barrel stove

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    Barrel stove question

    Looking to identify the purpose and proper use of this vintage barrel stove. Specifically the purpose of the secondary smaller barrel on top.
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    Lil House Heater / Barrel Stove

    They don't make these Lil House Heaters any more. They are a barrel stove inside of an outer insulated metal box that blows the heat into the house. It has to be completely broken down and rebuilt every few years to replace seals and even the barrel can be replaced when it rusts through. It's...
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    Baffle question on a 2/3 barrel stove in the workshop

    greetings! I grew up on wood heat, my whole life my family has used a circulating stove and 4 years ago my dad set up a big standalone outdoor furnace/boiler (a purdy/Taylor hybrid made by a local fabricator), we also have a cabin with an old radiant stove. But now that I’ve “grown up” (or so...