We had one of these in a little shack that we used when our cows were calving when I was a kid, Dad called it a topsy stove. Would bring the calves in to dry them off in freezing temps.We also have an old copper bin that we use for storing kindling. Originally, these were laundry boilers where the wash was done. They often sat on special small stoves designed for heating the wash water. These small stoves were often put in a laundry room or outside shed.
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Didn't get allot of sleep in those days. But that little stove would run you outside if you filled it with cut off hedge posts.