DESIGN MUSHROOM COLOURED ENAMEL CAST IRON exterior, interior STEEL firebox with original firebrick
NEW Mica Windows and REMOVABLE round grill cover for ONE SMALL cooking ring this stove is a classic and beautiful piece of ART NOUVEAU industrial design by the most famous of all French stove foundries GODIN. This stove is efficient for its age as it is partly lined with fire bricks,(they act as heat store) It is surrounded by an outer shell of enameled cast iron which acts to circulate cold air past the firebox and up into the room And because it is suitable for a central position : the decorative shell extends all round the back - this makes any simple woodstove more efficient -for other ways to increase efficiency please visit my blog The colour is quite rare. most models are ranges of PALE blues or browns. It has a decorative pull-down cover over the Mica widow to protect it from damage.It has a side opening door Takes logs up to 40cm top baffel inside firebox to increase efficiency The top "chauffette" plate of this wood stove lifts up to allow cooking on the firebox surface and the rest of the stove top can be used to warm items This model is still in very good overall condition and is very suitable for use as a woodstove, a bio ethanol burner housing or as a decorative centre piece. Height 54cm Width 58cm with door open 80cm Depth 35cm Flue 80-85mm top of flu to floor 44cm This stove will produce up to 7 KW FIREBOX DIMENSIONS 28 X 35 X 48 _______________________________ Godin still make very respected and well-used stoves today because they are innovative, careful and use very high quality materials and processes. The Godin foundry is based on similar principles to the historically important Bournville factory village in the UK built by Jean-Baptise André Godin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Andr%C3%A9_Godin |
RENOVATION
this stove has been completely dismantled, renovated and rebuilt. Replaced the window mica and door tape. Rubbed down and painted all the interior & exterior steel box cast-iron shell & parts using 900°c stove enamel paint or stove blacking where appropriate resealed joints using high quality ceramic fire cement Rubbed down and pared back damadged chromed parts to bare metal and repainted with silver 900c stove enamel Cleaned and polished the enamel. Lit the stove to check for leaks and seal the enamel paints and sealents used. Original firebrick in situ not needing replacing.This model is in excellent condition no fissures cracks broken or missing pieces,it does have the usual odd chip and ware around the door,which are all age related. It is very suitable for use as a fully functioning wood burning stove or a bio ethanol burner housing |
