Heater is made of metal with a blue porcelain finish. Worked perfectly when my father put it away years ago. Has been drained of kerosene for storage. He removed the wick to replace it with a new one but never replaced it so it will need a new wick. I remember this being used as a child and it really put out a lot of clean heat. The top is made to heat a pot of water or use a cooking pan on. Please examine pictures for condition. It measures 24 in height not counting the handle. Thank you for looking.