Vintage 1982 Meridian Wood Burning Stove - Rare Collectors Item

Description

This is a Vintage 1982 Meridian Wood Burning Stove. These were produced in the US between 1977 and 1983 with a very limited run and are hard to find. It is a beautiful stove in excellent condition.
The item is heavy and would be difficult to ship, so it is only available for local pickup in Oakland CA. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Original Posting from when the stove was first sold:
You'll like the looks of the new Meridian ceramic tile stove, a colorful new household burner from California that's made almost entirely from heat-radiating ceramic materials.
Colorful tiles cover the outside of the spherical wood burner. "It adds to room decor, rather than detracting from it," says John Emery, marketing director for the Ceramic Energy Corp., manufacturer of the stove. "The ceramic tiles are also functional, however, in that they keep the outside temperature of the stove low enough so that children can't get burned. Also, the stove can be placed within 9 1/2 in. of walls, closer than any other stove on the market. The outside walls of the stove are normally a moderate 140 degrees and never more than 212."
In addition to tiles on the outside, the entire base structure of the stove is made from ceramics, including the spherical firebox. Emery says the advantage of ceramics is that it holds about 80% more heat than metal. "At night, when the fire burns down, the ceramics will continue to give off heat for hours," he points out.
There is a secondary heat exchanger chamber between the outer and inner wall of the stove, and a 2-in. gap between the 8-in. diameter flue and the 10-in. flue cover over it. A small blower at the base of the stove pulls warmer, stagnant air down from near the ceiling and through the heat exchanger chamber, warming it and blowing it out the bottom of the stove.
The Vycor glass in the main firebox doesn't soot up, according to Emery, because of the high temperatures inside the firebox. Water heating coils can be installed in the walls of the stoves, which are entirely handmade. Ceramic Energy says their stove has undergone tests at Underwriters' Laboratories and received the UL stamp of approval.
The stove, 44 in. high and 32 in. wide, weighs 500 lbs.