FISHER wood stove: model, year and a couple more questions

[melvinjo]

Hello.. I was fortunate to have a woodstove given to me by my neighbor when I moved from Co to Mo. I had used a woodstove, already installed in my Co home, and I used it for 12 years. He gave this to me when I said my house in Mo didnt have one. And it really needs one...........

Its in great shape, just needs a little refurb

A contractor visited me on a dif issue, saw the stove, and he had many comments

Questions:

Any idea on model/year?

There are two holes (See pics)
Which holes do what? (The man who saw it here said the top hole is a modification (?) done by a previous owner)

Which hole do I use for the chimney?

 

[melvinjo]

Forgot: Both holes are 8" in diameter

 

[coaly]

This is a barometric stove, factory built with an air box in the top outlet for a barometric damper on the rear opening. Cap it. Do not use the damper, connect chimney flue to top outlet only.

This is a Series III that began in 1980.

Using the search feature at top right with key word barometric within this forum will give you lots of results.

 

[melvinjo]

Thanks A man that saw it said it might be a Papa Bear, not sure what that means

 

[Bozshapoz]

Thanks A man that saw it said it might be a Papa Bear, not sure what that means

That's the model. I just acquired one that looks like yours, but mine is on a pedestal, and it's a little smaller. Mine is a Teddy Bear. On the rear of the stove, near the bottom, is a manufacturers data plate. It should tell you everything you need to know. Fisher is the manufacturer, Grandpa Bear is the model.

 

[Bozshapoz]

That's the model. I just acquired one that looks like yours, but mine is on a pedestal, and it's a little smaller. Mine is a Teddy Bear. On the rear of the stove, near the bottom, is a manufacturers data plate. It should tell you everything you need to know. Fisher is the manufacturer, Grandpa Bear is the model.

Or...Papa Bear....Mama Bear...etc

 

[coaly]

Thanks A man that saw it said it might be a Papa Bear, not sure what that means

Papa was the first welded steel plate stove made. It heats 2000sf. Then a smaller Mama that heats 1500 sf. and customers still needed something smaller, so Baby Bear was made to heat 1000sf. These were the originals called the Bear Series. These are single door 6 inch outlet stoves.

1976 started the Fireplace Series, what you have.
Start with the Everything Fisher thread in sticky section at top. This will identity any Fisher Stove.

Everything Fisher

I notice a lot of threads started with Fisher Stove questions. My intention of this thread is for anyone wondering what model they have, or selling one, to be able to identify their stove, and then be able to learn the history behind it and find more technical information if they need it. Bear...

www.hearth.com

Your stove details are here;

FISHER Grandma and Grandpa Bear Details (Fireplace Series)

Since the Everything Fisher thread has so much hard to find information, I'll start a thread with detailed info on each model as I put it together. Anyone needing information on their Grandma or Grandpa double door stove is likely to find it here. Please ask if you don't find what you need ...

www.hearth.com

Read through it, you will find the Barometric stoves.