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should i use this stove or keep it?

ROB F asked:


recently i purchased a coal/wood burning cast iron stove at a garage sale for $14. the elderly gentleman that sold it to me, said he had it in his basement and it had been there when he bought the home in the 1930s. he said he thought he had used it one time, and he burnt charcoal in it. as far as he knew that was the only time it had been used. i cant hardly believe he used it that time, its as clean and in as good shape as if it would have been brand new. all the parts are there down to the tool kit that comes with it. it has “1889 conestoga”, printed on the back of it. on the front it reads “ATLANTA STOVE WORKS NO. 40″. it has a removable cooking plate on its top, a small door on the front, with a damper right above the door. there is a lower trap and door for ash removal. the stove is barely 3 feet tall. i can hardly find any info about it, and am looking for anything. should i keep it or use it? also what i have been able to find about it is that it may have been a covered wagon cook/heat stove, but who knows. thank you.

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One Response to “should i use this stove or keep it?”

  1. ALX on June 11th, 2009 4:01 am

    You wrote all of that about an oven.
    Woah.

    To be honest, the question is the same.
    should I use it, or keep it.
    Well, using it is keeping it, and keeping it is using it.

    Alex.