Pot Belly Stove
Master Windsor
Circa 1880-1900

This Master Windsor features a guard around the body of the stove to protect hands from the hot stove. This diminutive vintage Potbelly stove may be on the small size, but it packs a punch as a heater. The ribbing on the body of the stove as well as the primary and secondary draft controls regulate the heat output. Wood can be loaded from the front door, or from beneath the removable cooklid on top. Charming designs are featured on the four legs. The two mica windows that allow for a view of the fire are a unique feature, a rare design element for potbelly stoves. A hearty heater for its size, coupled with the unique design feature and archetypal potbelly charms makes the Master Windsor true American treasure.

Watch Videos Archive of Pot Belly Stoves Pictures in Settings Happy Customers Historic Use Noteworthy Points Founders & Foundries Catalogs Trade Cards INVENTORY

Variations of Railway King Stoves

*with Heat Shield You may notice that the different variations of railway kings look similar. They vary in size and come with either Nickle guard rail, black guard rail, or no rail. One even has a heat shield.

RAILROAD CAST IRON POTBELLY STOVE

Many potbelly stoves feature cooktops for simmering coffee, scrambling eggs, or making chili. The ring around the middle of a potbelly stove was designed to prevent folks from bumping into the bulge of the stove and burning themselves. Other features found on potbelly stoves include: swing feed doors, large ash pits, cast iron foot rails, and draft controls.

VINTAGE POTBELLY STOVES IN HISTORIC RAILROAD STATIONS Travelers found warmth and comfort sitting by the potbelly stove waiting for a train to arrive to take them to new and exciting places or for a loved one to return home. Potbelly stoves warmed railroad stations, depots, and station agent offices all around the country.

Station Agent's offices were kept warm on a bitter cold day by the B&M Railway King cast iron Potbelly Stove.

The Boston and Maine Railroad Company crafted their own potbelly stoves and used them to warm their railroad stations, train depots, box cars and even in the caboose.

The B&M Railway King Potbelly Stove is a vintage antique stove that has been fully restored and a piece of functional art that truly speaks of our American heritage.

Thank you for traveling back in time with us and visiting the potbelly stove – a true American icon. We hope you’ll continue to explore our site and get to know the diverse, vintage and exquisitely crafted stoves we have in our collection. Like the potbelly stoves, they're all gems, functional pieces of art that will warm and enhance any room.

Potbelly Menu Overview

Archive of Antique Pot Belly Stoves This is a library of antique pot belly heating stoves that Good Time Stove Company has restored in the past.

Pictures in Settings This section will show examples of Potbelly Stoves being used in actual homes. Many of them are stoves we've sold.

Happy Customers Here, you'll find pictures of folks who found themselves the perfect stove in our showroom.

Historic Use Go here for a little info about where these stoves were typically used and what they were designed for.

Watch Video Click here Potbelly excerpts from our informational video.

Noteworthy Points Many random, useful, and sometimes entertaining facts about Potbellys. For example: "The shape of a potbelly stove resembles the midriff of an aging fellow, gaining the stove, which was once referred to as a Cannon Stove, the affectionate name, potbelly."

Founders & Foundries For the history buff. Go here to learn about the companies that designed and manufactured these historic stoves. At the time, these companies were household names like Sony or Cadillac.

Catalogs Here, you'll find scans of the original catalogs that sold these stoves. It's a fascinating stroll for someone who enjoys the historic background of these vintage heaters.

Trade Cards Trade cards were used like business cards in selling products. Enchanting, romantic, humorous, nostalgic and pleasing images appeared on the front of the card with sales and contact information found on the flip side.

Inventory After you've educated yourself with the previous sections, you'd click here to see our Potbelly inventory. But don't forget, there are plenty of other types of stoves. Each of these helpful sections also exist for several other heaters and kitchen ranges. Enjoy.

Heating Stove Installation

Antique Wood-Burning Heating Stove:
Installation guidelines desrcibed on this page have been provided by the National Fire Protection Association. The NFPA standards are the basis for many local codes. These guidelines state that a wood-burning stove, heating stove must be located a mimimum of 36 inches from unprotected woodwork and other combustible materials or furniture. The addition of a heat shield or other protective devices, to the wall or the stove, allows a reduction of those distances by 50% to a distance of 18 inches from a combustible wall and 9 inches from a noncombustible wall. The wood-burning stove needs to be vented. This is done through a class-A, double-walled chimney.

Antique Heating Stove with a Gas Conversion:
An antique heating stove with a gas conversion must conform to the clearances for a wood-burning stove (above), maintaining a minimum distances of 9 inches from a non-combustible wall when a heat shield is in place. The converted heating stove needs to be vented. This is done through a class-B, single-walled chimney. Set ups to Propane (LPG) and Natural Gas available on all models. With a gas conversion the total BTU ranges from 28,000 to 45,000.

Antique Heating Stove with an Electric Conversion?
An antique heating stove with an electric conversion must conform to the clearances for a wood-burning stove (above), maintaining a minimum distances of 9 inches from a non-combustible wall when a heat shield is in place. The eletcric converted heating stove does NOT need to be vented. With a gas conversion the maximum BTU output is 38,000.

What does a proper stove installation look like?
All heating stoves must be placed a minimum of 36 inch from combustible surfaces or 18" from non-combustible surfaces. The addition of a heat shield reduces these distances by one-half. Allow a one-inch clearance between rear wall and protective, non-combustible materials for air circulation. Allow at least 18" between the top of the chimney protector and the ceiling or other combustible material.