Picked Up the City Glenwoods Yesterday

Well, I spent the day driving to Avon MA and Cranston RI to pick up a semi-restored City Glenwood No.12 and a rough No.14. The drive was a bit crazy, especially with the Nor-Easter approaching - traffic was heavy to say the least.

I had seen the No.12 on Craigslist - Steve was nice enough to hold it for me to look at. I had a chance to view his very impressive collection of stoves. He restores them as a hobby - lots of beautiful Base Burners, Oaks and cylinder models. Mostly Glenwoods, Crawfords and a Herald or two.
The Glenwoods were mostly 'Moderns', which I like a lot. He showed me the stove, and we made a cash deal (very reasonable) and we were off to Cranston RI to pick up the No.14.

The No. 12 is a direct draft and the No.14 is indirect. Steve's workmanship is pretty good, but I definitely need to reseal it completely. The nickel looks gorgeous! Price for the No. 12 - $225.00

We blasted down to Cranston, and found our way through the maze of suburban neighborhoods to get to Carmen's house. Naturally he was running late, so we had a 45 minute wait, but he eventually showed up, and I saw the stove for the first time. Not horrible, but the tin rot is disappointing. I couldn't see it in the eBay listing pictures. It also is missing the beauty ring. But it is functioning direct draft AND the firebox and grates are almost like new. So it doesn't look like it's been used all that much. Just bad storage in a very damp place. A contractor friend of mine says we have a local metal fabricator who could replace the cylinder, and do a nice job! Price for the No. 14 - $85.00

Any ideas on locating a beauty ring would be greatly appreciated.

Please let me know your thoughts.

I'm sorry, I missed this about the City Glenwoods. You can probably find a top ring for the larger one. Somebody, somewhere has one.
The larger one with the back pipe would be an excellent stove for a small house say around 1.200 square feet.
They can really put out the heat for their size. What are you going to do with them?

Do you restore them & then resell? You might have a buyer right here.