Wick
Stoves
A
Valor
65S
round
wick
stove,
dismantled.
Before
the
pressure
stove
was
invented
in
1892,
a
kerosene
stove
was
basically
a
lamp
with
no
glass
and
one
or
several
huge
wicks.
They
were
not
effective
in
any
way
compared
to
the
pressure
stove,
and
more
or
less
went
out
of
the
market
as
soon
as
the
latter
entered.
A
few
brands
survived
for
some
decades
more,
possibly
because
they
appealed
to
those
who
were
used
to
wick
lamps.
It
is
still
possible
to
find
wick
stoves
in
the
odd
antique
shop
or
at
ebay;
some
of
them
were
ornately
designed
and
some
times
also
enameled.
These
stoves
typically
had
two
very
wide
wicks,
but
single
wick
models
also
existed.
However,
in
some
developing
countries
wick
stoves
are
still
produced
and
sold
in
large
quantities,
particularily
India.
We
are
probably
talking
about
several
dozens
(perhaps
hundreds)
of
manufacturing
companies
just
in
that
country;
however,
the
English-language
part
of
Indias
Internet
is
not
a
very
good
area
to
do
research
in.
Wick
stoves
may
be
somewhat
less
effective
on
BTU
but
are
a
lot
simpler
to
manufacture
as
there's
no
pressure
to
handle.
Unlike
the
original
wick
stoves
the
modern
ones
have
a
higher
number
of
wicks;
from
6
to
as
much
as
14
wicks. There
are
also
several
heat
conservation
designs
that
help
the
stoves
direct
the
heat
as
effectively
as
possible.
Butterfly
claims
that
their
best
wick
stove
delivers
a
whopping
10.000
BTU!
Antique
and
semi-antique
wick
stoves
|
Modern
wick
stoves
|
If
you
need
a
wick
for
your
stove,
I
suggest
you
check
out
this
Amish
company
that
claims
to
have
wicks
for
hundreds
of
models:
The
Lost
Ones
list
has
many
wick
brand
names
who
are
known
only
because
they
were
referred
to
on
wick
boxes.
If
you
see
a
name
missing
above,
please
send
a
mail
and
tell
about
the
stove.
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