Cabin cookstove
- pintoplumber
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Our 2nd son bought a cabin on the same road in Potter county that our cabin is on. It has a cookstove that he doesn’t want to use. I guess we’ll move it to our cabin as a static display. I fired it up on Saturday on wood. Pretty neat. The oven has a dial that goes from 1 to 12. I had it up to 5 1/2. Dennis
- pintoplumber
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- pintoplumber
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Nice looking stove! We had the same one at our camp for years. It eventually burned out, so we replaced it. I still wonder if anthracite was too hot for it.
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Nice find.
With those grates, it'll work well with coal if you line the firebox with refractory.
Some ranges had iron liners installed for firebox walls when only using wood. You'd take them out and put firebricks in their place when switching to coal. So, you may have to remove any iron liners to fit refractory.
As for the wooden handled tool, it looks like some type of a "buff cleaner". A tool for cleaning wax and grit buildup in large rotary polishing wheels called a "buff". Did the former owner work in a metal finishing shop ?
Paul
With those grates, it'll work well with coal if you line the firebox with refractory.
Some ranges had iron liners installed for firebox walls when only using wood. You'd take them out and put firebricks in their place when switching to coal. So, you may have to remove any iron liners to fit refractory.
As for the wooden handled tool, it looks like some type of a "buff cleaner". A tool for cleaning wax and grit buildup in large rotary polishing wheels called a "buff". Did the former owner work in a metal finishing shop ?
Paul
- pintoplumber
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Paul, he worked for Hershey chocolate at the Reese’s peanut butter factory. I thought it might be some kind of meat tenderizer. Dennis
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That's where I was headed P--but not totally convinced!!!LOL Hell, make up a good story-- that's as much fun as findin out what it REALLY is!! LOL again
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Its an attitude adjuster!
OK, I too think its a tenderizer (just a guess). Ive seen a few of them at estate auctions but I guess I didnt care enough to find out for sure what it was.
OK, I too think its a tenderizer (just a guess). Ive seen a few of them at estate auctions but I guess I didnt care enough to find out for sure what it was.