Need info and fire brick for Cooperative Stove Co

[LeoJr]

Picked up a small gas heater from a garage sale. It has all of the pieces except a fire brick. At least, I presume it is supposed to have something that the flames heat.

On the back is "Cooperative Stove Co, Cleveland O." and on the front at the bottom is "Iron City" and at the top is "No 10". It stands about 3 feet tall.

Any information, or sources of infromation, would be greatly appreciated!l

 

[LeoJr]

Hmm... I may be in the wrong forum. I'm open to suggestions!

 

[BrotherBart]

I doubt seriously there is any "source of information" for your old stove. I know that the company was still in business in 1920 and had a foundry. But as to when they went bye, bye is anybody's guess.

The fact is that they did go out of business a very long time ago, therefore you are not going to find parts for the stove. It is possible that it was made as far back as the eighteen hundreds.

 

[skypager]

I'd be vary weary of using a stove of that vintage. I doubt it would have any safety features and was probably made at a time when making gas heaters was a "free for all". Example: new stoves have a feature that when the pilot is not lit no gas will flow thru the pilot or the burners. I would assume that stove would start spilling gas at the twist of a knob. The other thing is venting configuration and gas pressure requirements, who knows?. All units nowadays run at a designated gas pressure. Couldn't even tell you if that was the case many years ago.

Sorry, but to put it bluntly, I think what you got there is probably no more functional than an antique piece of furniture.

 

[LeoJr]

Facts is facts, blunt or not, they are appreciated!

There are no pilot light or tip-over safetys; definatly a conversation piece. Not really looking to use it, just would like to have the ceramic piece as all of the other pieces are present.

Well, at least it ought to be worth the garage sale price I paid for it. If I figure out how, I may post a photo of it.