Papa Bear date and location of manufacture?

[Franklin (Not the turtle)]

Hello all,

I recently acquired Papa Bear stove. It was salvaged from the basement of a house that burned (not the reason for the fire) and needs a bit of work to make it pretty again. I am going to give it a light sand blast and depending on how the top turns out, I may polish it with with a 220 grit sanding disk before finishing the steel.

The stove has angle corners/legs, flat top door, bear paw feet, spring handle, one piece top and a baffle below the discharge. It originally had fire bricks inside, that are missing and I will replace. The puzzling part is that the top is 21" wide. Information that I have found on this sight indicates that the Papa Bear had a 20" wide top.

There is a"D937" stamped on the back top left (viewed from the back).

I was wondering if anyone could help me find out where and when this stove was built or provide any other interesting facts.

Thank

 

[coaly]

20 inches wide is correct. The fabricator may have built them with a larger overhang. 20 inches is what the drawings call for, but different fabricators vary to the actual prints. First post here gives measurements of all the single door models.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/fisher-papa-mama-and-baby-bear-details-bear-series.86736/

Normal firebox size is 18 inches wide across front, 32 inches deep. (outside)
Here is a cut sheet size used as a cheater sheet for the shop. Sizes were taken from prints in the office and this was used in the shop by the builder.