Wapello County. There are 185 real estate listings found in Wapello County, IA. There are 7 cities in Wapello County which include Ottumwa , Blakesburg , Eldon , Eddyville , and Agency . There are 7 zip codes in Wapello County which include 52501 , 52536 , 52554 , 52553 , and 52530 .
The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1741. It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an inverted siphon to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle.
British inventor, James Sharp patented a gas stove in 1826, the first successful gas stove to appear on the market. The Carpenter Electric Heating Manufacturing Co. invented an electric stove in 1891. On June 30, 1896, William Hadaway was issued the first patent for the electric stove. In 1910, William Hadaway went on to design the first toaster made by Westinghouse, a horizontal combination toaster-cooker.