Nice O'Keefe & Merritt Range w/Red Trim

[rp2813]

Just posting for eye candy.  I doubt anyone nearby needs this.

 

What's that white piece on the floor?

 

 

http://https//sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/app/6113379973.html

 

[Ultramatic]

 

Looks like the toe kick for the stove. I guess the holes in it are for ventilation/heat? Really nice stove!

 

[twintubdexter]

Is that the kind of folding top that converts into a hood/shelf? Those were very cool. I remember cleaning some of those "Grill-a-Vator" broilers that were so full of grease you couldn't move the lever...2 or 3 bottles of Easy Off at least!

 

[ovrphil]

Overall, that is one of my favorite older stoves. I like those red knobs, the griddle and fancy matching red/chromed handles. The back(convertible to a hood?) isn't as much my favorite.

 

[rp2813]

I'm fairly certain that the back portion converts to either a shelf or "visor" as well as laying flat to provide work space as shown.  If I'm right, there are chrome struts that hang off the side of the stove and are used to prop up the shelf configuration. 

 

A beach shack we used to rent from a friend's friend had the basic version of this stove, without the Grill-A-Vator.  The shelf was always propped up on that one, and it was handy to have that extra surface in the tiny kitchen.  If I had a stove like this, I'd probably have that shelf propped up all the time too.

 

[travis]

Very nice

If you have to go modern, that's the stove for you!