I hope this link works, it's from a December 1977 Missouri ad, show the inner workings of the bear series. I tried to add this to the "Everything Fisher" thread but it's full, maybe these ads can have their own thread, as interesting as they are...
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZGofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GtUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5289,5319110&dq=fisher stoves&hl=en
Here's one from a gun shop in a Fredricksburg, VA paper
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2496,2989835&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Nov 17, 1974, don't know if Coaly already posted this one
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=6389,4256694&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Coaly or Camfan, did Cal Cotton build stoves in Newburgh, NY? Here's an ad from January 1977
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2551,4658589&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Here's an XL ad from the Salt Lake City area March 1978. I've seen Mama Bears listed from 370 pounds up to 410 pounds. Wonder if it's the weight of the bricks or the type of steel used...?
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=5690,6628722&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Here's a good November 1980 article from Canada, gives good numbers of Fisher Stoves at around 30,000 just in British Columbia!
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2903,3563399&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
This article gives good insight into the IL and ICBO testing in September 1983. It even gives a chart type guide to firewood species, drying time, etc..
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=5554,3683449&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZGofAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GtUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5289,5319110&dq=fisher stoves&hl=en
Here's one from a gun shop in a Fredricksburg, VA paper
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2496,2989835&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Nov 17, 1974, don't know if Coaly already posted this one
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=6389,4256694&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Coaly or Camfan, did Cal Cotton build stoves in Newburgh, NY? Here's an ad from January 1977
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2551,4658589&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Here's an XL ad from the Salt Lake City area March 1978. I've seen Mama Bears listed from 370 pounds up to 410 pounds. Wonder if it's the weight of the bricks or the type of steel used...?
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=5690,6628722&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
Here's a good November 1980 article from Canada, gives good numbers of Fisher Stoves at around 30,000 just in British Columbia!
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=2903,3563399&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en
This article gives good insight into the IL and ICBO testing in September 1983. It even gives a chart type guide to firewood species, drying time, etc..
http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AAIBAJ&pg=5554,3683449&dq=fisher-stoves&hl=en