I have a Washington Olympic Crest, I bought it 30+ years ago. This stove has never been used, it has some dust on it and a little paint. I am wondering if a stove this old has any value or whether technology has made it obsolete.
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I think this is a Taiwan knockoff of the Vermont Castings Defiant stove. It's not as well made, but will heat with a little more tinkering than the real mccoy. If the stove is cleaned up to look like new, you may be able to get $300-400 for it. This is peak season.
I found this online plus a reference that Washington Stove Works applied to copywrite and protect the name Olympic in 1947, this makes me believe that the stove was not made in Taiwan. I believe that I paid topdollar when I bought it, around $500. I was hoping that someone would have more info.
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3060969/Warm-memories-of-Washington-Stove.html
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3060969/Warm-memories-of-Washington-Stove.html
That was then. But times changed unfortunately.
Is the stove an almost direct copy of the early VC Defiant? Examine the labels and castings on the back of the stove for more clues.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/30194
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/3015
Is the stove an almost direct copy of the early VC Defiant? Examine the labels and castings on the back of the stove for more clues.
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/30194
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/3015
That sounds like this stove, I remember when I bought it that it was a lot like one of the Vermont Castings stoves. Made in Taiwan though, I guess it has no value outside of how I use it for heat. Thanks.
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