STRANGE Crown stove!

[norgeway]

I love it, it has that oddball look that i like..the "Aint nobody else got one!" look!

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/app/4227383165.html

 

[combo52]

Interesting Crown

Never saw one of these, can't imagine trying to keep it clean, LOL, but at least it has a burner-with-a-brain.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Looks like it has everything, including a warming tray!

-- Dave

 

[paulg]

Chicagoland is CROWN territory

I've seen my fair share of CROWN ranges but this is a first for me.
I heard rumors that they were into somewhat customized designs but this one really is different.

 

[philr]

It looks to me like it could be installed in a trailer or a mobile home. 

 

[goatfarmer]

Very unusual! They need to at least cut the price in half.

 

[bajaespuma]

There were a couple of these in some fancy Coops in NYC in the sixties. Crown was a very popular gas range in NYC apartments but they were usually the 40" models that replaced some grand old Caloric or Roper stove. This was a stove that would appear in kitchens that were built by designers who worked for St. Charles or Mutschler or some other high-end kitchen company.

Personally, I think it's fabulous.

 

[launderess]

How Very Interesting

Can see the logic of design however.

In kitchens with tight quarters a range top with separate oven is common, in this case the latter is situated close to the former instead of built into a wall several feet away.

 

[norgeway]

A Similar...

Electric range was made by NuTone...almost identical but electric.

 

[paulg]

Kitchens by St. Charles

Was in St. Charles Illinois. Maybe they and Crown did this kitchen in nearby Arlington Heights, Illinois.
The clues and coming together...

 

[davey7]

That's a really cool range. Chicago is definitely Crown Territory (or was anyways). It would be great for somebody with back problems but can't run gas and electric all over a kitchen.

 

[akronman]

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[whirlcool]

I saw one of these once in a tri-level home in the mid 70's in Arlington Heights. A friend of mine's parents had a similar set up. Their home was a tri level that was much more upscale then the usual ones.