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Stove restoration?

Discussion in 'Non-EPA Woodstoves and Fireplaces' started by Sam, Mar 10, 2015.

  1. Sam

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    I rescued this great old stove years ago and it sat in a shed down at the farm. When we moved I just couldn't scrap it so it ended up in a shed up here. It's got shaker grates with the handle and cool round legs. Everything appears to be in decent shape but in need of a good going-over. Does anyone know anything about these things and are they worth restoring? image.jpg
     
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    Cool looking old stove do you know who the manufacturer is?
     
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    Give that bad boy a once over with the Swiffer duster man:D
     
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    I don't HD. Can't find a tag or stamp anywhere on it!

    It's out in the horse barn so the chances of it getting dusty again are 110%!!
     
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    Looks to me like it would be a high dollar stove in its time
     
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    I kinda thought so too. The inside is all cast iron of course and the cabinethas porcelain covered cast "mouldings" with heavy sheet steel that seems to be porcelain coated as well. I don't know what used to be in the door for glass though as that's missing.
     
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    That is cool. Even could be used for a decorative piece. The stove would be amazing in a steampunk/Victorian/funky 20s room. Really love it.
     
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    I've seen similar in an antique store in Colorado, was being sold for decorative purposes. I also came across one on craigslist, they wanted ~$400 and were bragging up the porcelain.
     
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    I'm gonna guess that with shaker grates and air inlets below the firebox that you may have a coal stove there. Is the firebox brick lined?

    Most likely the windows were small squares of clear mica. Before the advent of modern materials for viewing windows the mica was the only thing that could take the heat and keep the stove airtight. Mica was very brittle so the viewing windows had to be a series of small openings. The stove had to be pretty airtight or else the coal would take off and melt it.

    More pictures, especially of the insides, would be helpful.

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    I was thinking it was probably a coal stove as well. The interior is not brick lined but pretty substantial curved cast iron. That makes perfect sense on the viewing window as well, thanks for the input! I'll try and get more pictures of the inside.