No. 5. 



Orr's Air-tight Stove. 



153 



For the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 Orr ? s Air-tight Stove. 



A constats reader of the Cabinet, who 

 has had some experience and much exercise 

 in the way of stove dealing, wishes to know 

 if the editor is ready to endorse the account 

 which appears over his signature at page 

 174, in vol. VI., highly commendatory of 

 Orr's air-tight stove ; or has an additional 

 year added to, or diminished his confidence, 

 in its qualifications there specified 1 If he 

 still continues to consider it the chef d'ouvre 

 in the art of stove-making in this land of 

 stoves, he would oblige one who is again 

 afloat, or rather aground, seeking for the best 

 stove for chamber or parlour purpose after re- 

 peated disappointment, if lie would so declare. 

 Any thing relating to this inquiry, in the 

 way of explanation, recommendation or even 

 condemnation, would oblige many readers of 

 the Cabinet, amongst whom a stove, found to 

 embrace the qualifications described as above, 

 would be a great desideratum, particularly 

 in the facility with which a fire may be kept 

 in the bettermost room of an evening, to en- 

 able the owner to give a casual visiter a 

 warm reception, and as quickly to extinguish 

 it, when no longer requisite. The writer 

 has at present three wood stoves in operation, 

 which together, keep one man pretty busy 

 in sawing and splitting wood for their sup- 

 ply; but if the editor's account is to be re- 

 lied upon, he would calculate that one half 

 the labour and expense might be saved. The 

 people in this part of the country have not 

 yet had an opportunity of seeing the air- 

 tight stove, nor would they have known of 

 it, perhaps, but through the pages of the 

 Cabinet. In the event of its still continuing 

 to be approved, would it be too much to ask 

 if a drawing of it could be furnished, with 

 lirections for its use, and any observations 

 that might be thought interesting to persons 



at a distance from the place of manufactory. 

 If all is, as has been represented, a great 

 many stoves would find, in this part of the 

 country a ready sale. An early attention to 

 the subject would oblige, as the weather just 

 now admits of no delay. S. R. 



30th of Nov., 1842. 



We endorse with pleasure and satisfaction 

 our account of Orr's air-tight stove. It has 

 never deceived or disappointed us, but still 

 continues, after a year's experience, to be 

 the greatest comfort and the cheapest luxury 

 in our household establishment. In every 

 instance have our calculations been verified, 

 and often indeed have we been led to observe 

 that our estimate of its value has been below 

 its merits. We commenced the present season 

 with another of these stoves, and have now 

 two in constant operation, with reascn to re- 

 peat, that we expect, to save about the cost 

 of the stove in fuel during the year. There is 

 still another convenience to be added to those 

 enumerated by our former correspondent, J. 

 C. M. at page 17*3, vol. VI., to which we 

 refer our readers; and which we experienced 

 the value of during a time of sickness, when 

 the stove, carefully closed, with the fire in 

 it, was removed to an upper apartment by a 

 single individual, and placed in its proper 

 position in two minutes ; and in less than a 

 minute after, was blazing away, without the 

 labour, noise and filth of lighting, or the loss 

 of heat consequent on a first kindling. 



It must be remembered, they are designed 

 for the consumption of wood only ; the de- 

 sideratum being, to be able to ignite and ex- 

 tinguish the fire suddenly, which could not 

 be effected if coal were used. If on closing 

 entirely the stove at night, it be found in the 

 morning that the fire has been completely 

 extinguished, it can be re-kindled by burning 

 a piece of paper on the remaining charcoal, 

 and the heat will be found instantly to pene- 

 trate the sides and top of the stove without 

 further trouble. 



It gives us pleasure to be able to furnish 

 an engraving of the air-tight stove for the 

 satisfaction of our correspondent ; and to in- 

 form, they are now made of very superior ma- 

 terial and workmanship, by W. W. Hughes, 

 agent to the patentee, No. 45 Walnut Street, 

 Philadelphia, at the prices of 7, 8, 10 and 11 

 dollars, according to size and embellishments. 

 The seven dollar stove is large enough for 

 the chamber; while that at ten dollars, is 

 suitable for a large parlour, or lor two rooms, 

 communicating by folding doors. When the 

 stove is removed at the end of the winter 

 season, it should be well cleaned inside, and 

 receive a coat of linseed oil inside and out, 

 which will effectually protect it from the ef- 

 fects of the atmesphere. James Pedder. 



