1870. DOYLE'S DOUBLE-ACTING FLUE, PATENTED JUNE 2D, 1868. ALSO, DOYLE'S SUMMER AND WINTER ATTACHMENT, PATENTED MAY 11TH, 1869...

[Albany: The Argus Company, 1869]. Original printed and illustrated orange wrappers, stitched, 32pp + three folding engravings of the Company's products. A persistent blotch in blank lower margins of all pages, else Very Good.

The 'America' is a "first-class cooking stove," its praises sung in this catalogue. Doyle offers a "Challenge, to stand open for two years from this date, September 28th, 1869. I challenge the American and all First-class Cooking Stoves to a test of power in all the different kinds of work required of First-class Stoves..." Testimonials, directions for use, and other material fill the catalogue.
Romaine 358 records a different catalogue, 12 pages. Not in Winterthur. Not located on OCLC, which records a few copies of an 1871 printing as well as a broadside for Doyle's stoves. Item #27275

Price: $175.00

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