Pot Bellied Project

Our home was built in 1910 and was originally heated with coal and wood stoves.  A few years later a hot water-radiator boiler system was installed and the boiler was fueled with coal.  We installed high efficiency heat pumps during the renovation allowing us to removed the deteriorating chimney and a lot of the piping.  We can no longer install a functioning stove but we still wanted to have a parlor stove for the decoration.  We found a stove.

Searching Craig's List, I found an old stove for sale.  I contacted the listing and that lead to a phone conversation and a meeting with "Fred" at a storage facility in Omaha.   Fred had a plain 'pot bellied' stove that was used by his grandfather to heat his basement.  It had seen a lot of use but it was all there and in fairly good shape.  Price negotiations resulted in the loading of the stove into the back of my pickup.  Explanations were given to the wife upon arrival back home and it was moved to the basement for restoration.  Now I have to find some good metal bushes and some stove black.  Another project for me when the weather gets bad.   

I'm still looking for a more ornate stove and depending upon how the restoration turns out, it will either end up in the Dining Room or possibly out to the old farm house.  Either way, its going to get enjoyed.