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Campbell Stoker
Posted: Mon. Nov. 24, 2008 10:19 pm
by Willis
Has anyone ever heard of a Campbell stoker? This ad was in
Ohio Retail Coal Manual 1954 that I have. It looks very interesting.
Re: Campbell Stoker
Posted: Wed. Nov. 26, 2008 12:50 pm
by Blackdiamonddoug
I don't see anything?
BDD
Re: Campbell Stoker
Posted: Wed. Nov. 26, 2008 2:57 pm
by LsFarm
This is a Bituminous stoker.. there was a whole industry that developed around converting hand feed coal boilers/furnaces to stokers using these underfeed stokers..
I have several 'Stoker News' monthly publications/trade newspapers on this industry.. Quite interesting, they were trying to keep the coal industry going, against the competition from the 'flip a switch' OIL heat systems.
Greg L
Re: Campbell Stoker
Posted: Thu. Nov. 27, 2008 6:16 am
by Duengeon master
I have a "flip a switch" oil heat system, that's why I burn coal!
Greg, Is that what your Iron fireman is? an insert for a hand fired furnace?
Re: Campbell Stoker
Posted: Thu. Nov. 27, 2008 7:46 am
by TimV
Iron Fireman.....
Had one of those jewels in my house when I bought it....
It was much more work keeping that running than feeding my hand fired hot air furnace
I considered it a "learning experience"
without it I wouldn't know anymore than how to turn up a thermostat for heat.
Re: Campbell Stoker
Posted: Thu. Nov. 27, 2008 11:27 pm
by LsFarm
My Iron Fireman stoker is a retrofit stoker, meant to be inserted through the ashpan door of a big handfired boiler or Furnace..
I counted the different makers of underfeed retrofit stokers in those trade papers I have,, somewhere around 15 different makers mentioned or advertised in the papers. Names like Delco, Fairbanks, and other big names.. this was in the late 30's through early 40's.
Greg L