Glenwood Solar

Anyone ever seen a Glenwood solar cook stove, I found one near me for $150 and its complete and in good shape for restoration other than someone broke the water tank off the side,not sure if a sunny tank or side might fit, the guy that has it claims they only made it in 1901 and it was a high end sunny Glenwood the castings are very intricate and it has different swing trivets than a typical Glenwood with 9" cook top lids, I couldn't get a pic of it with 8 other ranges in front of it

Dana,

Depending on how the "water tank" end is broken off likely there is no way to close off the oven flues that run vertically between the tank and the right side of the oven. If that tank can't be fixed, finding a replacement water reservoir housing and water tank is not going to be easy. The Solar is a very rare model, so parts for it are rare also. But that doesn't make it valuable. As for swapping parts from another model to fix that one, ...maybe, ..... maybe not. Glenwood was not consistent with what parts would swap between models.

FYI, beware of what your seller is telling you. The Solar would not have been a "high end Sunny Glenwood'. The Sunny Glenwood is one model of many, as was the Solar. The Home Grand was the high end model.

I think the Solar was one of the smaller sized ranges, like the Sunny, the Ideal, and the Model F. Reason I say that is in Glenwood parts info I've seen, the linings for the Solar are often listed with the smaller sized ranges. Would have had an 18 inch wide oven.

If your going to use coal you want it to have the triangular grates.

Check all around the oven and the firebox for cracks.

Check if all the top plates sit level and even, without gaps where they overlap ?

Paul

All the lids are nice and flat grates are triangulating in good shape it seems rather large to me it was sitting beside a 208 and seemed a little bigger. The tank broke off flush with the baffles still in place, just due to the fact that it is rare im going to pass I couldn't find anything online regarding it and I have enough 1 off crap I can't get parts for.....if it wasn't broke it would be in my truck as I think it is that nice otherwise

Dana

Ok.

Did you get any pictures of it ? I'd love to see them if there are any available.

Paul

I did not due to the kid you not 6-8 other ranges around it, I will be going back in the next few weeks to gather some more bits and pieces for my grandmothers fairy Crawford I'm trying to make useable again...ill try to take some pics then.. guy has some nice pieces there for sure he was installing the new nickle on a 1895 Crawford range, huge thing with 1 shelf normally located inside the oven and a second mounted to the inside bottom of the oven door...
Dana

If I can be allowed to be greedy, pix of all of them would be even better.

Is this guy in Nashua ?

The Fairy Crawford would be a good range to have,.... if Grandma is willing to part with it. If not, I don't blame her - Crawfords are one of the top stove makers.

Paul

No he is located in orfordville nh, kinda a hole in the wall restoration shop, small cabin with 6 ranges for a showroom and 8-10 in his 2 bay gararge/barn in all different stages, I can't think of his name jim something.. the fairy was given to my gram in the 50s by a family friend and was put in her father's barn till the 70s when he died then was put in her barn till 2006 when I became fascinated with antique stoves. She told me she couldn't sell it or give it away because it was a gift but I could barrow it in till she died and then she would leave it to me.. so I've had it I used it here and there for a few winters but it had a hair crack in the back and the grates were jammed up due to a broken gear and it is missing all the trim as if someone sent it out to be replated and never got it back.
Due to the fact that a wood fire only lasted 4 hours and I didn't feel safe leaving the house with it hot I ripped it out of my kitchen put it in my barn and installed 2 different oak stove till I got my hickory. I have now found all the parts to bring it back to new other than the trim I still cannot locate any of it, Wilson said this fall he thought he had it but I never heard back so ill probably give him a call soon, I would like to have it done before she passes. But then ill be in the same situation as randy having 2 stoves, 1 flue and staring at one or the other in till I get around to cutting a new thimble in my other chimney in the living room