The Atlanta Stove Works (ASW) was founded in 1889 by John R. Dickey (1857-1939). It was briefly reorganized as Georgia Stove Works in 1895. Leadership shifted in the 1890s, with C. W. Hunnicutt (1827-1915) serving as president in 1893 and Alexander S. Seals (1858-1899) in 1898. After Seals' death, Samuel D. Jones (approximately 1857-1930) and his brother, Bolling Jones Sr. (1863-1933), purchased Seals' company stock from his estate, thereby controlling 82% of the corporate stock. They reverted the company back to Atlanta Stove Works and a new plant was built on Krog Street in the Inman Park neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1902 ASW expanded into Birmingham, Alabama, establishing the Alabama Manufacturing Company, to produce hollow ware, or cast‑iron cookware, originally made using leased convict laborers. Renamed Birmingham Stove & Range Company (BS&R) in 1909, the foundry soon added ranges and stoves to its output, while ASW itself continued to focus on stove production rather than cookware. After a fire in 1915, BS&R rebuilt a new $50,000 plant at 27th Avenue North and Huntsville Road in 1916. In 1926 Samuel D. Jones’ son, Bolling Jones Jr. (1897-1973), became president of ASW. The company diversified its products during this time, introducing gas stoves in the 1920s and creating the Sportsman Grill in the late 1930s. In 1938 ASW and BS&R formally merged, uniting their operations.

Post‑merger, BS&R continued to broaden its product lines, beginning cast‑iron lawn furniture production starting in 1948. Although the ASW foundry closed in 1957, BS&R continued manufacturing under both brand names, while the former ASW building shifted to steel‑bending for gas heaters and to housing the Bolling Hall furniture division. In 1966 leadership passed to Saunders Jones II (1925-2016), who served as BS&R president from 1969 to 1983 and ASW president beginning in 1973. In 1984, the Wisely Group acquired a majority stake and Oscar Wisely Sr.(1918-2010) became president. In 1986 the company adopted the new legal name A & B Foundry, shifting its focus to commercial and jobber castings. The Atlanta foundry ceased operations in 1988, and was later converted into Krog Street Market (which later expanded into the Krog Dristrict), a shopping district and food hall.