Birmingham 27 Box

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Turkey Ninja

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Mar 29, 2023
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Church Point, LA
First post here. Been searching for an old Birmingham stove for a while now and stumbled onto this one from North Mississippi. Not in perfect condition, but pretty good considering it was made in 1920. Got it almost completely buffed down and will seal and repaint it. Changing some of the hardware. Don’t want to take a chance removing some because some will undoubtedly strip. Door has been cracked and (poorly) welded but it’s holding. Would love to get it repaired better, but research shows it’s really tough to do. Looking for a replacement door if anyone has one! A piece of the hearth plate has also been chipped off(no biggie). Any and all advice greatly appreciated! Love these old stoves…

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First post here. Been searching for an old Birmingham stove for a while now and stumbled onto this one from North Mississippi. Not in perfect condition, but pretty good considering it was made in 1920. Got it almost completely buffed down and will seal and repaint it. Changing some of the hardware. Don’t want to take a chance removing some because some will undoubtedly strip. Door has been cracked and (poorly) welded but it’s holding. Would love to get it repaired better, but research shows it’s really tough to do. Looking for a replacement door if anyone has one! A piece of the hearth plate has also been chipped off(no biggie). Any and all advice greatly appreciated! Love these old stoves…

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Are you actually planning on using this stove for heat?
 
Yea in a storage shed/workshop
If the stove can be made safe it could work in that application. Because you are going to want fast heat in a cold shop. I wouldn't recommend an old stove like that in a home. They really are going to give you very little control and very short burn times. As well as very little efficency
 
If the stove can be made safe it could work in that application. Because you are going to want fast heat in a cold shop. I wouldn't recommend an old stove like that in a home. They really are going to give you very little control and very short burn times. As well as very little efficency
Definitely will make it as safe as possible. I believe they make a 6” pipe with a damper if I’m not mistaken? Should help some with burn times to an extent. We have very mild winters here, so it’s more about resurrecting this old stove and getting it back looking good. A little heat is just a bonus. Appreciate it.
 
Definitely will make it as safe as possible. I believe they make a 6” pipe with a damper if I’m not mistaken? Should help some with burn times to an extent. We have very mild winters here, so it’s more about resurrecting this old stove and getting it back looking good. A little heat is just a bonus. Appreciate it.
An old trick with this stove was sliding a piece of tile under the door opening to close the air intake more. The intake was quite large and other leaks required damper use to slow them down. Make sure all seams are filled with Stove and Gasket Cement. Put a light inside and look for light leaks around the top where it sets on the sides.
 
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