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Old Burner ????
- Thread starter John K
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It used kerosene. Lots of folks will tell you it's a sad iron heater, but it was used like a camp stove for cooking and heating. For the naysayers who insist it is a sad iron heater, would you like the soot from the bottom of a sad iron heated on this to be transferred to your freshly washed clothes?
That one looks to be in very rough shape and to restore it would probably be more difficult and expensive (if you could even find the parts to do it) than just buying one in good shape.
That one looks to be in very rough shape and to restore it would probably be more difficult and expensive (if you could even find the parts to do it) than just buying one in good shape.
Dan Farmer
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I remember my grandmother heating up her sad irons on a kerosene stove. We had no electricity or bottled gas at the summer place. I don't know what she used to prevent soot, but she apparently managed.
Bonnie Scott
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It seems to me that there would be a griddle that sat on top of the stove that the irons sat on to get heated. I see a lot of long oval griddles called sad iron heaters but there must have been a smaller version also. If my thinking is correct it seems like the griddle would collect the soot more than the sad iron. In lieu of a griddle I imagine a gal could have used a cast iron pan.
Might have been made of light tin, something like a tin can that has long since rusted away. I'm with Kevin though, why have a sad iron heater when your cooking stove is generally in full swing and sitting within feet of where you need to use it. Them old homes weren't spread out like they are now.
But I did find this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-ANTIQUE-SAD-IRON-HEATER-/111832666876?hash=item1a09bf12fc:g:VZUAAOSwAYtWJuPy
But I did find this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-ANTIQUE-SAD-IRON-HEATER-/111832666876?hash=item1a09bf12fc:g:VZUAAOSwAYtWJuPy
W. Hilditch
Active member
My sad iron came with it's own burner.
Yes, it is a sad iron or sadiron. Sad meant heavy and at almost 6 lbs. wet this is a heavy chunk of iron. Coleman made this before over 10% of the population of DC were lawyers and the rest of the country got too many.
Hilditch
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PS: Two points guys. Grandma used an ironing cloth to keep from scorching what was being ironed. That would catch any soot. Second, it takes a bit of attention to keep a wood stove hot and nobody wanted a hot stove on a July afternoon. The smaller the sad iron heater, the better.
Hilditch
Yes, it is a sad iron or sadiron. Sad meant heavy and at almost 6 lbs. wet this is a heavy chunk of iron. Coleman made this before over 10% of the population of DC were lawyers and the rest of the country got too many.
Hilditch
---------- Post added at 12:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:10 AM ----------
PS: Two points guys. Grandma used an ironing cloth to keep from scorching what was being ironed. That would catch any soot. Second, it takes a bit of attention to keep a wood stove hot and nobody wanted a hot stove on a July afternoon. The smaller the sad iron heater, the better.
Hilditch
I took the burner apart and found most of the parts intact. the two heat vents were the only parts that are in bad shape. It even had wicks that were still intact and a cork in the bottom that was used in the fill hole. I feel this is one I will attempt to restore. I would like information on where to get parts for this and waffle irons. ( NOT ebay )
W. Hilditch
Active member
Kevin gave you the best advice above. There is no store that sells what you want. If you can't find it, and you can't without eBay, the only other choice is to have it made or make it yourself. And with the castings you can't do that.
If you want one, buying a good one on eBay is your option.
Hilditch
If you want one, buying a good one on eBay is your option.
Hilditch
W. Hilditch
Active member
The man knows his stuff. I have not tried to light it up but there is no reason it wouldn't. Everything is clean, including the inside of the tank and valves move for adjustments. There is medium rust on the burner manifold but the holes are wide open. I have not tried to clean it up.
Hilditch
Hilditch