Stove ID

cbd · Post by **cbd** » Wed. May. 07, 2014 10:27 am

Hello all! hope everyone had a warm and toasty winter. I did thanks to
this site. and members.Im was looking at this parlor stove it is a Abbot and Lawrence
Cant find anything out about it,was wondering if anyone knew anything.You can find a pic of it on Ashtabula oh CL. Hope im allowed to list that.Any info would be very helpful. thanks cbd

dhansen · Post by **dhansen** » Wed. May. 07, 2014 11:07 am

Hi cbd.

I think those rectangular box stoves are better suited to wood than coal. Maybe others have a different opinion? http://ashtabula.craigslist.org/atq/4369206771.html

There is another stove on the Ashtabula Craigslist that might do better with coal, a Red Cross Oak 318. http://ashtabula.craigslist.org/atq/4440539051.html

Good luck!

cbd · Post by **cbd** » Wed. May. 07, 2014 2:02 pm

thanks for your input going to check out the oak 318 thanks again

wilsons woodstoves · Post by **wilsons woodstoves** » Wed. May. 07, 2014 9:58 pm

I have a 316 Red Cross oak and it is a big stove. very well made. I had to recast the pot, check it out good ..they did not brick them . very good price if the pot is not cracked. looks like the dome and finial are missing, you could find those parts in time. good luck.

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Wed. May. 07, 2014 11:20 pm

The rectangular box stove pictured here is definitely a WOOD ONLY stove. It is also meant to heat just one room. This stove is also very, very old. It dates from the 1850's. It's missing it's finial.
The Red Cross Oak is a high quality stove and will be a power house heater. It is primarily a coal stove and if all of the innards are there, it will do well.

cbd · Post by **cbd** » Thu. May. 08, 2014 7:02 am

Im going to look at the box stove today but not interested if it wont burn coal.
The red cross has some cracks, he said the fire pot is in good shape. the stove needs some work in order to use it. will look at it in a few days.What should I look for and were to look for defects? thanks a lot guys hate flying blind.

Post by **franco b** » Thu. May. 08, 2014 9:22 am

cbd wrote:Im going to look at the box stove today but not interested if it wont burn coal.
The red cross has some cracks, he said the fire pot is in good shape. the stove needs some work in order to use it. will look at it in a few days.What should I look for and were to look for defects? thanks a lot guys hate flying blind.

The Oak stove with unlined fire pot will work fine at high heat settings, much less good at low heat. Stack temp will be higher without indirect back pipe.

My advice is to wait and buy something in better shape and design.