Please help identify this wood stove

[bsherman534]

I am from northern Indiana and cant pin point what brand stove this is. I received it from the in-laws who used it in the 90's to heat there house. Has temp controlled blower on bottom to force air around chamber that wood is burning in. 6 inch exhaust and 10 inch opening on top for heat to blow out. Does a great job! Any help would be great!! Thanks everyone!

 

[webbie]

More chance of that one being homemade or a few of a kind. In 35 years in the business, I never saw one exactly like that and the lack of a cast door or labels or names on it spells homemade....by homemade, that means it still could have been professionally built by a welder or fab shop, just never sold as a brand.

 

[bsherman534]

More chance of that one being homemade or a few of a kind. In 35 years in the business, I never saw one exactly like that and the lack of a cast door or labels or names on it spells homemade....by homemade, that means it still could have been professionally built by a welder or fab shop, just never sold as a brand.

I have seen a few on local Craigslist for sale the last few years. None of them owners ever stated what or where they are from. This thing is great on the heat output! I assume they might be a small production of them at a welder shop or something. Thanks!

 

[webbie]

It almost reminds me of this, but not quite
https://www.hearth.com/talk/wiki/kickapoo-stove-works/

 

[bsherman534]

Bump

 

[rwhite]

Looks like a wood furnace without the duct work. Does that gadget on the side control the blower?

 

[bsherman534]

Looks like a wood furnace without the duct work. Does that gadget on the side control the blower?

You are correct. When a certain temp is reached the blower on the bottom kicks on, blowing the hot air out the top. I didn't have duct work on at time of picture. It now has a 10" 90 degree elbow on it to control direction of air. It's plenty hot and I don't think I need to plum it into my house duct work at this time.

 

[bsherman534]

So this thing did great all winter. We had some record cold temps for weeks and the house never dropped below 68 degrees. Normally our house has been around 74. I did find out a little more about it. That some guy made some out of his shop in Lakeville, IN. Pretty close to where I live in fact. It was an older gentleman at the time and is believed to not be around or doing that business any more. If anyone knows more I would still be grateful... Have a great summer everyone...