While reading Steinbecks Cannery Row, I came across this little gem:
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/Steinbeck_on_Stoves/
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But, once installed in the Palace Flophouse it was the glory and the hearth and the center. It’s nickeled flowers and foliage shone with a cheery light. It was the gold tooth of the Palace. Fired up, it warmed the big room. Its oven was wonderful and you could fry an egg on its shiny black lids.
With the great stove came pride, and with pride the Palace became home.
…….In their minds, they sneered at unsettled people who had no house to go to, and in their pride they brought a guest home for a day or two.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/Steinbeck_on_Stoves/
---------part of the text------------
But, once installed in the Palace Flophouse it was the glory and the hearth and the center. It’s nickeled flowers and foliage shone with a cheery light. It was the gold tooth of the Palace. Fired up, it warmed the big room. Its oven was wonderful and you could fry an egg on its shiny black lids.
With the great stove came pride, and with pride the Palace became home.
…….In their minds, they sneered at unsettled people who had no house to go to, and in their pride they brought a guest home for a day or two.