Curious wrote:
wrote:
Can anyone suggest either where to buy functional (as opposed to
overpriced decorative/antique) bellows or possible alternatives for
blowing at the contents of a stove?

http://www.thefiresideshop.co.uk//category-6267/product-4849//LYDFORD-BELLOWS-FS1959.html

Get an old hoover with metal tubes or find a metal tube that will fit
in a modern one. Use blow, not suck.