New Shop Heat

[cfender]

Hey Folks,
I just about have my new shop finished and was looking for a wood stove to install in there so I wouldn't have to use electric heaters all of the time. I came across this one and it's pretty cool. It's a Oak Pennsular No. 612, it has not been restored just some wire brushing and a new coat of high heat stove paint. The inside is in near perefect condition also. Wherever this stove has been in the past it looks like it was taken pretty good care of. I have been trying to do a little research on it and the only thing I can find is when the Peninsular stove co. was started and that's about it. It was considered on of the big 3 in Detroit during the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
I was hoping some of you antique buffs that live up in that part of the country may know some local history and can help me out with any information about the company or maybe when they manufactured these particular stove models.
Thanks in advance for any info.
CF

 

[GPintheMitten]

Maybe It's bigger than it looks, but will it hold much wood? It might take along time to heat up your shop. It is a nice looker, though.

 

[cfender]

The picture angle doesn't do much for it's size, it's 20" in dia. and 38" tall it will hold a fair amount of wood for a pretty good burn time.
I'm fairly lucky and don't have to deal with sub-zero temps. like a lot of the folks on here do. Been there done that and done my fair share of snow removal too which I don't miss at all.
CF

 

[Willl]

Looks nice, a little to pretty for my shop but if you like it that's all that matters.

3 doors ?, figure bottom is ash clean out, center to load thru. What's the top one ?

 

[MotorSeven]

How big is your shop? I went with an older Buck clone from the 80's...put's out good heat:

 

[brin]

I have a 24' X 36' shop , all insulated and I had a wood stove very similar to yours and the problem I had with it was having to cut the wood so small to fit in it and even then it would not heat the shop adequately and I was having to constantly add wood even with adjusting the damper...I took that stove out and polished it up and made and end table and lamp combo out of it and bought one of these from Northern Tool...heats the shop, fire lasts and it takes a standard size cut of firewood...no more little pieces have to be cut.
Vogelzang "Lit'L Sweetie" Boxwood Stove, Model# BX22EL | Wood Stoves | Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[Western]

Photo looks like it just got sandblasted, very nice looking stove. I had a neighbor that used a stove, probably smaller than yours, in a shop that was 30'x40'. He had it placed in the middle of the shop and ran the pipe up to about 2' below the roof, "T"'d off from there and had an exhaust at each end of his building if that makes since. It heated good after it warmed up.

I bought an Orchard type LP heater $50 (400,000 Btu I think) at an estate sale that I use with a portable 100# bottle.

 

[cfender]

Hey folks,
My shop is 30x48 it has insulated doors and double pane windows, it's very well insulated with the exception of the ceiling that will be done in the next couple weeks. I have two 7500 watt electric heaters on thermostats in the far corners also three ceiling fans to circulate the air and bring the heat down, this set-up works very well. I can heat it up from 40 deg. to 65 deg in about 20 min. even without the ceiling being done yet it holds heat very well, this is not going to be my primary heat source just something to help out and besides the wife likes to do things out there also and she likes hanging out by the fire. Being it's an antique and the price I got it for it was hard for me to pass up.
Cutting firewood down a little smaller is no problem around our place I have been doing it for years for her wood cook stove and yes she actually cooks on it. As for the extra dampner right under the stove top; when we were doing some research she came across this posting from another forum she found. I found it kind of interesting.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Well, it certainly sounds like this stove is going to be perfect for you and your wife. I really like the looks of it.

I had to go back and look at your original post to remember what your question was. I see that you aren't looking for advice whether it will do the job or not but rather looking for information on the Peninsular stove and the company. I assume you've already ask Mr. Google.

I wish I could help. Enjoy it.

P.S. I wish you guys would quit posting pictures of your nice neat garages and shops. My wife wants to know why ours doesn't look that nice.:laughing:

 

[brin]

cfender ~ With that added information...that stove should be perfect to add heat to your shop and it is a great looking antique...it is fun to sit around a stove like that...when I had mine in the shop that is what we did....that was the only heat source so we had to stand or sit close every once in awhile to keep warm but your situation is different and you will enjoy it...