Looking for a full sized gas stove...vintage!

[doug hodder]

I've always enjoyed anything vintage, regardless of the fact that it may not be as convenient as some of the new stuff. Last night confirmed that.

I came home to find a major branch off a white fir that is about 160' tall, that fell and punched a 1' hole in the roof of the garage storing the Voyager. It ended up about 8" away from the trailer. Thing is...the branch was hanging on the electrical drop to the house as well, it was pouring rain and snow.

It pulled the neutral wire, and the house was kinda operating in a brown out state all day long. I called PG&E and they got me all fixed up. Afterwards...all the electronics on the current stove/oven are cooked, as are all the clocks and the garage door opener.

When they came by...they didn't know if I were the address in question as it was so "lit up". I fired up a load of lanterns and was cooking on a 60 year old Coleman on the counter. Kinda made me think....Do I really need all the modern crap?

I got the stove top to work, but no oven or timer/clock/ etc..., but I'm gonna keep my eyes open for a nice old gas stove that will fit in the space. I can always use a cheap timer...I don't need all the electronic stuff on the existing stove, I'm no Martha Stewart!.

I'm kinda in a situation of.....do I spend the dollars on a couple of trips on a repair guy to diagnose/ get parts/ then repair, ..or just get something else? I can probably get into a vintage stove for the price of a newer one, and can work on it myself...not a white gas thing...probably a propane one.

New stuff kinda sucks! However...I do have to repair the roof this weekend...after all....it's the Voyager in there! Doug

[dratkinson]

Been thinking I'd like to do the same thing... convert from electric cooking to NG. Could also be used as a backup heat source during a power outage. (Went through a multi-day outage in Maryland and kept apartment warm with kitchen oven. Just moved into living room and slept on the couch.)

Have recently been interested in Lehman's Hardware catalog and these non-electric stoves/ovens are listed.

Stoves, cook stoves, gas and kerosene burning:
http://www.lehmans.com/store/Stoves___C ... e_number=1

Was most interested in the 30-in Brown gas range. But know nothing about the quality of the unit and haven't looked any further.



From my youth, I remember hearing some nice things said about the old Chambers gas ranges (very heavy, ~700 lbs). Supposedly, once you got the oven hot, it'd cook for hours without needing to reheat.

[prohandyman]

Doug
You looking for one with an oven also, or just a stove top?

[Ratkity]

From my youth, I remember hearing some nice things said about the old Chambers gas ranges (very heavy, ~700 lbs). Supposedly, once you got the oven hot, it'd cook for hours without needing to reheat.

Just remember the loverly heat in the winter was a bear to endure in the summer!! Still, something about those beautiful vintage stoves catches the eye.

BTW, I have a natural gas range and oven. The oven thermostat works on electric though, but the stove can be lit with matches in a blackout.

Hugs,
Ratkity

[Maureenm]

When my current stove craps out, I'm switching to gas! I will be looking for something from the 40's to keep with the era of my house. I'm with Doug on this one, don't use all the extra features.
Have fun shopping ,guys!

[campmaster-k]

I have a customer that likes to re do old ranges. He does the real old ones that have gas on one side and wood on the other. They are two story affair with heavy porcelain doors and nickle on the metal parts. Cool to look at but crazy expensive.

[Alfred]

Hi Doug,

Sorry to hear about the damage to your house, Doug. I say big thumbs-up for an opportunity to "upgrade" to vintage equipment.

I had an old gas stove/oven in an apartment rented "back in the day". Best stove I ever had, as with gas you can control the burner heat instantly and get it where you want it. Gas oven heats up quicker.

Cooking on a "new" electric stove that came with the house we bought in 2006 and if it ever goes, I'm converting back to gas. I found out it is controlled by an electronic circuit, if it ever burns out, it is $300 just for the circuit board!

Sometimes (often?) older, simpler and old-school is better. This is the reason I cook mostly on cast iron pans in the house now (the original nonstick perfect cooking surface) and we use a stove-top percolator for coffee (because it gets the coffee hotter and the coffee tastes better).

Anyway, hang in there and keep us posted!

AL

[Mark72]

Check out some of the older neighborhoods for a cool old gas stove. If it is a natural gas unit you can still get orifices to change them to propane. One day on craigslist a white gas full size kitchen stove with oven showed up. The seller knew how rare it was as told by the asking price. It didn't last long.

Dan, that second one is really cool! I can hear it calling for a new home!


Mark

[Dave A]

Doug,

Igotta say it. PROPANE ????????????????

[Kevin A]

Doug,

Igotta say it. PROPANE ????????????????

[doug hodder]

I did find a great old stove, one of my customers, her family has had it since new....early 30's Chambers stove, lots of porcelain on it... unfortunately, it's about 5" too big and the other drawback.......it weighs about 500#.

[Alfred]

I did find a great old stove, one of my customers, her family has had it since new....early 30's Chambers stove, lots of porcelain on it... unfortunately, it's about 5" too big and the other drawback.......it weighs about 500#.

That's nothing that can't be addressed with a good handcart and a chainsaw!

AL

[Oldragbaggers]

So sorry to hear about your roof Doug. But you're right, you gotta get that gorgeous trailer of yours under proper cover!!! (If worst comes to worst, you can store it at my house!!)

Becky

[cdfnchico]

Check out this one....
http://chico.craigslist.org/atq/2670495534.html

Might work!

[rbeemer]

You might check at the local habitat for Humanity store. Sometimes people donate old stoves.