#3352 - Civil War Period Sibley Stove
This is an original Civil War Period hand-forged Sibley Stove which was being used in Texas as a smudge pot to heat the trees in an orange grove! The hinged door works great. There is some rust at top where stack pipe would be added to carry fumes out the top of a peaked (Sibley) tent. There is also some flakey rusting and mild corroded spots along the base that was against the ground for all those years. But overall, this is a very solid (and heavy!)item, measuring about 29" high and 20" across at base.
Patented by Major Henry H. Sibley in 1857, getting a $5 Royalty from the War Department on each stove until he resigned in 1861 to join the Confederacy. These were also still heavily used in the West during the Indian Wars. This is shown in Francis Lord's Volume I Civil War Book.
This item is NOT for sale
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