This is a vintage Chambers gas range. I am seriously in love with it, and want it so much that I could burst. For now, though, it is staying in the time capsule house. I am guessing — 60s. Any experts out there who can tell me for sure?
This is the built-in, pop-up griddle. And yes, folks, those are stainless steel (or aluminum?) 4″ tiles behind the stove.
I am so seriously in love with this stove I cannot stand it.
Here is the vintage Chambers range upstairs. I am dating it 1952 — because that is when the kitchen went in.
Here is the porcelain cover folded down over the burners.
And here is the built-in stove. It’s all so wonderful, and there is still more to come from this house, I’ve barely made a dent.
Candice says
Loving this time capsule! I’m guessing the owners were loaded… chambers have always been high end stuff, not to mention that every detail appears top of the line.
Thanks for leaving the link in. DIY info on these old stoves is VERY hard to find. I have a wedgewood.
pam kueber says
Why two kitchens? Several readers have asked. Sorry, I did not get the story. I was kind of in a daze both times I visited, I was so awestruck.
Mark says
Thank you for the pics and finding all the great treasures!
I admit I am passionate about these stoves!
Thanks again!
pam kueber says
Thank you, Mark, too, for listing my blog on your site 🙂
Mark says
The Chambers in the downstairs kitchen is from the 1960’s and is a model D. These were made after the Chambers company was sold to Rangeaire. You can still find them in but not as much as the model C which is the coveted model.
Upstairs, the one with the cover is older, it is a model B, it dates from the 1940’s, it was changed to the model C in 1950
Both stoves have about the same workings and function the same but with different styling.
Both of these stoves are in incredible condition! The D looks to be brand new and hardly used at all.
Chambers stove not only look good, but the function as good as they look! Nothing on the market today works nearly as well.
The “cooks with the gas turned off” feature is…amazing. The griddle/broiler is fantastic and the “Thermowell” that replaces the back right burner is IMO the best feature of the stove. I have a pot of beans in mine right now, I have burned the gas for 1/2 an hour and then turned it off, tonight, I will have ham and beans done perfectly!
Lots more information here,
http://www.chamberstoves.net/
Patty, do not be afraid of your new stove, if you can run a screw driver and a wrench, you can restore your stove yourself!
That web site will be all you need.
(Pam, you can send Patty my contact info if she would like to have it, I would be more than happy to help her out, Mark)
pam kueber says
Hi Mark. I am approving your comment with the link as a courtesy to readers who may want to do more research about these stoves — BUT, I do want readers to know that I am not an expert in this area, do not have any knowledge of the site mentioned, nor do I make any reco’s on DIY stuff. This site is about aesthetics, and when it comes to fix-it, I always advise: Go to a pro.
Also, Mark, thanks for the info on the model numbers etc. — I know that there is a super-passionate following for Chambers!
patty wills says
I am receiving an early 50’s red Chambers gas stove.
Where should I take it to be renovated? No one has
done anything to it in over 50 years. I would not dare
use without an expert looking over it to check it out.
What would you suggest?
Thanks for your help.
Patty
pam kueber says
Hi Patty — sorry, this is not my area of expertise. There are lots of companies now specializing in this work – you need to do research within your own given region. Good luck.
Maggie says
Go to Stovelist.com. It depends on where you live. There is a stove hospital in Tulsa. They are slloooooww, but good. But there are several throughout the states.
Annie B. says
Would like to know more about those tiles behind that incredible stove:
are they actual tiles or are they sheets? What a wonderful look!
pam kueber says
Annie B., I am pretty sure they are individual tiles.
helaine says
Hi There.When looking at these pics of the two kitchens,i feel like i am in the midst of an amazing dream- problem is-i do not want to wake up! This is definitely a dream come true.Thanx so very much!
pam kueber says
Wendy, I’ll show closeups later of the marble tops – they are terrific.
Wendy says
The marble counter top on the cabinet by the stove…everything old IS new again!
Kevin Lemoine says
Hi there. This Chambers model is after 1962. We have one like it in our home, but it is yellow and from 1963. Awesome stoves!