potbelly stove

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His swanky West Hollywood atelier had colorful wallpaper and African masks on the walls, a huge potbelly stove and a full bar, where customers could indulge throughout a fitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

The loft, which rented for $40 a month, had no electricity — power was wired in from a light fixture in the hall — and was heated with a potbelly stove.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Heat came from a potbelly stove, and there was no indoor plumbing or electricity, according to church history.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2021

A potbelly stove took the edge off bitterly cold days outside the rough-hewed schoolhouses north of Fergus Falls, the county seat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2019

She cleaned her hands at the washbasin, then ladled some stew from the pot cooling on the potbelly stove.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros