My sister found a old oil burner stove at a estate sale. I am trying to identify it. Its a 2 burner stove, a bout 22 in w x 12 in deep x 9 in high. on the side is a bottle with aetna oil co on it. the base is white and the deck i\was black. looks like it is all there and the adj knobs move freely. I think i need wicks in the burners before trying it. any advise would be appreciated.
Hi 59chevy - can you get your sister to take some picts of it (the case, the burners, the labels, fuel container, etc) and then post them please? When you say 'bottle' do you mean the fuel tank? Sounds like a Made in US stove anyway.
Hi, It's hard to tell what you have without a picture but it sounds like you have a gravity fed 2 burner kerosene stove. Wicking comes in a roll and you cut it to fit. These stoves are household stoves and not made for the outdoors. Best place for wicks is Mile's Wick Shop www.milesstair.com. He has wicks for almost anything that uses a wick. Ray
If the glass bottle on the side is ivnverted, its a kerosene fed stove. The two burners lift up to reveal the wick. One of the very first kerosene silent burners Ron
here are 2 pict I hope looks like it didnt work. i think the pic are too big. will play with resizing them
I think this will work Here are 2 pictures. The condition of the stove is poor but seems intac. The bottle has no top . I wonder if it needs something to slow the flow.
It needs wicks! They are known as kindler wicks- Link to kindler wicks Oops! edit- Just read up the thread and saw that Ray already pointed you in the right direction.
Looks to me like a single wick is required on each burner. As long as there are no pin holes in the wick reservoir and tubes all you need to install is a wick. She should clean up nicely if the sheet metal is not rusted through since most of those made in the 60's are better than the ones sold today. You also need to check the neede/plunger on the glass reservoir as well as the seal usually cork but rubber works as well. Would love to hear from you once you get it up and running Ron
I will order wicks today. the resivore has some small holes from rust . will try to braze them . there is no needle /check valve on the bottle. Would that be something I could find or make something that would work. if I can get it to cook will try to make some tea and send a pict.
As Matukat says it's called kindler wick or edge wicking. It comes in differant sizes from around 3/4 inch to maybe an inch and a half. Unless you know what size you need just drop Miles an email telling what stove you have and he'll fix you up. He answers inquiries very quickly and is a great online merchant. Ray
Thanks. Went to Miles site and ordered a wick. He had a stove in his photo gallery ( butterfly) that looked like mine. I did not see a email address .I wanted to ask if he knew what make heater I have. He describes the check valve / lid in his site. maybe he has a spare. Oh almost forgot, there is dried oil in the jar any good way to disolve that?
If you scroll about half way down Miles' home page you'll find contact information. Butterfly still manufactures these gravity fed kero stoves. I'm not sure about the compatability with our older models but it may be worthwhile to check with John at St. Paul Mercantile, the USA Butterfly importer for parts. For cleaning dried oil from the glass bottle I'd start by trying soap, hot water and a bottle brush.
I got the wicks, cleaned the fuel bottle, patched the pinholes in the fuel res. Now I need to find/make a cap with valve for the fuel bottle. It has threads on it but nothing so far has fit. the closest was a cap from a old lawn mower tank. Would anyone have a picture of this cap or know where to locate one.? And the deck was black but now is rusty is there a good paint to use on this? something heat resistant? Thank you for the help so far.
Hi Chevy, Good to see you've made some progress. Stove Bright Paints makes high temp paints for stoves and comes in a full range of colors. Check with your local paint stores and big retailers. I see old kero bottles around frequently at flea markets, estate sales and antique shops. The caps have a plunger set up to keep the reservoir full. I'm not sure where you can get just the cap. Send an email to John at St Paul Mercantile and see if he has something. Butterfly still produces 1,2 and 3 burner gravity kero stoves. Worst case you may have to get a new bottle too. Ray
Good idea, the whole bottle will prob be a easier route . will look for that paint next trip to town. Thanks.
That was a very good idea. He had a bottle and cap that will fit and is throwing in a extra cap to try on my old bottle
Well its working sorta. See pict. I need some advice on getting it to work better. It smoked alot at first , then a big flame . When I put the center pieces in it went out slowly. first question is how did they light this ? I had the center pieces out and lit the wick. Burned awhile then put the chimneys in . That didnt seem very safe. I found a pict of a three burner on ebay. Looks like this may be a Lindemann and Hoverson from milwaukee. circa 1940- 50 I think.
Actually, you only have to lift the chimneys at an angle to light the stove. The chimneys are removed only for servicing the wick. Lighting the stove without the chimney does give you a large flame. Takesa minute or two to get it to run as soon as the chimneys elements get hot. Ron
I have one of these as well. They do take a while to settle down to a cleanish burn as they dont burn efficiently until the chimney gets near red hot. Even then they don't match a pressure stove
I was able to boil a pint of water in 5 min . It setteled down and had a nice flame. My flame shots didn't come out. Overall I don't know that I would like this stove for everyday cooking and not a outside stove. I would like to find a nice gloss black high heat paint for the deck so it will look alittle better. Thanks to all for the support.
