A common mistake is to use too large sized coal. A good rule, where stoves or furnaces have a good draft, is to use coal as small IS can be used without inconvenience from its sifting too freely ...

Russell Smith of Kiefer Coal & Supply in Bethel Park shows an ornate 1893 Red Cross coal stove, part of his collection. The jewel of Russell’s Smith’s antique coal and gas stove collection is an 1887 ...