Is this a modified fisher or early handles?
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That fabricator made that type handle. You will find them on a lot of stoves from there. It came from Fenske Welding Rt 3. Hwy 71 Bemidji, Minnesota 56601.
When the Fishers sent out the drawings to build stoves you could buy air dampers from them along with other hardware or buy your own locally, or make your own.
When the Fishers sent out the drawings to build stoves you could buy air dampers from them along with other hardware or buy your own locally, or make your own.
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I should say I believe it came from Fenske, but the very first licensee in that state was Roy Smith and Loren Trachsel, from Minneapolis. They were not welders themselves. They hired fabricators to do their work unlike most license holders that made their own stoves. Since stoves move around a bit or people took them with them when they moved, you never know. Those two became Self Suffiency and later Sierra Stove.
That is a early 76 Grandpa and not many were built with the 3 piece top. Fabricators had already gone to the bent tops for the single door narrow stoves and not all had a brake wide enough for the newly added wide double door Grandpa.
That is a early 76 Grandpa and not many were built with the 3 piece top. Fabricators had already gone to the bent tops for the single door narrow stoves and not all had a brake wide enough for the newly added wide double door Grandpa.
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