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Metadata
Object Name |
Stove, Charcoal Heating |
Catalog Number |
2012.128.1 |
Maker |
R.R. Fishback & Sons / Cincinnati Sheet and Metal Co. |
Date |
10/31/1933 |
Material(s) |
Steel/Cardboard/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-14.25 W-15 inches |
Description |
This is a patent model for the Fishback Kure-Rite Heater, patent number 1933475. It is a small scale model of stoves later produced by Randolph R. Fishback in Lexington, Ky. It is in two pieces a & b. The main piece (a) is a steel cylinder. On the front is a white label with black lettering is adhered in five pieces "Fishback's / IMPROVED / KURE-RITE / HEATER / PAT. NO. 1933475." Around the bottom of the cylinder a flat piece of steel has been wrapped around it with the end pointing away from the cylinder and is held together on the right side with a bolt and square nut. The brochure donated with the stove indicates that this is called the damper. Both the bottom of the cylinder and the damper have oval holes (7/8 x 3 inches) in them. The damper can be moved so that the oval holes are open, partially open or closed. A narrow wide slot in the front limits how far the damper can be rotated. On the top of the cylinder is a similar piece of wrapped steel except there is an additional piece of steel on the left side mirroring the one on the right. The brochure donated with the stove indicates that this is called the heat control. There are no holes in the top of the cylinder or heat control. Instead there are two long narrow diagonal slots that allow the heat control to rise as it rotates. Inside the top edge are three 2 x ¾ inch pieces of steel attached so they sit above the top edge. The lid rests on these (description of lid below). When the heat control is rotated it is the same height as the three metal pieces. The inside of the cylinder is open with three of the pieces are steel attached to the inside to support a grate. The grate is represented by a silver piece of cardboard. Glued to it is a white piece of paper with the typed text "THIS GRATE WAS MADE OF CAST IRON / THE CHARCOLE WOULD BURN ON TOP." The lid (b) of the stove is a shallow cone shape. It has a flat head bolt through the center held on with two square nuts. Once the lid is on, if the heat control is rotated the open area closes. The lid fits on the base with the cone pointed down. |
Notes |
Randolph Railey Fishback invented a stove to replace open fires in tobacco barns. It was patented on October 31, 1933 and designated number 193347. The stoves were produced by Cincinnati Sheet and Metal Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio. At least some were distributed from the Fishback farm in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. The name of the company was R. R. Fishback & Sons and the stove was called a Kure-rite Heater. This 1/3 scale version of the Fishback stove and cart was created during the patent process and may have been used as a display model or example later. The donation includes a brochure, company envelope and company shipping tag. |
Media Links |
Patent for the R.R. Fishback stove for curing tobacco Pat. No. 1933475 |
Collection |
Randy Fishback Collection |
People |
Fishback, Randolph Railey |
Subjects |
Inventions Inventors Tobacco Tobacco industry Farm equipment Farming Patents Patent drawings Stoves |
Search Terms |
Versailles (Ky.) Woodford County (Ky.) Kentucky |