Auction stove find

I bought a stove at auction for $30 and can't find any info on it. It's basically a shell with a door and I want to get it ready for winter.

Hi George;
Welcome to Permies!
Great price on your new stove!
Hard to tell from your photos but it appears the sliding air control is not there?
Pretty important piece!  
But might be readily available on line.  You'll need a make and model.
Or you may be able to make one yourself.

Personally,  I recommend building  yourself a Rocket Mass Heater but I am rather prejudice about them!

I suggest ;
- its built in the 1980's
- it has sides hanging down to prevent burns
- it had a similar top
- There may be a baffle hanging down from the roof of the heater, prevent flames just going up the flu.
- usually had a damper built into the butt of the flue
- sliding air control down the bottom, indicates older stove, now they have only top air supply to meet air standards
- would have been firebrick lined because no ash pan

I would have grabbed if for $30 too, for use in a greenhouse or shed or an outdoor workshop area. You couldn't build it for that. The air control and a fire brick lining need to be looked at.

Where do you plan to use it?

I cannot find any label or markings. Sliding air control makes sense for the open holes below door. I'll need to get some fire bricks. Making the air control should work. I was hoping to use it in the cabin. The intact glass in the door is worth the $30. I'm not short on trees.

Do you already have a chimney poking through your roof?  What you will find is that installation (even self-install) will cost you far, far more then the stove itself.  I've installed two chimneys now (to code) and each one cost ~800$.  So, I'll guess at today's prices you are looking at ~1000$ of pipe/fittings on top of your 30$ stove.

I've made my own lampblack out out bacon drippings, and powdered charcoal.  Take some old bacon fat, and first do a hot water extraction to clean out the salt.  Then mix 50:50 fat to charcoal and keep it mixed until it solidifies.  Then you rub it into the cleaned steel to keep if from further rust.

I, like others feel that is a great buy at $30, though it looks like it is missing some parts.

Similar to what Thomas suggested, why not turn it into a Rocket Stove?

This thread might be of interest to you or others:

https://permies.com/t/180842/Conversion-Woodstove-Rocket-Stove-Hybrid