Pot Belly Stove
Station Agent #220 with Belly Guard
By Union Stove Works
Circa 1880-1900

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.