Palace Stove

While rummaging through a local automotive swap meet today, (Stafford Springs Ct), I noticed a vendor selling a coal stove. it appeared to resemble an old Glenwood, or Oak, and was on a smaller scale. Seemed to be the size of a parlor stove. The owner didn't know much about the stove, or coal burning at all, and I recommended him to this site for more info. The stove looked brand new, or so clean that maybe it was a reproduction. His asking price was only $175, and says he priced it that low because the shipping charges are so much. I was very tempted to pick it up, but don't think it was big enuff for my needs. and it seemed to be priced so low for it's condition, it made me skeptical. It was complete with finial, and all the chrome skirting was bright. If I owned a cell phone, I would've taken a picture. Now I need to hunt the net for info on a "Palace" stove. I hope it doesn't make me shoot myself, for passing it up.

Where would you like me to send this bullet??????????????

NO! Tell me it's not true? A Palace stove "is" an authentic antique stove?! I looked on Google images, and didn't see anything as small as this stove, and only saw a few of that brand. Should've got more details I guess.

Check out antiquestoves.com only one photo of a palace stove in a museum in MI.

The Bement Co. Chicago made Palace Oak stoves that are very pretty and quite good stoves. I have restore dseveral and the new owners are very happy.

Hey joeq, any chance of tracking it down?

So what I'm being told, is this stove wasn't a "reproduction", but a true collectable, that I just walked right by, with out a clue. Chalk it up to ignorance.

People selling at that swap meet, come from many neighboring states, Mike. I haven't got a clue how to find him. Our only hope is he joins this forum like I suggested, and asks about it. Or maybe he's already read this thread, and is boosting his price to $800. Even tho it was a smaller model, it was so nice, it may have been worth it to someone.

Maybe you could call the event people and get a list of venders and make some calls.

grumpy wrote:Maybe you could call the event people and get a list of venders and make some calls.

I don't want it that bad. Chalk it up to a learning curve. But anyone else interested in pursuing it, it was an automotive swap meet, at the Stafford Motor Speedway, (Ct), put on by the Ty-Rods club. Happy hunting.
P.S. I still haven't found a lot of information on the net on this manufacturer. Can't even find a picture of this stove. As mentioned, it wasn't any higher than 4'-4 1/2' tall, (to the top of the finial), and the pot probably didn't hold more than 20-30 lbs. (just a guess.). It was cylindrical, with claw feet, no glass on the door, and the pipe connector was on the top, back, and oval in shape. It didn't have the exit running out the lower back, like the base burners do.

Palace Oak circa 1890.

The one I saw , William, wasn't that model. That one looks a tad bigger, and I would've bought it for $175.
The one I saw didn't have windows on the loading door, and had more ornamentation. It had another level of chrome skirting, above the lower section, and also had 4 claw feet, not 3.

Here is another picture of a later Palace Oak. This one is a large stove. Barnstable has this one.

You're getting closer. Do you see the chrome skirting around the bottom? The one I saw had 2 (layers, levels?) of that. Must've been above and below the ash pan door. Once again, that one looks a size or 2 bigger also. and that badge looks bigger and squarer, where the other one I believe to be more oval in shape. It said "Palace" on the top of the emblem, and had the city and state of manufacturer, on the lower band of the badge. Something like "New something ? Iowa? Pretty sure it was a state in middle northern America.