shenandoah wood stove

hi all,

have an old wood stove has a fan on bottom that straddles an ash tray, small fan on left and right side, the fan seems to be blowing into th stove can that be correct, the name on the fan unit says shenandoah. any info would be appreciated   thank you  joe sal  

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Hi Joe. A picture would be very helpful.

Is the blower moving air through a heat exchanger and exiting somewhere else around the stove?

The other option is that is an old coal stove. I have seen them in maritime museums; they were used in fishing vessels and such, small ships. I suspect it was the only way to ensure enough draft in a coal stove without a tall chimney.

Here are search results from a wood heat discussion group: https://www.hearth.com/talk/search/228228/?q=shenandoah&t=post&o=relevance  On the top right is the search feature.

@Michael H: cool stuff, I love going down these rabbit holes. Cheers!

I imagine fans like that could be very useful if one wanted to make a blast furnace. They must have pretty good heat resistance.

The coal stove blowers I've seen are quite small, and the output is probably more like a big computer fan than a forge blower. Coal stoves actually run cooler than wood stoves, except right where the coal is burning.