Washington Parlor 318

[s60088]

I found and bought this woodstove locally in Delaware/Maryland. Someone mentioned it being from the 1930s which seems to match the style. Can someone date it? I cannot find any information on the stove. Is this Washington Stove Works? Is it wood or wood/coal? It is holding a good fire but certainly not overnight as it's airy. I love all of the moving and detachable parts. I hope that someone knows something to add.

 

[bholler]

I found and bought this woodstove locally in Delaware/Maryland. Someone mentioned it being from the 1930s which seems to match the style. Can someone date it? I cannot find any information on the stove. Is this Washington Stove Works? Is it wood or wood/coal? It is holding a good fire but certainly not overnight as it's airy. I love all of the moving and detachable parts. I hope that someone knows something to add.
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It's a coal stove I can tell you that much. I would guess teens to 20s

 

[Piney]

Just replaced an 1895 McClary (12b, the belle oak) similar to that. It was in the master bedroom. The third fire in sequence would heat well for a couple hours and feebly for another 2-3 hours. Lived with it for years. I have a great burn scar from backing in to it one winter night a decade or so ago. Nuclear level heat.
We installed an epa approved log burner in its place. I miss the dangerous beast.

 

[s60088]

Just replaced an 1895 McClary (12b, the belle oak) similar to that. It was in the master bedroom. The third fire in sequence would heat well for a couple hours and feebly for another 2-3 hours. Lived with it for years. I have a great burn scar from backing in to it one winter night a decade or so ago. Nuclear level heat.
We installed an epa approved log burner in its place. I miss the dangerous beast.

Nuclear heat level. 😅

 

[s60088]

It's a coal stove I can tell you that much. I would guess teens to 20s

You're the second person to suggest that it was a coal stove. How does one tell? I understand the ash door for clean-out. Would there necessarily have been a shaker-grate ? The grate inside for wood coule have been inverted to hold coals up for airflow but I don't see how there would have been any other component.

 

[bholler]

You're the second person to suggest that it was a coal stove. How does one tell? I understand the ash door for clean-out. Would there necessarily have been a shaker-grate ? The grate inside for wood coule have been inverted to hold coals up for airflow but I don't see how there would have been any other component.

Air coming in the bottom is a dead give away. The notch at the top edge of the ash door opening is probably where the handle for the shaker grate slid in.