Could it Be - the Mother of 50s/60s Residential Stoves?

[oldskool]

Yep - looks like a trip to Tulsa very soon! Does anyone have knowledge of this enormous range? It appears to have 8 burners, a griddle, 3 ovens - Whoa!

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/app/2780184806.html

 

[stan]

Wow

What a monster! Hope someone has room in their the kitchen for it!

 

[58limited]

Jump on it - it is a steal at that price.

 

[tolivac]

Super neat-guess the deer hunters would like this---cook the ENTIRE deer at once!But---for here-the deer season is over!Or that range would be for the army of a family!Enough room on there for each persons favorite!

 

[retro-man]

Man I hope you have some very big and strong friends to help you move that monster. Its gonna take 3 or 4 people to move that with confidence around corners and such hopefully no stairs involved. Beautiful stove. Man you could really do some major cooking on that.
Jon

 

[norgeway]

It Is A!!!!!

Roper Town and Country!, basically what they did was take three apartment size ranges and put them together...8 burners, a 20 inch griddle,two ovens and three broilers!!Late 40s early 50s!

 

[perc-o-prince]

{droooooool}

 

[customline]

Wow.....

That's one of the greatest ovens ever !!!!!!!!

 

[sudsmaster]

Cool.

But be prepared to have to do some restoration.

Like re-plating griddle, maybe replacing the burner drip trays esp if they are chromed, servicing gas valves and pilots, oven thermostats, etc. Pretty much a given that the clock has stopped as well ;-).

 

[whirlcool]

It looks like something you'd find in a convent or other such place that houses people.

 

[wayupnorth]

Roper Town and Country

A fully restored version of this beast would command a huge price. And at what the seller is asking, it is quite a bargain as it looks complete.

 

[58limited]

If anything, you could buy it at that price and flip it as is for around $1500-2000.

 

[oldskool]

We'll See...

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: x-small;">Thanks to everyone for your input and perspectives. </span>

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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: x-small;">I'm trying to make an informed decision. I talked with the owner and am awaiting some pics before I drive 3.5 hours to purchase. Had to make sure I could re-configure some things in my kitchen to have a place for it.  Will know more soon.</span>

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<li><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Whirlcool - you're right - it came from a church; been sitting in a barn for 3 years</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Retroman  - good point - I've got 2 friends as big as Mike Tyson - problem solved</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Norgeway - yes - it's 60" wide -  with all that cooking space I'll need you to come and work your magic on it with some of Betty's recipes - lol</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Sudsmaster - so right - yes - there'll be some upgrades needed I'm sure - hopefully not too much - will need to locate somebody in the area who's good on gas appliances; any suggestions of where to get re-plating done would be appreciated</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Wayupnorth - the seller says it's fully functional & in great condition - will see; have no idea what it may be worth - after restoration.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">Thanks everyone!</span>

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">John</span>

 

[58limited]

oldskool

If you decide against buying this, let me know. I'm interested but have held off so that you could have first crack at it. It is an excellent deal at this price, I say go for it.

 

[philcoford]

You can see one of those in use

Grab a copy of the movie "Soul Food", the Grandmother had one in her house, used to make Sunday Dinners in the movie. I thought it looked awesome in that movie too. Good luck on the bid.

 

[westie2]

Nice stove and from a church should not need much restoration.  Miami is just a few miles out of Joplin.  Will be a freeway trip for yu all the way.  Miami is about 65 miles from where I am on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border.

 

Ropers in that time were great stoves.  Solid as a rock and the oven were great.  The burners were solid cast iron too.

 

[frigilux]

Wow. That is one hell of a vintage appliance. I could move into that and be quite comfortable. That's the stretch limo of ranges, man!

 

[oldskool]

Go For It...

58limited - please proceed and best of luck! Looks to be a great stove - I just won't be pursuing it. I've forwarded the pictures which I received from the owner to your email as listed on your profile.
Thanks
John

 

[58limited]

Thanks John. I sent off for a shipping quote to see if I can swing this, if not I'll let you know.