my friend at work as an old cast iron ben franklin stove, its probably an antique. i am buying it to heat my 7-800 sq foot garage. how well do this really old stoves work for an open floor plan like a garage. what's the history of these stoves. he told me that it is a pot belly type of stove and that it has 2 cooking surfaces. im hopping that little stove will roast. i do kind of like that vintage look anyways, and it goes well with the 1948 farmall cub that i also own and use regularly.