Chambers Stove - Huge!
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vacerator
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Wow!
That butlers pantry too!
That butlers pantry too!
This is the Chambers Imperial range with 2 ovens. Though it looks like the right oven door doesn't latch tightly as it should. 5 burners and the deep well. I've not seen one with the upper cabinets before. Church camp has one without the upperworks.
Thanks Greg,
I was wondering about the model and also the cabinets at the top. I was wondering if it warming, or temp holding type areas. Neat that you have one at your camp.
I wonder if Chambers offered you any of the other beautiful colors that had for the smaller ranges?
I was wondering about the model and also the cabinets at the top. I was wondering if it warming, or temp holding type areas. Neat that you have one at your camp.
I wonder if Chambers offered you any of the other beautiful colors that had for the smaller ranges?
Chambers Imperial.
I believe one of us has one in captivity, possibly 58Limited, but I could be mistaken.
The Chambers Imperial was designed for larger-than-residential scale use, such as restaurants, hotels, churches, dining halls, etc. Imagine if Cadillac or even Rolls Royce made a huge station wagon or a bus.
The kitchen pictured looks to be in a large historic house. Note the bell-box to the left of the door. It has little flags that signal servants. A button in the house is pushed, the bell chimes, and a flag tells the servant which button was pushed, and where service is requested.
A machine fit for the most serious cooks!
Dave
I believe one of us has one in captivity, possibly 58Limited, but I could be mistaken.
The Chambers Imperial was designed for larger-than-residential scale use, such as restaurants, hotels, churches, dining halls, etc. Imagine if Cadillac or even Rolls Royce made a huge station wagon or a bus.
The kitchen pictured looks to be in a large historic house. Note the bell-box to the left of the door. It has little flags that signal servants. A button in the house is pushed, the bell chimes, and a flag tells the servant which button was pushed, and where service is requested.
A machine fit for the most serious cooks!
Dave
I noticed the bell box. Neighbors down the street still have one in the kitchen of their 1931 home.
It's a buzzer with four flags, which are numbered. I still remember the squeak it made when the reset plunger was slapped upward to clear the board.
1= Front door
2= Back door
3= Upstairs "lobby"
4= Upstairs nursery/sitting room off the master bedroom
Original occupants of the house were the Richmonds, of the Richmond-Chase fruit packing company. Back in 1931 and in this area, that was the financial equivalent of being a mega-star in Hollywood.
http://vasonabranch.com/packing_houses/index.php?title=Richmond-Chase
It's a buzzer with four flags, which are numbered. I still remember the squeak it made when the reset plunger was slapped upward to clear the board.
1= Front door
2= Back door
3= Upstairs "lobby"
4= Upstairs nursery/sitting room off the master bedroom
Original occupants of the house were the Richmonds, of the Richmond-Chase fruit packing company. Back in 1931 and in this area, that was the financial equivalent of being a mega-star in Hollywood.
http://vasonabranch.com/packing_houses/index.php?title=Richmond-Chase
Here is a link to the home. It is for sale. Sadly, there were not many photo's of the kitchen.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5840-Wilkins-Ave-Pittsburgh-PA-15217/11629984_zpid/
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5840-Wilkins-Ave-Pittsburgh-PA-15217/11629984_zpid/
toploader55
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What a stately masculine range. It's beautiful.
I wonder how much it weighs ?
Would that be 3 separate units bolted together with a one piece back splash and top holding ovens ?
I wonder how much it weighs ?
Would that be 3 separate units bolted together with a one piece back splash and top holding ovens ?
vacerator
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It's in one of
the four most expensive neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Squirrel Hill, Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, and the new money area of west Carnegie where Vince Isoldi lives.
the four most expensive neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Squirrel Hill, Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, and the new money area of west Carnegie where Vince Isoldi lives.
twintubdexter
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beautiful photos of that home for sale...
Contrast that to a home for sale in Cupertino California in the neighborhood where we bought our first home. This is 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 814 sq ft, no garage...bargain-priced at $1,299,000.
Contrast that to a home for sale in Cupertino California in the neighborhood where we bought our first home. This is 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 814 sq ft, no garage...bargain-priced at $1,299,000.
Ah, yes, Rancho Rinconada, or Rancho Rinky-Dink as some have referred to it. I don't think the subject stove would even fit in a RR kitchen. I don't mean in the designated part of the kitchen -- I mean the entire kitchen would barely be big enough. Joe, what do you think?
The Chinese community (interchangeable with "Cupertino" these days -- I avoid driving through there) jacked up home prices in that area because of the excellent schools. Since RR is largely in an unincorporated area, people are freely permitted to replace these mostly ramshackle homes with McMansions, and it's happening all over that housing tract. Note the giant structure that appears to be next door in the picture. With Apple's giant mother ship cruising toward completion, that only serves to jack things up further.
This is madness, and as yet there is no end in sight. Hence the parenthetical in my user info above.
The Chinese community (interchangeable with "Cupertino" these days -- I avoid driving through there) jacked up home prices in that area because of the excellent schools. Since RR is largely in an unincorporated area, people are freely permitted to replace these mostly ramshackle homes with McMansions, and it's happening all over that housing tract. Note the giant structure that appears to be next door in the picture. With Apple's giant mother ship cruising toward completion, that only serves to jack things up further.
This is madness, and as yet there is no end in sight. Hence the parenthetical in my user info above.
twintubdexter
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actually that has changed...
Several years ago Cupertino got smart and realized they were losing revenue so they annexed all of the Rancho Rinconada area from unincorporated to "City of Cupertino Proper". Suddenly everything changed. For instance, there is a strictly-enforced building code that limits the size of the house to the size of the lot. No more mini-mansions that extend to within a foot of the property line. Drive through the area and you will see many of the original houses next to 2-story monsters. We sold our home shortly before the annexation and it was bulldozed in 1 day and hauled away. Our real estate lady referred to the annexation as "Cupertino killing the goose that laid the golden egg". Many of the original houses retain their custom roofs...blue plastic tarps weighted down with cinder blocks.
And no, that Chambers range would never fit in the kitchen...an area sectioned-off from the living room with a curved 5 foot cinder block wall. That stove wouldn't go well with the metal Crosley cabinets anyway, or the bullet lights on the walls....there was no overhead lighting.
Several years ago Cupertino got smart and realized they were losing revenue so they annexed all of the Rancho Rinconada area from unincorporated to "City of Cupertino Proper". Suddenly everything changed. For instance, there is a strictly-enforced building code that limits the size of the house to the size of the lot. No more mini-mansions that extend to within a foot of the property line. Drive through the area and you will see many of the original houses next to 2-story monsters. We sold our home shortly before the annexation and it was bulldozed in 1 day and hauled away. Our real estate lady referred to the annexation as "Cupertino killing the goose that laid the golden egg". Many of the original houses retain their custom roofs...blue plastic tarps weighted down with cinder blocks.
And no, that Chambers range would never fit in the kitchen...an area sectioned-off from the living room with a curved 5 foot cinder block wall. That stove wouldn't go well with the metal Crosley cabinets anyway, or the bullet lights on the walls....there was no overhead lighting.
twintubdexter
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just for fun...here's an original brochure
They included a map since in 1950 the only people that knew where Cupertino was were chicken farmers. At today's prices. they truly were "Miracle Homes". Floor-to-ceiling windows that faced the street sort of put a dent in your privacy. Our friends called it a "fishbowl".
They included a map since in 1950 the only people that knew where Cupertino was were chicken farmers. At today's prices. they truly were "Miracle Homes". Floor-to-ceiling windows that faced the street sort of put a dent in your privacy. Our friends called it a "fishbowl".
dartman
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Our old rental we were in for 22 years was 864sf 2br 1 bath. He tried to sell it to me after I offered to buy it for 150k which was about 50k more then it was worth in 2012.
He found a sucker to pay 141 after he did a quick rehab. He sold the other two identical houses with much smaller yards for 187 each last summer and that was a stupid price for what they got in this area.
Theres no substitute for location and buying stupid I guess. My house is probably worth about 200 now but I got it dirt cheap ready to move in and not to flip later.
That stove setup is awesome but would need a huge kitchen to make it work.
Only reason we stayed was till 20 years in I couldn't buy as dirt cheap as my rent had been and it had a huge yard, long driveway, and small garage.
He found a sucker to pay 141 after he did a quick rehab. He sold the other two identical houses with much smaller yards for 187 each last summer and that was a stupid price for what they got in this area.
Theres no substitute for location and buying stupid I guess. My house is probably worth about 200 now but I got it dirt cheap ready to move in and not to flip later.
That stove setup is awesome but would need a huge kitchen to make it work.
Only reason we stayed was till 20 years in I couldn't buy as dirt cheap as my rent had been and it had a huge yard, long driveway, and small garage.
Another example of going off topic! That's enough.....
twintubdexter
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some motherly advice...
Dear Mr Luxflairguy...
Dear Mr Luxflairguy...
Pittsburgh
Fox Chapel is the Beverly Hills of Pittsburgh. It's so sucluded it's hard to rub noses with this caliber of wealth.
Fox Chapel is the Beverly Hills of Pittsburgh. It's so sucluded it's hard to rub noses with this caliber of wealth.
vacerator
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chill, Fox Chapel;
Oh yeah Joe! Derek, and it's really lit up nice for the holidays! Isn't that John Kerry's part of town?
There is a neighborhood in Tel Aviv where some poeple form Squirrel Hill live.
When my parents were first married, they lived across the street from Dr. Jonas Salk's laboratory at Pitt. My mom was a nurse at Mercy, or Eye and Ear hospital then.
Oh yeah Joe! Derek, and it's really lit up nice for the holidays! Isn't that John Kerry's part of town?
There is a neighborhood in Tel Aviv where some poeple form Squirrel Hill live.
When my parents were first married, they lived across the street from Dr. Jonas Salk's laboratory at Pitt. My mom was a nurse at Mercy, or Eye and Ear hospital then.
