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Post by Sunny Boy » Tue. Sep. 25, 2018 7:01 am

mntbugy wrote:
Mon. Sep. 24, 2018 11:16 pm
Paulie and I played with Skip's. Our,Wings and 6 . The load doors were very similar. But the GW 6 load door has a different radius to it. Not fitting on the Wings, or the Ours.

I think all 3 have slight differences in the finial.

The skirt pieces not sure about or grate frames.
When I was at Wilson's looking to buy, what later became Simon's Wings Best, I seem to remember that Wilson was telling me that the Wings and GW 6 grates and frame interchange. Can't remember if he said that it took a bit of grinder-customizing to do that.

The two are so close in design, operation, and heat output, I was having trouble picking which to take home until Wilson fired up the GW 6. So, I decided to stay all Glenwood stoves and bought the GW 6.

Just as well, because the pipe collar on the Wings is lower on the back pipe than the GW 6 and Simon needed that lower outlet to have the stove pipe clear under his fireplace's lintel. Even better in the long run because Simon got to add the Wings to his Taunton collection and I love the GW 6. :yes:

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Post by wsherrick » Tue. Sep. 25, 2018 2:01 pm

Welcome to coal stove easy street. Your stove is almost identical to the Wings Best and the Glenwood No. 6. You have obtained one of the most efficient stoves ever made. It is very sophisticated in its design and it will take some time for you to learn to operate it properly. And fear not if you have any problems with it because you have many people here including myself who can help you with it. You will not regret buying it.

 
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Post by stovehospital » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 9:02 pm

Leonard and Baker had a policy of putting any name you wanted on the door of a stove if you bought enough stoves. Their ranges came with at least 100 different names on them. Some even had bogus manufacturer's names like Lakeside Foundry.
The Wing's Best was sold by Wing's department store in New Bedford. the Our Best by smaller stores around the area. They are the same stove. I have seen other names like Tessier Grand, and Old Colony as well but they are all the same stove. Herald did the same with the Oakland name, Glenwood sometimes sold theirs as Hudsons.
Leonard is an interesting name. the first Leonard came to the new world in 1627 specifically to make cast iron goods. there was a Leonard in the same business till WW2.

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 9:23 am

Did you pick that stove up on The Cape...

 
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Post by stovehospital » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 8:42 pm

Leonard and Baker would sell stoves with any name you wanted if you bought enough stoves., I see them with names of department stores all the time. the Wing's Best was sold by Wing's dept. store in New Bedford. They go all the way back to The Moby Dick era as Wing's ships chandlery. The Our Best was sold by smaller outlets. Tessier is another one that we see, Old Colony is another . They are all the same stove and there are many other names.

 
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Here’s an our best I picked up not long ago. It’s near mint shape an complete. Good score on your part. Great heaters

 
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Post by Merc300d » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 9:46 am

For some reason , the finial wings are mis matched. They offered the finial in two styles.


 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 10:45 am

Very nice Kev. It looks just like the Wings Best finial on the one I almost bought from Wilson. See first pic below of Wilson and I discussing the Wings finial.

But, I'm wondering why the OP's stove has a Glenwood #6 bonnet and finial ? I've seen some mixed up after a restoration when a shop likely used whatever they could find to replace a missing bonnet/finial, but I don't think that's the case here.

Second pic is a close-up pic of my GW#6 bonnet with the vase and trident finial used on many of GW's stoves.

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Post by Merc300d » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 11:26 am

Paul , I believe the op stated the our best came from Barnstable stove. It’s a good possibility that it didn’t have the original finial. The fact that Glenwoods were more prevalent during that time an also now , it’s Pretty safe to say that was the case. Wings best ( our best ) finials are very hard to come by

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 11:45 am

Good points Kev. I forgot what the OP said about Barnstable.

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Post by alpineboard » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 11:55 am

Hi All, After reading the discussion of origin on the upper bonnet and finial of the Our Best that I got, from looking at the said bonnet and finial, they both appear to have the same amount of weathering, ...aka rust/corrosion, they sort of match. And comparing the "weathering" of these upper pieces to the bottom pieces of nickel, they do not match, So I think Barnstable substituted the uppers with GW parts, as the originals were either gone or past salvage use.
As far as saving the old nickel, it is amazing what some scotchguard and metal polish can do to bring it back.
Yes, on the origin of CL sale was from Cape cod.

 
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Post by tsb » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 1:12 pm

SB What is the handle sticking out the back ? I don't even see the possibility on mine.

 
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Post by tcalo » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 1:21 pm

Lid lifter handle for the lid under the bonnet?

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 1:36 pm

tcalo wrote:
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Lid lifter handle for the lid under the bonnet?
Bingo !

That's a Glenwood lid lifter handle I got and re-nickel plated. I store it in the decorative holes of the bonnet because I load coal into the magazine under the lid, not through the loading door.

I use the handle to swing the too hot to touch bonnet off to the right, then use it to swing the lid off to the left. Then I can pour coal into the mag.

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Post by tsb » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 2:10 pm

Ok ! Thought I was missing something.


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