European History
We find early records of the Kachelofen builders in Austria around 900 A.D. These
craftsmen who can build kachelöfen are called "Hafners".
In 1994 the Hafner Guild, which was founded in Vienna, Austria celebrated their 760th.
anniversary. Switzerland honored the Hafners with four stamps which showed famous
Kachelöfen of the 17 th. century.
Between the 15 & 18th century, the Kachelofen became popular in Europe. Kachelöfen
are found everywhere in Europe, on farms, in homes, estates, townhouses, temples, abbys,
churches, castles and fortresses. In Russia they are called the Russian Stove, in Sweden
the Kachelugn, Italians call them Fornatio (the little heater).
Many of the old Kachelöfen which survived through all the wars are now declared national
treasures and prized for their special antique value.
In the early 1800's Kachelöfen were manufactured and built in America. The last of these
is on display in a museum in Winston Salem, NC.
Mark Twain experienced the Kachelofen and he wrote that he
wondered "When will America adopt these amazing and convient heaters."
William Randolf Hearst had several German Kachelöfen built in his Bavarian Village,
Wyntoon, on the McCloud river in northern California.
A growing awareness for the enviroment and health conscious living is causing a resurgence
in demand for Kachelöfen.
In 1988 David Cornell, started producing stove-tiles called Kacheln, in southern Oregon
for the first time ever
February of 1990, the first exquisite Kachelöfen was built using native Oregon Soapstone.
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