Help Identifying This Unique Old Stove

[ccstevens4417]

We bought our house a few years ago and it had this old wood stove in it. It works great. I'm not a wood stove expert but I've not seen many like this with the ceramic looking tiles surrounding the stove. Did some searching online and can't find who made it. The only markings are on the door (see pics) it has "FK 1979" on it.

I especially like the slide out ash tray it has. Just curious if anyone had in info on this type of stove or who made it. Thanks.

 

[all night moe]

Quick search shows made by Franklin.
"Know for efficiency, with a yield of more than 79%, and low CO emissions of 0.15%. It features a double and triple combustion system...."

Cool looking heater.

 

[ccstevens4417]

Quick search shows made by Franklin.
"Know for efficiency, with a yield of more than 79%, and low CO emissions of 0.15%. It features a double and triple combustion system...."

Awesome thanks, I'm evidently worse at searching than I thought. Can you point me to this info? Even searching "Franklin FK 1979" can't find another pic of one. Thanks again.

 

[ccstevens4417]

It appears to be the same as these two, though both of them are FK 1978s. Doesn't appear either of these have been identified as "Franklin" stoves. Not sure these links will work:

Old wood tiled stove | Hearth.com Forums Home

Tiled wood stove FK 1978 | Hearth.com Forums Home

 

[all night moe]

I just googled "wood stove FK 1979.

@begreen our resident stove guy. begreen is fantastic at identifying most stoves. Especially the odd ones.

 

[begreen]

I don't know much about the makers of these stoves. We see them pop up once in a while. They are small kachelofen stoves with a lot of ceramic mass surrounding the firebox. Look around to see if there are any more identifying marks that indicate the foundry or country of origin. FK may indicate something like Franco Kachelofen, but that is just a guess.

These folks up in Canada might have an idea. Let us know if they do.

Stone House Kachelofen – Hand Made Warmth