Looking for help with identifying an old stove

Hey all, been awhile since I’ve been truly active on here and I apologize for that but I promise I’ve been productive outside the FHC getting ready for winter and growing my hoard! So to make a long story short, I was to be getting a good deal on a new stove, I ended up getting jerked around for awhile with picking it up, life got busy, summer was coming to an end, gave the guy an ultimatum that I needed the stove by “X” date or I’m moving on and as suspected, no stove. So as I find myself on the edge of the wood burning season, and not wanting to go through another winter constantly feeding my Harman coal stove with wood, I was frantically searching for the most viable thing to throw heat and provide an overnight burn. Finally something breaks my way (I think?) and a local guy I know was looking to sell his old, no frills log burner. Went and looked at it, looks to be in good shape for its age, price was right and home it came.

So now for the fun part, there’s absolutely no markings on it, at least that I can find. I want to give it a good cleaning this week or weekend and see if there might be something hidden somewhere that was missed. The look and design of it reminds me of an old Baker stove made here in central PA, but the door is blank and it’s a top vent. From the few other Baker stoves I’ve seen they’ve all been rear vent and have some kind of identification on the doors, whether their name, eagles or both. So I’m really not sure what I have at the moment and was hoping I could find some insight here. I’ve looked all over for info on Baker stoves to try and compare the dimensions with the one I have but I can’t find any info on them anywhere! Does anyone here possibly have any kind of historic info or a link to some old info? Does anyone actually own one and have any firsthand insight on them for me?

Dimensions: 21”W x 38”D x 33”H
Firebox: 15”W x 27.5”D

Thanks for any and all helpful info, as this one is a mystery for me.

-UC

 

Welcome back!
Looks to me like it may be a loosely based copy of a Fisher?
Are those tubes across the top of the firebox open to the front/rear for heat exchange?

 

Thanks, glad to be back and hoping to be a little more active as things (hopefully) slow down a bit for me. The tubes are open to the front, which was also a common design on the Baker’s, as well as the door opening to the left.

 

Good looking stove. I love my Fisher and it looks a lot like one but I would say it's not, there were a lot of stoves that borrowed Fisher designs heavily. It's a good looking old stove and will likely last 50 years...good score!

 

Thanks! I’m hoping it serves us well until we can afford to upgrade to something more efficient. Did the Fishers have the 4 tubes up top for the heat exchanger?

 

Big cooking surface is always nice to have, just in case. The tubes are definitely unique and I’m hoping they’ll throw some serious heat when we need it

 

I was able to finally find some pictures of Baker’s with the top vent. Besides the door they look identical to what I picked up.

 

100% correct that’s all that really matters when it comes down to being a stove. I’m someone who loves knowing the history of stuff though and values the story behind things, so for me, trying to figure out the maker of the stove is something of enjoyment. Nowadays when 90% of everything is manufactured overseas and doesn’t make it past the warranty, I like to appreciate and take comfort in the fact of something old that’s American made and built to last, that’s all.

 

I had a Fisher Grandma Bear and it did not have the heat exchanger tubes.

 

Had a Fisher at our old farm, when we were living there for 13 years. UncleCub ... your stove looks like ours... without the Fisher logo on the door...