Pot Belly stove

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I have been offered the opportunity to purchase a working, excellent condition, pot belly stove. It stands approximately five feet tall, not sure of make or age. This one is very ornate, compared to others I've seen. What would one pay for something like this?

-- Mary (zoots25@hotmail.com), December 02, 2001

Answers

as little as possible ; )

-- Dave (something@something.com), December 02, 2001.

Sounds like a nice one. I paid 89 bucks for mine- new, but its considerably smaller. Maybe 200 bucks to 500- it really does depend on how bad you need it and how nice it is. Mine does the job of heating the whole house and cooking on, on occasion. I would have gladly paid 200 bucks for the one I got and still thought I got a good deal (but dont tell them that!).

-- Kevin in NC (Vantravlrs@aol.com), December 02, 2001.

If you're looking for it's value (antique), there may be a name and model inside it. Look on the doors and all over inside. Take that info to the library and look in Kovell's antique guide. I like Dave's answer...

-- Dawn (olsoncln@ecenet.com), December 03, 2001.

If your are going to use the stove will it take care of your needs? It will not be as good as a air-tight stove. Ask around, I have been burning wood for years and a good stove burns and saves wood. jim

-- Jim Raymond (jimr@terraworld.net), December 03, 2001.

Some of these old stoves are really going high in the antique markets. We found on last year at a junk store that when researched was worth a couple thousand dollars (we paid $250). It has more to do with the brand and shape than functionality, although ours works fine in our Arkansas cabin. We've since bought a couple more that we restored to original condition (replating and painting mostly) and enjoy looking for them as we travel.

-- Stan Whisman (okstan@swbell.net), December 03, 2001.


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