OT - Anybody Have a Vintage Stove?

Fred19Flintstone

I have a glass top piece of junk range in my kitchen.  I've been thinking about replacing it.  Recently I saw an old 1950's vintage stove in a farmhouse I was appraising and I really liked the look.  I've seen a handful on CL, but the really cool ones I've seen run over $300.  Am I alone on this?  Should I get my head examined? 

theyolksonyou

Look does not equal function. I'm thinking induction. 

aukerns08

I've seen a couple of the vintage looking stove/oven combo's on a couple of YouTube channels lately.  They look cool but I think if selling your house is in the not so distant future it's not a smart choice, you'd have to find the right buyer as most people want new modern.  I think a company or two are making new stoves with this look now.   A quick google search hits Elmira Stove Works and I think they're doing this.  Expensive units...

Fred19Flintstone

We're cheapskates.  I just like the look and as long as it worked...  Oh, unless I hit the Lotto, I'm not moving for the foreseeable future.

NPHuskerFL

They are certainly "cool" nostalgically speaking. And depending on the age and make parts should be fairly readily available &/or easily retrofitted. Are you looking at gas or electric?  When that day comes to replace (which shouldn't be for many years) ours I'm with Jason @theyolksonyou and will likely pony up for a convection oven with induction smart cooktop. 

Fred19Flintstone

I like gas, but Wilma likes electric.  So I'm looking at electrics.  I saw a 1950s Frigidaire with french oven doors on CL that's really cool.
EDIT:  I also saw a CL ad for a Westinghouse for $100 the owner says works fine.  It's in a wonderful side of Flint.  The very cool Frididaire is 40 minutes away and almost $400.

YukonRon

Since I got the BGE, they are all pretty much vintage now.
I ain't sayin', just sayin'.

Photo Egg

I need to check and see if my stove is still in the kitchen.lol

TexanOfTheNorth

I prefer gas as well. Who'd be using it the most; you or Wilma? Otherwise, I think you should go with whatever fits your taste and budget. 

BTW, here's one that looks like it has a front load washer/dryer combo too!

Photo Egg

TexanOfTheNorth said:

I prefer gas as well. Who'd be using it the most; you or Wilma? Otherwise, I think you should go with whatever fits your taste and budget. 

BTW, here's one that looks like it has a front load washer/dryer combo too!

That is a cool looking stove...

fishlessman

i think the gas would be easier to fix. would also want to make sure its setup for the gas you run, propane or natural, different nozzles are needed

BYS1981

Through my work I come across a lot of old gas rangetops - 1930s Wedgewoods, O'Keefe and Merritt, etc.

While they look cool they're much harder to clean, they take more energy to run - you can turn range pilots off, but not oven,  and lastly it is hard to find parts. The parts are no longer made and have to be refurbished, sometimes the parts can run $350 etc. To me they look cool, if maintenence is performed on them, but they're not worth it. 

Thatgrimguy

When you said vintage I imagined something more like a wood fired oven. Then I remembered this bad ass braii I saw on another forum.

BYS1981

Let me add the really cool gas ones in good condition run much higher than $300, easily 3-5 times that. 

Grillin_beers

We looked at going vintage when we replaced our kitchen appliances.  My house was built in 1914 so I thought it would be cool. I talked with my realtor about it and she said stainless adds value, retro takes value away.  Vintage simply doesn't have the functionality the new ranges offer. 

Lit

Get a new one they have lots of nice features now. Ours just got dropped off today it has a built in griddle. May actually use it.

Jeremiah

Fred I say get one and restore it for fun, maybe use it in the garage or outdoor kitchen but use it for fun. Dammit now I want one. 

Fred19Flintstone

Me and Wilma are going to go look at this one tomorrow.

http://annarbor.craigslist.org/app/5026279198.html

YetiBob

We have a very old house, part of the basement was the original kitchen. I am going to get this restored for fun. Out of the picture is the coal shoot. Way back when, the kitchen was operated by the servants in the basement so as to not heat up the house in the summer.

Fred19Flintstone

That's got some age to it!  You know it's old when replacement parts need to be fabricated by a blacksmith.

YetiBob

Fred19Flintstone said:

That's got some age to it!  You know it's old when replacement parts need to be fabricated by a blacksmith.

Yeah, the house was built in 1776, we are not sure if it is THE original, but it is really neat.

Tspud1

Does this qualify

nolaegghead

Where is that?  Warehouse 13?

Searat

Previous house had an old vintage stove. The pilot always runs so it's good for letting home made bread rise. If you set the stove to 220 deg on the dial, you were +/- 1.5 degs. We wish we would have not included it in the house even today.

But for the record now that were 20 years away from selling the stove with the house, when we upgrade our kitchen ... convection is how we'll go.

If it's for fun do it otherwise get something current.

nolaegghead

Most vintage stuff is fun, looks cool and is challenging to use.  If life is too easy to use modern appliances, go vintage!  You will experience idiosyncrasies like "the damn thing gets hot on the outside", "why is the kitchen so hot" and "stuff burns more in the back of the oven", but that just adds to the challenge and charm. 

Or, spend some bank and get a vintage looking modern range.  Like this: http://us.bertazzoni.com/products/heritage-series.

PS - avoid vintage electric ranges.

Skiddymarker

I like the vintage electrics. My aunt has a Kelvinator 4 burner range that is 48" wide. It has 24" oven and 24" warmer wiiith half of the cook top clean enamal. Sounds like Wilma is onside with replaceing the glass top POS, maybe I could arrnage a conference call with SWMBO. Damn I hate that glass top wonder. 

TigerTony

How about this old oven? I now use it to store my bge accessories. 

Fred19Flintstone

TigerTony said:

How about this old oven? I now use it to store my bge accessories. 

What kind of oven has coat hooks on it?

EggNorth

YetiBob said:

We have a very old house, part of the basement was the original kitchen. I am going to get this restored for fun. Out of the picture is the coal shoot. Way back when, the kitchen was operated by the servants in the basement so as to not heat up the house in the summer.

Cool!    This sounds like a very interesting house.

Jeremiah

@TigerTony is that something you'd be willing to part with??

Skiddymarker

Fred19Flintstone said:

TigerTony said:

How about this old oven? I now use it to store my bge accessories. 

What kind of oven has coat hooks on it?

One that has a place to hang your oven mitts.