What Stove Is This and Is It Any Good?

I may put a stove in a small room in my basement. I wondered if anyone knew what type or brand this stove is and what are the pros/cons of it. Guys says it's a "Coles"?

Thanks in advance

Not a Coles.
Locke Stove maybe branded for Sears or Monkey Wards???

does he have pics with all the doors, side and top panels open ?

there might be a manufacturers plate on the back of the jacket or inside on the stove itself.

need to look these over pretty good with lots of light, in person, lots of places for failures.

and it needs to have very good or easily repairable fire bricks. depending on exactly which maker it is there might be bricks available but you wouldn't believe how expensive they are.

Locke and Warm Morning stoves are generally very good stoves BUT you need to get a good one to start with

. other than a few grates and bricks there are virtually no parts for them unless you find a donor stove. most times not real likely unless you happen to be in a geographic hot spot where they where fairly common.

KingCoal wrote:does he have pics with all the doors, side and top panels open ?

there might be a manufacturers plate on the back of the jacket or inside on the stove itself.

need to look these over pretty good with lots of light, in person, lots of places for failures.

and it needs to have very good or easily repairable fire bricks. depending on exactly which maker it is there might be bricks available but you wouldn't believe how expensive they are.

Locke and Warm Morning stoves are generally very good stoves BUT you need to get a good one to start with

. other than a few grates and bricks there are virtually no parts for them unless you find a donor stove. most times not real likely unless you happen to be in a geographic hot spot where they where fairly common.

It's a bit of a drive. I'll ask for more pictures before I head out there. Hopefully I can some better pictures before driving all the way out there.

Thank for the info. I'll post again with updates when available.

More pics

It appears to be worth the 50 dollar asking price. You can make the few firebrick it needs, or maybe even cover them with refractory cement.

Just be careful not to break the bricks during transport.

SWPaDon wrote:It appears to be worth the 50 dollar asking price. You can make the few firebrick it needs, or maybe even cover them with refractory cement.

Just be careful not to break the bricks during transport.

Seems ok, I just didn't know how well these stoves perform. It's a room in the basement and the upstairs is already heated.

It should heat very well actually, and for 50 dollars it's worth it.

A BIG ditto on all that SD

SWPaDon wrote:It should heat very well actually, and for 50 dollars it's worth it.

take the fire brick out right where it is and hand wire brush the whole inside of the cylinder. drop a light on a cord down between the jacket and the cylinder.

the big problem with these is that ash and moisture gets between the brick and the steel and you get swiss cheese.

is there a center draw for the grates ?

i would not make a big drive on that set of pics. I did that on the first stove I tried to get this spring and man what a disappointment.

just sayin'

steve

SD, you got at least your $50.00 +++++++ as far as scrap goes on that old girl--PLUS, not a bad time of yr for a nice ride. Wish I could go with ya!

I may of been hasty in my statement of it Not be a Coles.

Appears to be a bituminous hot blast, a Coles type.

freetown fred wrote:SD, you got at least your $50.00 +++++++ as far as scrap goes on that old girl--PLUS, not a bad time of yr for a nice ride. Wish I could go with ya!

I agree.

I would definitely do the 60 mile drive and look at this stove. If the center draw grate is missing, I'm fairly certain that one from a Locke/Warm Morning stove would fit it.

There just may be a couple members here on the forum that know where to get one

McGiever wrote:I may of been hasty in my statement of it Not be a Coles.

Appears to be a bituminous hot blast, a Coles type.

Basically like a Warm Morning (without the 'chimney brick'). There are several member successfully using anthracite coal in this type of stove.

Thanks McGiever , I also enjoy looking for work-a rounds or re engineering things. I like the idea of making new firebricks although timing isn't on my side with my tenant moving. Also a bit hesitant on a stove designed for bituminous coal.

I'm not sure I have time for this. I'm gonna have to think about this one.

Fred, if you were closer I'd say let's go. Thanks everyone