Dixon stove polish

2010.16.2

The Joseph Dixon Company began in 1827. In 1829 it introduced the first graphite pencil. (History, Joseph Dixon 1799-1869. 03 November 2010 <http://www.dixonusa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction=history.dixon>).

A graphite polish used in polishing cast iron stoves, grates, and ranges. A further suggested use listed on label was for lubricating wagon axles.

ca 1900

H-1.5 W-1.5 L-4 inches

Dixon's prepared carburet of iron

The St. Joseph Dixon Crucible Company

In the early nineteen hundreds many buildings were heated by wood stoves. The cast iron stoves often rusted, so after the rust was removed a stove polish was applied just like one uses a shoe polish to make the shoes shine and look like new.

Stove industry