twintubdexter
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No excuses for not cleaning under the stove. $400 in Indio.
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Pre-Betty Furness Westinghouse Range
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I don't know, Betty was older than she looked.
norgeway
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LOL!
Betty started in 1949, this is a flavor zone oven, kind of a strange beast, you set the thermostat, it preheats then cuts off and cooks on stored heat, I never figured out how you could successfully bake in one!
Betty started in 1949, this is a flavor zone oven, kind of a strange beast, you set the thermostat, it preheats then cuts off and cooks on stored heat, I never figured out how you could successfully bake in one!
But when was she born?
There was and maybe still is one of these Westinghouse ranges with the circuit breaker oven controls in the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, Ca d'Zan. It offered thermostatically controlled cooking, BUT you had to be there to reset the breaker after the pointers met and shut off the current. When the temperature needle started descending, you had to hit the switch for more juice. The oven was well insulated so that probably helped reduce the number of times per hour that current was needed. The range sits next to a big gas one. The oven has three burners under it, near floor level. Once it is pre-heated, the burners had to be adjusted, while kneeling, to a level of flame that would hold the desired temperature, a skill probably learned over time. The house was finished just before the Great Depression started. John and Mabel were only there for a few months each year in the winter when the circus was not touring. She only lived a few years after the mansion was finished. The Westinghouse range looked to be in very good shape. I think I took pictures of it back in the 80s. Now the mansion is all restored and furnished so maybe they don't let people tour the old kitchen. We were told that the sinks were German Silver.
There was and maybe still is one of these Westinghouse ranges with the circuit breaker oven controls in the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, Ca d'Zan. It offered thermostatically controlled cooking, BUT you had to be there to reset the breaker after the pointers met and shut off the current. When the temperature needle started descending, you had to hit the switch for more juice. The oven was well insulated so that probably helped reduce the number of times per hour that current was needed. The range sits next to a big gas one. The oven has three burners under it, near floor level. Once it is pre-heated, the burners had to be adjusted, while kneeling, to a level of flame that would hold the desired temperature, a skill probably learned over time. The house was finished just before the Great Depression started. John and Mabel were only there for a few months each year in the winter when the circus was not touring. She only lived a few years after the mansion was finished. The Westinghouse range looked to be in very good shape. I think I took pictures of it back in the 80s. Now the mansion is all restored and furnished so maybe they don't let people tour the old kitchen. We were told that the sinks were German Silver.
stricklybojack
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Wow. Unused Vintage Magic Chef $300 (New York)
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See link for more pics.
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See link for more pics.
Ad copy:
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE STOVE
DON'T THINK IT HAS EVER BEEN USED
MAGIC CHEF --let"s T A L K !!!!!
PLEASE CALL 9124-325-7166
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/app/4936934348.html
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