It still exists. The second largest stove maker in Troy was the Empire Stove Works erected in 1846 and located on Second and Ida Streets along the Poestenkill. Anson Atwood opened the Empire Stove ...

Mike and Lois Rupp began selling Lopi stoves from their home in 1979, and opened Countryside Home and Chimney in Holland in 1984. In 1988, they launched Empire Distributing with five dealers and ...