New/Old Wehrle Parlor Stove in the Hands of a Newbie
- CoalHeat
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Nice!!!
I know nothing about coal but what I've read here. It is a redish brown porcelain that turns black toward the edges. I was looking for a little wood burner to take the chill off of a small room. Now I have to decide how to use this and if it is safe.
- freetown fred
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Real nice lil stove Keith.Welcome. You'll get some feedback on that lil beauty--trust me on that I'll let the old time stove guys have at it.
- dlj
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I don't see anything about the grates that look like it has some kind of shaker. If the grates don't shake, it's probably a wood stove.
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Post some pictures of the inside, of the firebox. Usually if it has a grate it is a coal burning appliance, but not always.
Forum members will be able to answer some questions with the visuals.
If it is just a flat bottom to the firebox it is likely wood only.
On the original poster's photos, there is a tab for the lower part of the grate, which if your's is identical, does that tab move the lower part of the grate for shaking?
Coal appliances usually have an air control for above the fire, but the photos of the original poster's does not show an air control that I can see, does your's have one above the fire?