Parlor stove ----Phonograph in appearance
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:09 pm
On Marketplace in Carlisle, Pa ---An Allen Parlor stove that looks similar to a Credenza model.
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Re: Parlor stove ----Phonograph in appearance
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:30 am
I found the post. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 643234230/
Re: Parlor stove ----Phonograph in appearance
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:40 am
Levittown isn't near Carlisle!
Re: Parlor stove ----Phonograph in appearance
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:59 am
Thought I'd add these for future reference
Re: Parlor stove ----Phonograph in appearance
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:29 am
ATT: OFF TOPIC. Nothing to do with phonographs! Proceed at your own risk!)
More info on Allen here: https://archive.org/details/AllensParlo ... e/mode/2up
Coal stoves always excite interest here in anthracite country (e. PA). Apparently some (at least) models of the Allen line have shaker grates, which is essential for burning hard coal, and although the catalog descriptions don't specifically say so, some of the cutaway views do seem to show them. Anthracite burns from the bottom, thus the shaker grate to remove ash from the bottom of the pile. Anthracite stoves also have to be practically air-tight, because you need a strong, controlled draft from underneath the coal. I had an anthracite stove for about ten years during the so-called "oil crisis" in the early 1970s. It is a beautiful fuel, burns clean (relatively speaking) with a pale blue flame, holds a fire through the night, and only needs tending twice a day. I could get through the winter with about a ton of chestnut, which at the time cost about $115/ton. In 2022, with home heating oil costing about $5/gal., the last time my tank was filled it took 200 gal. Do the math
More info on Allen here: https://archive.org/details/AllensParlo ... e/mode/2up
Coal stoves always excite interest here in anthracite country (e. PA). Apparently some (at least) models of the Allen line have shaker grates, which is essential for burning hard coal, and although the catalog descriptions don't specifically say so, some of the cutaway views do seem to show them. Anthracite burns from the bottom, thus the shaker grate to remove ash from the bottom of the pile. Anthracite stoves also have to be practically air-tight, because you need a strong, controlled draft from underneath the coal. I had an anthracite stove for about ten years during the so-called "oil crisis" in the early 1970s. It is a beautiful fuel, burns clean (relatively speaking) with a pale blue flame, holds a fire through the night, and only needs tending twice a day. I could get through the winter with about a ton of chestnut, which at the time cost about $115/ton. In 2022, with home heating oil costing about $5/gal., the last time my tank was filled it took 200 gal. Do the math