Summary Information
Alcazar Range & Heater Company Scrapbooks
circa
1921-1925
- Alcazar Range & Heater Co.
- Pieplow, William L.
Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 1
0.4 cubic ft. (1 box)
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)
Consists of advertisements, promotional literature,
instructions for the use and operation of various products, photographs of the
factory, offices, products and displays, and other materials relating to the
company.
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Biography/History
Alcazar ranges and heaters were sold only through stove merchants in cities such as
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Boston, Portland,
and Kansas City. The Milwaukee location operated on Cleveland Avenue between
1910-1938. These products were designed for the "lady of the house" and were often
referred to as a "housekeeper's delight". Alcazar ranges burned coal or wood, and
gas, "separately or both at once" and were advertised as a money saver by using coal
or wood in the winters to warm the kitchen and adjacent areas and by using gas in
the summer to keep the kitchen area cool. Alcazar manufactured these kitchen ranges
in a variety of sizes and styles.
Alcazar also manufactured a line of ranges designed with an automatic heat regulator
for gas only. With the automatic heat regulator any desired degree of heat could be
maintained in the oven for various kinds of baking and cooking. The regulator could
be set either before or after the gas was lighted. When the indicator was set at the
desired temperature the oven temperature remained at that point. These "gas ranges"
also came in a variety of designs. Alcazar heaters called "oaks" were advertised as
"not just ordinary heaters". These heaters were made of cold-rolled boiler steel,
the joints properly flanged and put together so as to be airtight. Alcazar claimed
that nothing had been overlooked when making their heaters.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is made up of three volumes of scrapbooks entitled "Alcazar Ranges
& Heaters: The Housekeeper's Delight". Included in these three volumes are
photographs of the factory and offices, ranges, and heaters, as well as company
advertisements, operating instructions, examples of customer mailers, pamphlets,
blueprints, clippings, and postcards. The materials in the volumes are largely
undated but are presumed circa 1921-1925
Arrangement of the Materials
The contents of the volumes are in original order. Volume numbers were assigned
during processing.
Preferred Citation
Alcazar Range & Heater Company Scrapbooks, circa 1921-1925, Collection 1.
Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
Related Material in the Milwaukee Public Library
Archival Collections
Publications and Other Items
Alcazar Range and Heaters : Catalogue
Sales Hand-Book : Containing Alcazar Salesman's Creed, Alcazar Policies,
General Instructions and Sales Manual
Administrative/Restriction Information
There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all
in accordance with state law. The public may view collections from the Milwaukee
Historic Photo Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an
in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please
contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection
(Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Donated by the family of William L. Pieplow, manager of the company from
1919-1925. Materials were accessioned as a Historic Photo Collection.
Processed by unknown.
Contents List
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Box
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Volume 1, circa 1921-1925
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Box
1
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Volume 2, circa 1921-1925
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Box
1
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Volume 3, circa 1921-1925
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