What Kind of Stove and How Old Am I ??

curious · Post by **curious** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 5:52 am

Hi all......I was given this old stove and I'm unable to find out anything about it. It had a bit of surface rust on it so I wirebrushed it, slapped a coat of paint on it, replaced the door gasket, and now it works and looks great! The toploader lid has "Faber, Voorwarden Holland" stamped on it, but after contacting the Faber Company (which appears to make only woodburners now), they say that their records don't go back far enough to help me identify or get a date of manufacture for it! It's also a 2 piece stove.....the piece with the door on it sits atop the piece with the vents on it.

Any antique European coalburner gurus out there that can assist??

Thanks in advance!!!

stovepipemike · Post by **stovepipemike** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 5:57 am

I wish I could help but have never seen a stove exactly like that one. It sure is an attractive stove and easy to remember, so someone on here may be able to help. good luck. Mike

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 6:12 am

I'd bet "just peter" will jump in here being our resident Hollander.

curious · Post by **curious** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 6:21 am

freetown fred wrote:I'd bet "just peter" will jump in here being our resident Hollander.

I hope so Fred....I've been banging my head against the wall for so long trying to find out ANYTHING about this old girl, I'm getting kinda sick of the squishy sound!!!!

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 6:55 am

Welcome. Great looking stove.

Not surprising that the manufacturer doesn't know about it. A lot of factory records were destroyed during WWII.

Paul

waldo lemieux · Post by **waldo lemieux** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 7:46 am

Is it a "Minion" stove ? If its keeping you up , Id be willing to take it off your hands.... thats cool

curious · Post by **curious** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 7:50 am

waldo lemieux wrote:Is it a "Minion" stove ? If its keeping you up , Id be willing to take it off your hands.... thats cool

That's why I'm here, Waldo....I have no idea of what kind it is (other than Faber) or how old it is!!!

Post by **franco b** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 8:57 am

i would date it post WW2 because of the glass in the door.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 9:00 am

franco b wrote:i would date it post WW2 because of the glass in the door.

And here I was thinking that the door looked like it came from a front loader washer

,nice looking stove

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 11:50 am

Looks like a porthole to me. Pretty nice looking no matter what it is.

Smokeyja · Post by **Smokeyja** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 3:42 pm

I really like this stove! definitely unique!

oliver power · Post by **oliver power** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 4:18 pm

Nice looking stove......... Never seen anything like it before.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 4:34 pm

Me Neither. Welcome to "Coal Country", and take those trees out of that thing, and get some black rocks!
Your titles asks "How old am I?" If you're talking about yourself, I won't be able to guess, until I see your reaction to the tree comment. If you convert your stove to black coal, then I'll guess you to be older and wiser. If you continue polluting that thing with wood, then I'll have to say the opposite is true.

hotblast1357 · Post by **hotblast1357** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 6:39 pm

joeq wrote:Me Neither. Welcome to "Coal Country", and take those trees out of that thing, and get some black rocks!
Your titles asks "How old am I?" If you're talking about yourself, I won't be able to guess, until I see your reaction to the tree comment. If you convert your stove to black coal, then I'll guess you to be older and wiser. If you continue polluting that thing with wood, then I'll have to say the opposite is true.

Hey now! you can be young and wise!

Smokeyja · Post by **Smokeyja** » Thu. Oct. 22, 2015 6:42 pm

joeq wrote:Me Neither. Welcome to "Coal Country", and take those trees out of that thing, and get some black rocks!
Your titles asks "How old am I?" If you're talking about yourself, I won't be able to guess, until I see your reaction to the tree comment. If you convert your stove to black coal, then I'll guess you to be older and wiser. If you continue polluting that thing with wood, then I'll have to say the opposite is true.

Guess you hate to see those wood fires I burn in the 6 huh?

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Wood has its place as does coal IMO ! And don't mention that to Wilson because he burns a lot of wood

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What Kind of Stove and How Old Am I ??

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