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I had an early 30's L&H for a while, a $5 purchase (courtesy of my handy dandy China Marker -- aah, those were the days) at the Purple Heart as-is yard. The burners were open coils in a sort of pinwheel configuration and I think there were only three temp settings: Low, Medium, and Fast. IIRC it was 44" wide, an unusual dimension that was mainly suitable for a kitchen where the stove would be standing alone. I never connected it and ended up selling it at a garage sale in the 80's.
Omigosh, L&H!
That was the brand of stove we had when I was a little kid. The house was built in 1955, so the stove must have been that vintage. I don't remember much about it but do recall the open coils.
Anybody know anything about them -- where they were made, what L&H stands for?
That was the brand of stove we had when I was a little kid. The house was built in 1955, so the stove must have been that vintage. I don't remember much about it but do recall the open coils.
Anybody know anything about them -- where they were made, what L&H stands for?
L&H
Stood for Lindemann & Hoverson. LH came to stand for Lecto Host. Later they became Norris Industries. They produced Thermador.
Stood for Lindemann & Hoverson. LH came to stand for Lecto Host. Later they became Norris Industries. They produced Thermador.
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Please forgive my ignorance...
but I am imagining by open coil you are talking about the coiled wire that fits into grooves on a ceramic disk, wasn't this a shock hazard?
but I am imagining by open coil you are talking about the coiled wire that fits into grooves on a ceramic disk, wasn't this a shock hazard?
Yes, coiled wire in grooves on a ceramic/fire clay plate. Safety guidelines were minimal at best back in the 30's. I don't know if Underwriter's Laboratories even existed back then. Think back on all of the dish-shaped radiant heaters with open coils that were designed without grilles of any kind.
People had both more self discipline and time to spend being careful and keeping their kids under strict control back then.
People had both more self discipline and time to spend being careful and keeping their kids under strict control back then.
Great stuff
I worked at a bank in the 1970's that had this fabulous mid-century modern fully-equipped kitchen and adjoining lunchroom straight out of Architectural Digest. It had been beautifully remodeled in the mid 1950s and was totally stuck in time. It was in the basement so the fake windows in the lunchroom were backlit. Starburst ceiling lights. Terrazzo floors. Even a Motorola HIFI ! Wild!
It had L&H Stainless double ovens with electric warming ovens plus this huge range hood. The cooktop was replaced earlier with a Hotpoint.
My boss was an old restauranteur. I had the ovens repaired. Got the old coiled oven elements replaced with Calrod "tray" type replacements.
He loved it. He would cook for the entire bank on Saturdays and everything was kept warm and toasty.
It was all still working when I left. Even the Philco refrigerator.
I worked at a bank in the 1970's that had this fabulous mid-century modern fully-equipped kitchen and adjoining lunchroom straight out of Architectural Digest. It had been beautifully remodeled in the mid 1950s and was totally stuck in time. It was in the basement so the fake windows in the lunchroom were backlit. Starburst ceiling lights. Terrazzo floors. Even a Motorola HIFI ! Wild!
It had L&H Stainless double ovens with electric warming ovens plus this huge range hood. The cooktop was replaced earlier with a Hotpoint.
My boss was an old restauranteur. I had the ovens repaired. Got the old coiled oven elements replaced with Calrod "tray" type replacements.
He loved it. He would cook for the entire bank on Saturdays and everything was kept warm and toasty.
It was all still working when I left. Even the Philco refrigerator.
Thanks for the info!
After all these years I was starting to think I'd imagined something that didn't exist!
After all these years I was starting to think I'd imagined something that didn't exist!
wasn't this a shock hazard?
Not as much as you might think because the coils were recessed into the channels of the fire brick plates so the pans rested on the non-conducting brick and did not touch the coils.
Not as much as you might think because the coils were recessed into the channels of the fire brick plates so the pans rested on the non-conducting brick and did not touch the coils.
Shock Hazard? Perhaps
Coil elements certainly have their own hazards as they age.
They don't hold their shape and indeed stretch, droop and then touch the frame of the oven cavity creating a shock hazard - particularly if the oven has lost its ground.
However... and this is a bit off-topic.... I have heard that stretchy, drooping coils can be a real hazard with older clothes dryers. Those clothes dryers with coil heaters can end up with element "droop" causing a short-circuiting of the element. This may be particularly true for those dryers whose elements are directly attached to the back of the drum.
Maybe someday the topic can be broached as to how y'all maintain your dryers especially those with aged coil elements.
Coil elements certainly have their own hazards as they age.
They don't hold their shape and indeed stretch, droop and then touch the frame of the oven cavity creating a shock hazard - particularly if the oven has lost its ground.
However... and this is a bit off-topic.... I have heard that stretchy, drooping coils can be a real hazard with older clothes dryers. Those clothes dryers with coil heaters can end up with element "droop" causing a short-circuiting of the element. This may be particularly true for those dryers whose elements are directly attached to the back of the drum.
Maybe someday the topic can be broached as to how y'all maintain your dryers especially those with aged coil elements.
retromania
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New to me....
I'm not familiar with that one!
I'm not familiar with that one!
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