I bought this monarch stove last weekend, seems to work well just wondered how old it may be ......any idea?
By the features it looks early 20th century, around 1910-1915? By the early 20s there was a large script logo on the oven door. KaptJaq
Welcome to the forum Trombley!, Neat stove! Look at your temp gauge, If it says Pat Pending it's more than likely pre-1930's, most things had a patent by the 40's, The legs tell me about that time line as well. Does the door on the inside have a "rope" asbestos gasket? and lastly, are those little handles on the doors and on the oven door steel or porcelain? If they are steel it's about 1915 to 1930. Either way it's cool! I'm "NO" expert on these, I have a cool book with some old stuff in it on stoves.
After 1930; Hi, I don't know if you have received answers on the age of your Range. Normally a 4 burner is considered a Stove and 6 burner is a Range, but that is when they have eyes over firebox. Yours definitely is the size of a Range. The loading door is made for longer wood instead of removing two eyes. They started the color you have "Ivory-Tan" in 1930. Most were "Nile-Green". Colorful Kitchens with MONARCH RANGES - Country Home (Oct, 1930) I would need lots of pics to determine style number and firebox type for a closer date. There are two. One has a removable plate in front for coal to make hopper, the other has letters "wood / coal" on the front when you open door above shaker shaft. There should be a tag held on the air flapper on back with 2 round head stove bolts with the Malleable Iron Range Co. name at top, style number at bottom left, Serial number bottom right. I believe it's a 200 series that will be 2xx number with letters behind it. Older Ranges and cookstoves without tags have numbers cast into the top with the first number representing eye size in inches, a dash and the second number representing firebox length for log size. Such as 8-20. The arched trademark name was registered in 1907; Arched to go over the oven thermometer. Trademark Status & Document Retrieval The straight one that I believe is on your front plate was trademarked in 1930. Trademark Status & Document Retrieval Patent numbers on various parts in the early 30's start with 1,xxx,xxx and mid 1930 are 2,xxx,xxx. So the highest patent number gives you an idea of updated parts as they were improved. Here is a patent date chart; United States Patent Dates Be very careful with the tabs in the lids when lifting. These are the first thing to break making removal when hot very difficult. You need a larger tea kettle to cover opening or nest type eye over fire box for that size kettle. It is malleable iron, not cast iron, and never use stove black on top. It gets oiled only, that is the most common mistake most make.
Man,I do love it, looks like late 20s 30s. Missing top tho. They had tops that fit into those slots towards the back I think. Maybe wrong. But great find. It's definitely an asset to have something that doesn't rely on power to work.
