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mcdude · 10-17-2014, 07:14 AM

hmmm..I would've guessed that it's what a priest uses to sprinkle holy water!!

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Kamper · 10-17-2014, 08:27 AM

I would have thought it was for mulling wine and cider.

I'd think it safer to just sprinkle a little kero on the wood rather than have a flaming torch. Life might get too exciting if you didn't let it cool down enough before dropping it back into the pot! Either way, there are much safer ways to get your fire-place lit.

Does it have an odor?

skprbob · 10-17-2014, 08:59 AM

Guiness does have it right. I remember my family having one of these when I was a kid. Kamper mentions a legitimate concern about putting the hot stone back into the pot - that is solved by the ingenious design of the pot. If one looks inside, I'd bet that the pot has two chambers. One holds the kerosene, the other is kept empty. The empty side provides a place to put the hot stone. After is cools off, it is then moved to the full side to soak up the fuel for use in starting the next fire.

jetlag100 · 10-17-2014, 06:59 PM

My Aunt passed away last spring and my Mom got to go to her house and collect a few things...she remembered my Uncle and I always starting the fire with one of these, so she got it, and gave it to me...I was thrilled to have it. It's almost identical to yours..

gillygirl · 10-18-2014, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by skprbob

Guiness does have it right. I remember my family having one of these when I was a kid. Kamper mentions a legitimate concern about putting the hot stone back into the pot - that is solved by the ingenious design of the pot. If one looks inside, I'd bet that the pot has two chambers. One holds the kerosene, the other is kept empty. The empty side provides a place to put the hot stone. After is cools off, it is then moved to the full side to soak up the fuel for use in starting the next fire.

Pot only has one chamber. For me, the bigger fear is the dog knocking it over and kerosene getting all over the hearth.

mcdude · 10-18-2014, 11:41 AM

Holy water would be much safer!....wouldn't do much for the fire though

Sue Doe-Nym · 10-19-2014, 07:50 AM

A dog will not knock one over since they are cast iron, low, and quite heavy. We have two of them and they work great as a substitute or supplement for kindling.

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Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,307 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	I would have thought it was for mulling wine and cider. I'd think it safer to just sprinkle a little kero on the wood rather than have a flaming torch. Life might get too exciting if you didn't let it cool down enough before dropping it back into the pot! Either way, there are much safer ways to get your fire-place lit. Does it have an odor?

10-17-2014, 08:59 AM	#3
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	Guiness does have it right. I remember my family having one of these when I was a kid. Kamper mentions a legitimate concern about putting the hot stone back into the pot - that is solved by the ingenious design of the pot. If one looks inside, I'd bet that the pot has two chambers. One holds the kerosene, the other is kept empty. The empty side provides a place to put the hot stone. After is cools off, it is then moved to the full side to soak up the fuel for use in starting the next fire.

10-17-2014, 06:59 PM	#4
jetlag100 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Revere, Massachusetts and Moultonborough, N.H. Posts: 311 Thanks: 228 Thanked 79 Times in 50 Posts	My Aunt passed away last spring and my Mom got to go to her house and collect a few things...she remembered my Uncle and I always starting the fire with one of these, so she got it, and gave it to me...I was thrilled to have it. It's almost identical to yours..

10-19-2014, 07:50 AM	#7
Sue Doe-Nym Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 749 Thanked 791 Times in 414 Posts	A dog will not knock one over since they are cast iron, low, and quite heavy. We have two of them and they work great as a substitute or supplement for kindling.