Barler, Boss, New Process, Nesco, Tropical #015 Oil Heater, United States Stove Co. US-89A, Valor,  Savoil D-81 and "Old Antique" Kerosene Heater Wicks

In the period between World War I and World War II, quite a few heaters were manufactured which were in fact basic clones of the Perfection 500 heater.  The actual font arrangement was virtually the same as a Perfection 500, and the heaters used the "500" wick.  In many cases, the actual cabinetry of some of these heaters, such as the Barler, had sturdy cast iron tops and legs, and were actually far superior to the Perfection brand heater.  

There are some heaters which use a Perfection wick but NOT the carrier:  The 500 wick must be removed from the carrier and sewn into the old carrier that came with the heater. 

The Perfection heater design was a scaled up circular draft flame spreader lamp, which is what the company produced when founded in 1888.  The 1913 Perfection patent was for the movable flame spreader, not the heater, and even the flame spreader patent was shaky, so other manufacturers simply duplicated the Perfection fount, gallery and flame spreader.

So many Perfection heater clones were sold that some manufacturers had their own brand name on heater wicks.  Above left is an original NOS NESCO wick.  The cute little round box is marked "Number 348.  8 1/2" circumference - for use in all Standard Size 3 and 4 quart founts of Nesco De Luxe Oil Heaters, Numbers 30, 40.  Also for Nesco Tropical Oil Heaters, Numbers 012, 015.   To trim, rub with cloth or paper."  Above right, a US Stove Co "500" wick.   Click photos to enlarge.

For more information on how to operate or replace the wick on a Barler, Nesco, New Process or other Perfection clone, the information pages on Perfection heaters are applicable.

www.milesstair.com/PERFECTION_HEATER_WICK_INSTALLATION.html
www.milesstair.com/FLAME_SPREADER_LAMPS_AND_HEATERS.html
www.milesstair.com/regular_maintenance.html
www.milesstair.com/by_make/PERFECTION_Kerosene_Heaters.html
US Stove Co. #89P Owner's Manual

I have the best Perfection 500 wicks available - made by Hattersley in England!  Each wick is pre-charred on top, with long "tails" for great capillary action and will last considerably longer than the cheaper generic Korean wicks.

Wicks for Perfection 500 clones

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500

Standard wick for Perfection 500 and clones, such as the NESCO 4215.  The wick is 2 1/2" in diameter and the wick sleeve is 2 3/4" in diameter.  [Not for the Florence H-124, which had a central air pillar of 3 3/4" and a wick sleeve diameter of 4 1/4".]

$10.95

 

Note:  There were some stoves made which resembled the Perfection cook stove (Ivanhoe, etc), but they did NOT use the Perfection 331X wick.  The Miller No. 666, Adelphia, Clark Jewel, Dangler, Enterprise, Favorite, New XLCR, Peerless, Quick Meal, Superior and Windsor used a wick which is visually the same as the 3 1/4" wide Perfection 331X wick, but is in fact 3 1/2" wide and is not interchangeable.

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