St. Clair Stove & Range Product

[JEFalcsik]

Greetings; I am new the the forum. I have this old combination wood or coal burning/gas cooktop stove with the "St. Clair Stove--Ranges" moniker on it. This was removed from a relatives home 25 years ago, and at that time It was hooked up to a natural gas line as there are four stove top burners with a manifold and valves. It has been in my garage since then waiting for a restoration. It seems to be intact and in decent shape, although it needs a good cleaning. I am interested in using this to take the chill out of my garage in the winter months. Would anyone with a similar stove know if this can this burn nut coal, or was this a wood-only stove? The firebox has heavy cast iron grates that can be shaken or "rolled" with a square socket tool or a crescent wrench.

 

[begreen]

The riddling grates look like they are for shaking coal ash. Does it feed air under the fire?

 

[JEFalcsik]

The riddling grates look like they are for shaking coal ash. Does it feed air under the fire?

Yes; there is an adjustable vent on the lower left side of the open door below the grates, where I assume ash will collect as well.

 

[begreen]

Are there also air vents above the grates? If not, it sounds like a coal stove.

 

[JEFalcsik]

Are there also air vents above the grates? If not, it sounds like a coal stove.

I will take a closer look this evening, but I do not think there are any adjustable vents above the grates. The vent pipe connects in the back of this rectangular fire box, with a vertically angled cast tube ending in an oval shape about 3" x 5". The only other openings above the grates are the removable round, flat, heavy plates that a pan or kettle would sit on. I am thinking you can add coal or wood through these plates as well. There is a second interior cast plate that closes up the hinged door that I took the photo of the grates through. It is not easy to get in and out of the opening, especially when hot, so I don't think is the primary access to tend the fire.

 

[JEFalcsik]

I will take a closer look this evening, but I do not think there are any adjustable vents above the grates. The vent pipe connects in the back of this rectangular fire box, with a vertically angled cast tube ending in an oval shape about 3" x 5". The only other openings above the grates are the removable round, flat, heavy plates that a pan or kettle would sit on. I am thinking you can add coal or wood through these plates as well. There is a second interior cast plate that closes up the hinged door that I took the photo of the grates through. It is not easy to get in and out of the opening, especially when hot, so I don't think is the primary access to tend the fire.

Are there also air vents above the grates? If not, it sounds like a coal stove.

Here a couple of other pictures. Confirming no vents or dampers above the grates. The plates above the grates are all removable for access. The adjustable air vent is directly below the grates. Would there have been a removable pan or bin that the ash would fall into? It seems that would make ash disposal much simpler.