by BobR » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:02 am
Del
According to the Coleman Collectors Club Index the 413E stoves were produced from 1954-1960 & 1962. The bar that gets in the way is a lid support to allow you to flip the top of the stove backwards to make a shelf (sort of). Enjoy your new stove.
Bob Richert
Parrish, FL
"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars"