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SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION

OUR GLENWOOD	GLENWOOD WOOD PARLOR
MODERN GLENWOOD OAK PARLOR	GLENWOOD BASE HEATER
GLENWOOD "K" OPEN BASE RANGE	GLENWOOD "K" OPEN BASE RANGE WITH WATER TANK
MODERN GLENWOOD HOME GRAND # 280	MODERN GLENWOOD HOME GRAND # 208
GLENWOOD "E"	GLENWOOD "E" WITH GAS SIDE CAR

I currently have a large number of wood/coal ranges by Glenwood, Crawford, Fairmount, Premier, Household, Herald, Oakland, Glendale, etc. These are priced in restored condition from $1700 and up depending on rarity etc. I also have many in various original colored enamels. Let me know your needs and I can probably help.

Victor Queen range S. M. Howe company was a large heating supply company in Boston that made stoves but also sold many more under it's house brand names. This stove was made by the great Walker and Pratt co. for S.M. Howe. It has all the high quality and class of the W and P stoves. This came from a shed near cape Cod and when I moved the stove we found a new , old stock set of coal grates, plus frame, plus new original firebricks. This is a very high quality range in restored condition $2700

Base heaters came in around 1905 and were produced by several firms in Taunton, Mass. The smoke travels up the main body, down the back pipe,under the ashpit, back up the back pipe , then out of the stove. It may travel 10 to 12 feet inside the stove so that a maximum amount of heat is transferred to the room. These represent the peak of coal burning technology and are serious heaters. They may burn coal or wood as desired. They also have lots of nickel trim and are impressive from any angle. I have models from Glenwood, Wing's Best, Crawford, Tessier, and Herald. They start at $2800 and up depending on model and size.

This Glenwood C is a fine example of the most popular stove in New England for 20 years from 1914 till 1934 or so. Sturdy with a large firebox they make superb wood stoves and fine coal ranges as well. With wood they are fed from the front and have at least a 22 inch firebox. I have a flock of these in black,gray, tan, mint green, and some with sidecars as well. Completely restored to new condition these start at $2700 and up depending on options. I have just acquired this model with a gas sideshelf. Perfect for that camp or isolated home. SOLD

Glenwood Modern Oak I have several number 116 stoves for wood only or wood/coal, and a #118 for wood only. These are handsome stoves first made around 1905 and are still amongst the best stoves to heat with. Starting at $2000

In 1893 the Spicer Company of Providence, RI sent it's very best range to the World's Fair in Chicago to compete against the products of stove companies from the world over. The" Model Grand" won the highest award at the fair and for several years after the Spicer Company sold Model Grand World's Fair Commemorative stoves. This is the 1898 version and one of the last stoves to come from that company as they were absorbed by Barstow Stoves around 1901 or so. This is the smaller 7 size stove and was found last year in a garage in RI. The high back was salvaged from somewhere and sold to me by a Picker. ( pickers find things and sell them to local antique dealers etc. ) Reunited they form a spectacular stove . (On museum loan)

Just finished--a Model Grand World's Fair range with the rare high back with cherubs. One of the most impressive ranges ever made.This the very late 1900 series.SOLD.

Our Glenwood #111 heating stove . This is a Glenwood coal heater with the recirculating base heating option. These stoves take up only a spot about 2 feet square but can heat an entire home. The smoke travels up the barrel then down between the inner and outer barrel, then around the base, then up a pipe in the back. It all adds up to about 12 feet inside the stove. All the heat possible is radiated into the home rather than up the flue. A powerful, efficient stove from the era that marked the peak of coal heating technology. Coal burning technology peaked around 1910 when oil became the prefered fuel. These are amongst the most fuel efficient coal stoves known. I have recently acquired a number on these in three different sizes. They came in two series, the early , fancy one, and the later model shown here. I have both in three sizes each. Starting at $2000

Our Glenwood 109. This is the small size Glenwood recirculating
coal burner. These are very efficient and burn the coal so thoroughly that
litle more than powder passes through the grates into the ashpan. This is
similar to the stove in my livingroom. $1800

I have just picked up a number of ranges from Glenwood (C, E, K, Home Grand, Sunny models), several Crawfords ( Village, Charm , Fairy models), plus several Crescents in various sizes. If you are interested in a coal or wood range, I have a small flock under restoration at this time.

Stove Names . I am often asked about the seamingly stange names on antique stoves. Names like art,flirt,dog,gift etc.. These are all short names because stoves were ordered from the factory by telegragh and you paid by the letter. Short names saved money. Also, some old catalogs have a 4 or 5 digit letter code for every model. So you could order a standard range using "dingo" but the same range with a warming oven was ordered as "dondo" . The factory knew what was what.

Warning: once you have owned and used a wood/coal range, you can never be without one.

Fancy ranges similar to the Glenwood Home Grand above are getting harder to find. They were made prior to 1905 or so which makes them at least 100 years old. How many antiques do you know about that can be found in a barn, restored , and used daily after a century of existence? I have a few really nice examples of Glenwoods, Crawfords, and several other brands that I recently dragged out of cellars etc. I will be restoring these one at a time and placing them on the site. I think the first one will be a Glenwood 190 Sunny with water tank produced around 1895. This is a small stove, very ornate, with water tank and the unusual 9" lids. This one came from upstate NY and is set up to burn wood only and in excellent original condition.

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Want a really old stove? When people were converting to stoves from fireplaces, New Englanders prefered to stick with these open Franklin stoves. They were made from the early 1800's onward. The top stove is a large Congdon from Providence , RI(1830's). It is designed to slide into an existing fireplace. The second is an 1852 open Franklin stove. It is in the process of being restored and still needs another coat of paint etc. I have several dating from 1830 or so in many sizes. Call and I can probably fill your needs. These come from tiny to too big to carry. Some have legs and some are designed to slide into the fireplace. Starting at $1400

Charm Crawford Royal with roll oven. It is getting very unusual to see a New England range with a warming oven. Never plentiful , even years ago, they are just not available today. I have , at this time, two Charms, Two Glenwood K's, a Cabinet K, two Glenwood M's, a double oven Glenwood, and a Cabinet Glenwood, A Castle Crawford, 2 Grand Crawfords---all with warming ovens. Now's the time to order one if you want one for Fall

Wanted; Some of my ancestors in Berwick, Nova Scotia manufactured stoves in the 1800's. Two models were made by the Pineo and Clark Co. I would like to find an example of the stoves manufactured by my family and would appreciate any help in finding these stoves. Emery Pineo I have found a Pineo stove and I would now like to find the "Waterloo" model

Catch of the day These all came in this week and are a group that I will probably never see again. Roll oven new england stoves are not easy to find and are getting tougher all the time. These are all Glenwoods and most came from the same old barn. If you want one better speak up soon.

Glenwood SNJ supercapacity range. This one is in my kitchen and not for
sale at any price. I also have another for my son. They have the best
insulation sealed inside the stove walls where you cannot disturb it. They
have the best thermostat and it is completely ajustable for different
gases with just a screw driver an a small wrench. The doors open to he
side so there is never an issue with springs etc. They have six burners on
the surface and three small warmers above,two broilers(one horizontal, and
one vertical), Three ovens plus the warming oven above. Glenwood pulled
out all the stops when they built this model and many consider it to be the
best stove ever made.

Sold!
My last SNJ Glenwood range.

I will be parting with my last SNJ range.
This is a good condition Glenwood circa 1930 or so, super capacity range
exactly like the one in my kitchen except for color and it is a mirror
image of mine. These are the best there is and not found very often. $5000

Fortress Crawford 8-20.
These are very unique stoves with wings on both
sides and the ashpit way down in the base. They are excellent coal ranges
and are pretty good with wood as well. I used one for many years and my
wife has suggested I put another one in the kitchen now. Having the ashpit
so far away from the grates help preserve the grates and in 10 years I
never had to replace mine. The stove also heated the entire home with
little maintaeance. A great stove for the serious coal person. $2600

Barstow 7-32 Lafayette

This is a great deal for someone that does not
want to spend a great deal of money on stoves with lots of nickel plating.
These are great little (32" wide) stoves that were made during the
depression and are very well built. This particular one had kerosene
burners in it plus the original grates , liners, and ashpan were behind
when I picked it up. they were all NEW. This one will be rebuilt with the
proper handles etc. and available at $1600

This is a typical Glenwood gas range from the late 1920's. I have15 at this time is various flavors. Most are light gray with white inserts but I have one in black and one that can be almost any color you wish. These are exceptional stoves with great insulation and one of the best thermostats ever made.

One of the best things about these old stoves is that we occasionally find something totally new and unexpected.. This is a Fairmount E model wood/coal range that someone purchased new around 1920 or so. They added a gas sideshelf and the upper gas oven and broiler. In Thirty years of restoring stoves I have never seen another stove with this combination. I did find it in a 1922 catalog and the price at that time was $140, or about 1/3 the cost of a new Ford automobile. Most wood/gas combinations are really gas ranges with wood/coal added. This one is a complete wood/coal range with the gas added. A very rare and quite nice configuration.the stove is in superb condition aside from being preserved in old grease. The firebox was used with kerosene which also helped preserve the stove. A very rare oportunity to purchase a great year round stove that will be a knockout when restored.

Coal versus wood in ranges. I own a 7 acre wood lot but I burn coal. In places where wood is plentiful like Maine, wood makes lots of sense. In my area I have a choice and have tried both. Coal in a rebuilt range will burn for 8 - 12 hours at a time without any tending. There is no dust or odor if you are using it properly. It does take practice but once mastered is great to use.. If you just light the stove for cooking or special occasions then wood is your best bet but if you heat full time think a little about coal .

Railway King 16 I have just picked up several number 14 and 16 railway king station heaters. These were very popular in general stores, stations, and large shops. Once common, today they are getting hard to find in good condition. The 14's are a good size for the average home and the 16's are impressive from any angle. 14's=$1800, 16's=$2100

Glenwood 508E. This one is fresh from the recovery room and set up for wood only with a 24 inch firebox that feeds from the front. I heated my home for two winters with a similar stove. One of my personal favorites. I have four more of these great stoves in stock. $2500.

We can restore your antique stove. I will need to know the brand and model and size of the stove. Wood/coal stoves require complete disassembly, sandblasting, welding or parts, caulking, reassembly, paint , and firebox work. Nickel is done by a local shop and I charge what they charge me in most cases. It is very high quality and I pay accordingly. Firebox parts like grates need to be recast at a foundry. I have grate patterns for several hundred ranges. I charge $1400 for a wood/coal kitchen range rebuild plus nickel and parts. The process usually takes a month or more due to the wait for nickel plating, longer in Winter because we cannot sandblast below 32 degrees F. Parlor stove rebuilds vary in price due to the difference in size and complexity of the stoves. I do have parts for stoves but could never have everything for every stove.

Cost increases; We are being assaulted from all sides. My sand was $3.50 per bag and has gone to $12.00. Nickel work is very high right now and in many cases it is of dubious quality.( I have switched shops for this reason). Paint has gone up again and my good nickel welding rod is now in the $30.00 per pound range. A sheet of stainless that was $30 two years ago is now around $170 and the price changes from day to day. I have had to slightly increase prices to take all this into account but I will try to limit increases to as small as possible.

Ptolemy has passed away. He lost his battle with lymph cancer on November14, 2008. He did his best with the help of Doctor Mutty( real name). Theworld is a little less fun without him.

Planning to visit? This is Ptolemy, my director of security at the hospital and he is friendly without mercy. His favorite things are exploring the woods, the drive thru at Burger King, and greeting visitors. If you have a friendly dog, Ptolemy will show him/her the very best places to play and probably get wet. The hospital is a working shop and you should not overdress for a visit. Fall and Spring are sometimes muddy. It is also good to call ahead as I have been known to occasionally leave for business reasons or bass fishing. Looking forward to seeing you.

Ptolemy is training a security assistant named Magellan. Just twelve weeks old in this photo he promises to be a large golden in a few months.

My security staff hard at work protecting the stove hospital from squirrels. What better way to spend a cold snowy afternoon? Incidentally, at the sight of a squirrel they turn into velocigoldens. 4 down so far this season and one skunk!!

US Army Cannon heaters. Number 18 and 20 sizes in stock at this time. Number 18=$1600, number 20=$1800.

In New England many folks never throw things out. This garage is one example of someone that could not part with the old stoves. Over the years it developed into a small collection of stoves. The place is now sold so they had to go. This is the third such garage I have been in this year. Two truckloads came from here to my barn. They will all be restored and put back into use.

Just a word about ranges. When they were originally sold, you purchased the base range which was the base and the body. Then you added options till you arrived at the stove that met your needs. These options included the gas side car (left or right or both), gas side shelves, overhead gas ovens, water tanks, internal water heaters of several different types, a choice of 6 or 8 different grates, through the floor shoots for ashes, cabinet bases, colors, warming ovens (above and below the range), kerosene set up, left or right firebox, and many more choices. If you can think of it---somebody built it. Sometimes we have a difficult time finding some configurations as they may have been very unpopular at the time of manufacture or proved to be less durable than other choices. If you have something in mind I will try to find it for you.

Combination wood/gas stoves

Some of these are illegal and cannot be made legal to use today. Call and describe the stove and I can help identify the ones to stay away from.

Barstow coal recirculator 1851

Chilson Trio stove 1851

These are both odd ball stoves from the 1850's.  I collect stoves that are old enough that they will never be called on for heat again.  Many of these are close to unique and all of them reflect the best thinking of their time.  These were the high tech implements of the past and should be saved.  I have perhaps 50 or so and I will continue to collect, repair, and store them. My son, the history teacher, takes a new stove each week to his schoolroom and displays the best ironwork of each era.

 Eventually they will go into some museum for future generations to appreciate.  If you have a strange old stove that is probably too old for use.  I would like to know about it.  I do not sell these but will eventually donate them somewhere where they will be safe.

Lowe Art Tile stove 1880's

Magee Standard Open Franklin number 3
from 1884. This is a gorgeous open
Franklin for wood only. The yard stick gives an idea as to the size of
this stove. It has sealed channnels in both sides that take in cold air
near the florr and exhaust hot air from the top. The front is covered with
leaves and berries from the Mountain Laurel(I'm told) and follow a pattern
set by Magee in the 1880's they made a line of stoves with the same motif.
This one is rebuilt and ready to be used as a fairly efficient fireplace
and just plain beautifulk antique. $2100

Glenwood 407E

This model was made from 1903 till 1905 only. They came in
two basic sizes and this is the smaller one. This stove can be set up for
wood only or for coal---your choice. This particular one came from a barn
up nesr Sturbridge, Mass. and was in pretty good shape. I had another one
in my junkyard and put the two together to make one great stove. This is
available for $3000

UL Listing

Many times an inspector will say a stove must be UL listed.
This rule only applies to stove manufactured since Jan. 1, 1981. Any stove
made before that time is grandfathered but must be looked over for damage
etc. The rules are found under " solid fuel room heaters" in the
exemption section at the end.

Why New England Stoves?

We prefer stoves made in this area for several reasons. One is that many
stoves manufactured in the mid-west are part sheet metal and part cast
iron. The pieces are riveted together and a rebuild requires drilling out
all the rivets, removing lots of asbestos sheets, and putting all new
rivets in when assembling the stove. The parts that wear are usually buried
under the oven or in the back. I would rather eat a worm.

Stoves in this area are plentiful and come apart easily. We can
disassemble, replace parts etc., and reassemble without worrying about
whether the parts will fit or not. If we have defective parts, they can be
replaced or recast as needed. You end up with a better product.