Ben Franklin Style Wood Burning Stove

It had a hollow baffle near the rear to transfer more heat from the fire to a room s air and relied on an inverted siphon to draw the fire s hot fumes around the baffle.

Ben franklin style wood burning stove.

Ben franklin wood burning stove. Franklin wood stoves over 250 years ago a new revolutionary wood stove was built by non other than benjamin franklin. 399 00 0 bids shipping. The franklin wood stoves have stood the test of time and many are still being used today.

The franklin stove is a metal lined fireplace named after benjamin franklin who invented it in 1741. People who saw the first experimental versions of the mini franklin gas heater thought they were toys or a scaled down version of bigger stoves. The shipping weight in the manual is 400 lbs. It was intended to produce more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace but it achieved few sales until it.

The franklin stove was the very first version of a modern wood fireplace insert created by benjamin franklin and designed to be more efficient and safe than open burning fireplaces. The franklin stove also known as the pennsylvania fireplace is the predecessor to modern fireplace inserts. The inverted siphon is basically a u shaped flue that draws the hot burning gasses of the fire up and over the hollow baffle positioned in the back of the. 200 00 shipping.

Mouse over to zoom click to enlarge. Though benjamin franklin is credited with its invention the franklin stove is really the culmination of improvements made over time to his pennsylvania fireplace which he produced in 1741. Fairmont antique cast iron wood burning stove. One of our favorites is the franklin stove.

How we installed a ben franklin wood stove in the log cabin. The franklin wood stove is a free standing cast iron fireplace insert created in 1741 by benjamin franklin. But when they saw the fire and felt the heat they quickly recognized that it was real. Benjamin franklin the father of a variety of great inventions is known for its excellent contributions to society.

Have one to sell. Wood fireplace insertsopen fireplaceben franklin inventionsfranklin stoveiron furnacelightning rodcast iron stovevintage stovestraditional fireplace. Also referred to as a pennsylvania fireplace or a circulating stove the design used two distinctive features a hollow baffle and an inverted siphon to harness more of the fires heat when compared to an ordinary open fireplace.