Author Archives: delconner

J. Del Conner sculpted and cast four custom Firebacks in 2020 – 2021. Elements of The Bear’s Den, and the Heron House sculptures were later modified, placed on the new Classic Plain Panel frame, and added to our line of … Continue reading →

I recently received an email from a man named Ben who had inherited one of my firebacks and asked how the rust could be removed, and the casting cleaned. The photo attached in the email was of a 1980 Great … Continue reading →

On this day in 1985 Halley’s Comet crossed the celestial equator. That night, the comet entered the overflowing bowl of Aquarius the water bearer. With them paying the freight, we donated copies of this fireback to the Royal Astronomical Society … Continue reading →

We recently made a pattern of a miniature Catoctin Furnace Stove Plate for our friends at the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society in Maryland. We are in the process of making 25 rubber molds of the plate that will used by … Continue reading →

by Jason Nark, Updated: March 8, 2019- 6:10 AM J. Del Conner holds a mold of his most popular fireback design, “The Great Oak,” at his home, which doubles as a studio, in Hamburg, Berks County. Conner makes original firebacks, … Continue reading →

Founded by chimney sweep Terry Polis in 1979, Pennsylvania Firebacks, Inc., is about to mark the 40th Anniversary of its revitalization of the art form of the cast-iron Fireback.   When the turn to alternative energy emerged in the late … Continue reading →

A Small Oak Fireback is featured in the hearth of Dennis Prager’s Fireside Chats on his PragerU site.  

In the 1990’s the Good Morning America with Joan Lunden featured our North Star Fireback in its hearth.  Here Ben Vereen talks with Joan.