Antique Wood Stoves

If you are looking for something unique for your home, going with an antique wood stove may be the thing for you. Reminiscent of a time gone by when antique wood stoves were a modern necessity, they can lend charm and warmth to your home.

Antique wood burning stoves used to be quite popular tools for heating your home. Depending on the era, different types of antique wood burning stoves were popular. From 1880 to 1910, the antique cylinder stove was an essential heating component. An antique cast iron wood stove, this style allows for increased heating capacity and better wood burning efficiency in a compact design. Also from the same time period, antique wood potbelly stoves were popular. These were used more in public places where people would want to gather around the heat. From 1870 to 1910 the antique parlor wood stove was used, especially in country homes. You can find any of these stoves today, and some places will adapt your antique wood stove to use gas.

If you are looking for something useful for your home or cabin, a wood burning antique cook stove might be the thing. While they were once the centerpieces of every Victorian home, antique wood cook stoves are artistic masterpieces. You can get your antique wood cooking stove adapted to use gas to still use it today, or keep it burning wood and use your antique wood cook stove like a hearth.

If you have an antique wood kitchen stove, you can work on restoring it to its original working glory if you so choose. You can often find antique wood stove parts for sale from dealers, and some will specialize in creating new parts for old stoves. You can also find bargains on antique wood burning cook stoves on EBay and other auction sites, as well as estate sales and second hand dealers.

If you decide that you would like one of the antique wood stoves, be careful with your purchase. Since all of them are obviously secondhand stoves, what you see is often what you get. Take your time to look the stove over carefully. If it is one that needs refurbishing, inquire as to exactly what is wrong with it, and then research the parts and equipment you will need to get it up and running again. Buying from a reputable antique wood stoves dealer will also help ensure that you get a good deal.