Barler, Boss, New Process, Nesco, Tropical #015 Oil Heater, United States Stove Co. US-89A, Magic Chef model MC 89- P, Valor 525,  Savoil D-81 and
"Old Antique" Kerosene Heater Wicks, and
Sears "Oil Heater" wick #42-70005 for Sears and Kenmore Oil Heaters Models A 600, C600, KC 600 KD 600, A 601, A 602, C 602, 103.75000, -7600, -76002, -76003, -76010, -76015, -76016, -76020, -70001, -70018, -70019, -76016, -76017, 864.76015 & 864.76016.

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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-size wick but NOT the Perfection wick carrier:   The US Stove Co. #81 is one of these, as are Miller and B&H "Smokeless Oil Heaters." Use wick #3L below for these heaters. 

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

Please e-mail me for additional information.

 

2T

 Barler #50,  Wick carrier 1 3/4" in diameter, 2 3/4" long.  Wick is 2.5" wide when measured flat. Wick fits into your existing wick sleeve.

$8.95

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".]

$11.95

#3L

ALTERNATIVE:  You can keep an old Perfection, Wards, Barler, Valor, Savoil D-81 (Ypsilanti, MI) or other Perfection clone working by sewing a new wick into your old carrier!  This wick works perfectly with the steel sleeve in all Perfection heaters. When measured flat, wick is approx 4 3/16" wide and 9 3/8" long.  The rivets and old wick are removed and the wick is then sewn into the carrier. Sew with 1 5/8" (40mm) exposed above carrier.  When wick burns down, cut threads, raise wick to expose 1 5/8" more wick, and reattach.  Double the wick life!  EXCLUSIVE!  Wick specially made for me by Hattersley in England.  NOTE:  The US Stove Co. #81 has an inside sleeve.  Use this wick with your existing sleeve.

$9.95

 Temp out of stock

 

 

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.

US Stove Model E89 heater, fount and wick pictured above, three left.  Right is a Wards Porto fount. The Wards "Porto Heater" appears to have been made by the US Stove Co for Montgomery Wards.  It is a variation of the Perfection 325 fount, but it was actually unique unto itself.  The Porto Heater has wick sleeves of 2.80" (outer) and 2.52" (inner), for an average wick gap of 0.140".  The 325 wick itself has an outer diameter of 2.86" and inner diameter of 2.50" - the 325 wick will not fit the Wards Porto heater because the 325 wick is wider and thicker than the Porto's wick gap.  The Perfection 500 wick is 0.100" thick and my wick #3L is 0.113" thick - they cannot be  used in the Porto fount.  There are no wicks available for this heater.

 

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