5 Reasons You Need An Electric Fireplace

Electric fireplaces have a long and muddied history. Their existence goes all the way back to the early 1900s, though it wasn't until 1995 that Dimplex patented the first indoor electric fireplace.

What happened during the eighty years between the time they were first used as props in the theater to the time when they were used in homes across the country? The truth is... no one is 100% certain.

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Some people link Benjamin Franklin to the creation of the electric fireplace. While it is true that he invented the ?Franklin Stove? that upgraded common colonial fireplaces, there is no direct evidence showing his contributions went far enough to be intertwined in inventions 100+ years after his passing.