Atlanta Stove Works #40 Wood/Coal Antique Potbelly Stove

[jwalter04]

One of these came up for sale nearby. They're asking $150. Anyone know anything about these?


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[begreen]

Primarily a coal stove I think. Ask over at the coal forum. www.nepacrossroads.com

 

[jwalter04]

Yeah, I thought maybe a coal stove too, but the seller claims they used wood in it, and what little I found on a web search indicated wood too. I've got a second chimney that runs though the house and was looking to add a parlor style stove as supplemental to the Fisher insert.


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[begreen]

It will burn wood, quickly.

 

[bholler]

Yeah you can burn wood in it but you will be loading it every half hour.

 

[jwalter04]

I passed on it. Not ready to get into coal and I wanted something a little bigger and ornate


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[bholler]

I passed on it. Not ready to get into coal and I wanted something a little bigger and ornate

The vast majority of parlor stoves are coal stoves. There are some that are a little better for wood than others but none of them are going to be very good. Why not look at a modern stove that will be much more efficient?

 

[jwalter04]

Mostly buying for looks and the space available. Would only be used when it's really cold and the big stove is struggling.


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[bholler]

Mostly buying for looks and the space available. Would only be used when it's really cold and the big stove is struggling.

Fair enough but if you got a good modern stove you may end up using it instead of the fisher most of the time.

 

[begreen]

There are some wood burning Round Oaks that weren't too bad. Some even had rudimentary secondary combustion. However, besides being a lot more efficient, most modern stoves have much closer clearance requirements than the 36" that an old parlor stove would require.