Need information on pot belly wood stove.

[Victor Echaves]

Good day all, 1st post here - before I commit to a purchase of an old wood burning stove I would like to hear from those with more knowledge than I have: I have the opportunity to purchase a Sear Roebuck pot belly wood burning stove model 641-84115 in mint conditions for $250; the stove is about 26" high and a 15" square base. my questions - 1) Is such stove worth the price? 2) Will it heat a cabin bedroom about 12' x 20'? Attached is a picture of the stove - 3) when were these stoves / model produced? Any feed-back / comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

 

[NSMaple1]

I would not. Very inefficient.

 

[merc_man]

I had one like that i gave to my neibour for a lawn ornament.
I dont think it would hardly heat a 10x10 shed.

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[CentaurG2]

Nice looking little unit. You could run it on either coal or wood (or both) and would probably drive you right out of your cabin. You can add a damper in the stovepipe to help with the efficiency if you are going to run it only on wood. Big problem with these units are locating spare parts. Shaker grates tend to burn out and can be hard to locate or fabricate.

 

[farmer steve]

first off, welcome to AS. lots of good info here. second,why do you need a wood stove in FL? probably produced in the late 1800's/early 1900's. i have one similar but not
sears.

 

[svk]

I knew a guy who heated spring and fall with one. Really cool looking but as the other guys said they aren't real efficient.

 

[rarefish383]

If it's in a getaway cabin, like hunting, fishing, or just kicking back, efficiency won't matter much. By the pic it looks like it's in an antique shop where they are selling it as a decorator. I've seen them at farm sales where they sell for less than scrap value. In my 12'X16' shed, just burning scrap 2X4's, I'd have the doors open in short order to keep from melting. I just looked on ebay and they had lots of them, a couple Sears, in the $100 to $300 range. Maybe that is the range they sell in? If I wanted one I'd go to a farm auction, but by the time I went to a half dozen sales, I might have spent $250 just looking? Joe.

 

[Victor Echaves]

Thanks for all the comments, after evaluating all the observations I will reconsider getting my hands on this little stove. I was thinking in using it at our small seasonal cabin in the Smoky Mnts. The cabin has a fire place needing minor repairs, I thought the stove would be a cheaper and more practical approach, however, it looks like the fire place will be revived! Again, thanks for all the comments!