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POTBELLY POINTS
The Skinny On The Portly
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All of our potbelly stoves are antique, vintage, functional pieces of art.
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 Antique potbelly stoves are made entirely from solid cast iron.
Their 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.
Potbelly stoves are tremendous heaters. These vintage stoves burn both wood or coal and can be converted to gas.
Potbelly stoves come in three sizes:LARGE, MEDIUM and SMALL with burn times ranging from 6 to 8 hours for the small, up to 8 to 14 hours in a large potbelly stove.
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A LARGE potbelly stove could comfortably warm a dance hall in Tombstone from dusk til dawn.
A MEDIUM stove could keep the conversation cozy in a general store starting with lunch and going through dinner.
A SMALL potbelly stove kept a station agent snugly in his railroad office for an entire work day, plus overtime.
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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.
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An antique potbelly stove in an "old west" hotel
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Although the function of a potbelly stove has made it a popular heater, it is the aesthetics that have made the stove legendary.
Potbelly stoves embody history and tradition. They are superbly crafted American artifacts that warm both the body and the spirit.
A potbelly stove beckons you to come and warm yourself by it. To share stories and a hot cup of coffee. To listen for the whistle of the train, or a boisterous tune on the upright piano in the saloon.
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