The year was 1973. An oil crisis had sent America into a panic. I had just started collecting antique stoves. I'm an avid collector of art, history, and items of enchantment, and beauty. Antique stoves were my latest passion. I started collecting the stoves for their beauty and artistry.

With oil prices skyrocketing, folks were looking for alternative fuel sources, and heating stoves were an option. The stoves made a hundred years ago were still as functional and efficient as the day they were made. Not to mention they were classic, vintage pieces of history. I started to sell my stoves in response to the needs at the time.

Now, thirty three years later, I'm still selling anqitue stoves. My passion for antique stoves is still as fresh and intense today as it was on the day I opened the doors to the Good Time Stove Company.

Please join me and my beautiful daughter Sara the stove princess in celebrating our thirty three years of selling antique stoves, and celebrating an industry that was bursting with innovation and creativity.

We've created this section with nostalgia, humor and reverence for the art and beauty of the antique stove. Have fun!

To visit each one of our decades in business, click on the images to the left and below.


The 80's

The new decade

I am a proud collector of objects of history, of art, and of enchantment, whether it be an exquisitely designed parlor stove, a cherub decorated trade card, or a garden sculpture that sits among my perennials. It is my belief that an antique stove combines all three – history, art and enchantment.

In the last few years I have amassed a vast collection of ephemera dedicated to the stove manufacturing industry; trade cards, catalogs, photographs, advertisements and the like. The number of stove related items I’ve collected has easily surpassed a thousand.

With our website, I am creating a virtual library so that I can share my collection with you. My beautiful daughter Sara, the stove princess, and my team of designers and writers have been busy creating sections that celebrate and honor the rich and relevant history of heating and cooking stoves.