Bicentennial Grandpa Stove

[egordons24]

Hi,
I'm new to Hearth.com I have a few fisher stoves. I just purchased a bicentennial grandpa to restore and use. I got to the bottom and this is what I found. I'm not sure who the Bob is, thought maybe Bob Fisher and made it for his Father???
Any info ?
Thank You

 

[begreen]

Based on the date it looks like it might have been a Christmas present. Not sure if it would be Bob Fisher. Didn't he have a stroke in 1976? I read that the Grandma/Grandpa series were designed after Bob Fisher stepped down from the company. I think his father's name was Baxter?

 

[coaly]

Is there a “PA #xxxx “ on the bottom as well?

 

[egordons24]

I looked the stove over and didn't find anything else welded or stamped. I haven't found the serial # on this stove yet. Where should I look?
Thank you

 

[egordons24]

Hi coaly,
I was reading some old posts on Fisher stoves and saw you lived in Factoryville don't know if you still do but this stove is in New Milford. I picked it up in Altmar Ny 2 weeks ago

 

[coaly]

I looked the stove over and didn't find anything else welded or stamped. I haven't found the serial # on this stove yet. Where should I look?
Thank you

PA stoves had a stove number on the bottom. Serial numbers didn’t start until stamped on UL Label.

Some NY stoves have a stamped number on rear top corner.

How are the legs treated? No cuts or angled corners in the angle iron, clipped on a 45* at bottom, or tapered down about 6 inches from bottom down to 1 inch? Chrome ball feet? Those are a few things NY and PA did differently.

 

[egordons24]

PA stoves had a stove number on the bottom. Serial numbers didn’t start until stamped on UL Label.

Some NY stoves have a stamped number on rear top corner.

How are the legs treated? No cuts or angled corners in the angle iron, clipped on a 45* at bottom, or tapered down about 6 inches from bottom down to 1 inch? Chrome ball feet? Those are a few things NY and PA did differently.

I looked on the back and bottom no numbers. Chrome ball feet on a welded in pin. The taper is 2 1/2 in tall down to 3/4 in. This stove is in New Milford Pa now. Thank you for the info.

 

[45cheese2]

This is really cool. I'm going to watch this thread

 

[egordons24]

If I high light the trees and stars on the doors with silver heat paint does it affect the value of the stove ?

 

[egordons24]

Silver Heat Paint on the doors stars and trees. Yes or No ?

 

[stoveliker]

Value of that stove is in the eye of the beholder.
I would not do silver paint. But maybe some folks like it.

Are you sure the paint is suitable for a stove? Unsuitable paint becomesa stinking poison cloud when it burns off...