Forged in 1895 in Dowagiac Michigan, the Round Oak stove known as Becky was a sturdy, no-nonsense pillar of warmth and reliability. Named after her creator, Philo D. Beckwith, and affectionately shortened by the family who first owned her, Becky stood in the heart of a log farmhouse in Illinois, where she braved blizzards, cooked Sunday stews, and dried mittens by the dozen. Her iron body bore the marks of decades—tiny scratches from fire pokers, a soft shine where hands had rested—but she never faltered.

Now, over 150 years later, Becky lives in Manhattan, Kansas, nestled among other antique stoves in a place where her story is honored. Though she still stands strong, a testament to craftsmanship, survival, and the quiet endurance of the things we build to last.