Stove: From Dream Stoves
I have been blogging about midcentury home design since 2006, but my very first piece of published writing about home design in 1995 — an article about vintage stoves for the now-defunct Ann Arbor News. Vintage stoves were first becoming popular around then. I have been a fan ever since and today, have a circa-1959 GE Pushbutton electric in my kitchen. When we did a story a while ago about where to get your vintage appliances fixed, a number of readers had suggestions and experiences to share about vintage stove restoration experts. Karl T. also suggested suppliers. I did some additional research and came up with an expanded list — and readers continue to more in their comments, below, be sure to read them — and we now have 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 places to get your vintage stove restored… to buy a restored vintage stove… and to find parts and service for vintage stoves:
Note, before you buy, understand what you are paying for — this includes consulting with a properly licensed professional to assess the stove for environmental and safety issues. Be Safe / Renovate Safe — for more info see our Be Safe/Renovate Safe page.
Restored vintage stoves — West and Southwest
- Buckeye Appliance — Stockton, Calif.
- AntiqueGasStoves.com — Alta Loma, Calif.
- Dream Stoves — Valley Springs, Calif.
- Antique Stove Heaven — Los Angeles
- Aiken’s Furniture — Inglewood, Calif.
- Antique Stove Shop — Ventura, Calif.
- Carolina’s Antique Appliances — East Los Angeles, Calif.
- Savon Appliances — Burbank and Hollywood, Calif.
- Lloyd’s Appliances — Irwindale, Calif.
- Antique Stoves — Culver City, Calif.
- Reliance Antiques — Berkeley, Calif
- Apple Stoves — Oakland, Calif.
- RMR Company — San Diego County
- Homestead Vintage Stoves — Centralia, Wash.
- Macy’s Classic Stoveworks — Houston, Texas
- Tulsa Stove Hospital (no website) — Tulsa, Okla.
Restored vintage stoves — Midwest
- Retro Stove & Gas Works — Chicago area
- Antique Stoves — Tekonsha, Mich.
Vintage stove restoration — Southeast
- Antique Appliances — Clayton, Georgia
- Aircon Vintage Appliances — Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage stove restoration — East Coast
- Belgrove Appliance — Westchester County, New York
- Central Range Service — Bayside, New York – NYC area
- Chambers Rescue — Montclair, New Jersey
- Mattera Stove Works — Wakefield, RI
- Andrews Range Service (no website) — Pittsburg, Pa.
- Good Time Stove Co. — Goshen, Mass. — pre-war and earlier
- Antique Stove Hospital — Little Compton, Rhode Island… for folks preparing for peak oil!
Note: Thanks so many readers for the contributions to build this list — keep ’em coming. Also, thanks to Todd at chambers.net for a number of these leads. This seems to be the go-to place for Chambers’ info!
Please know: I do not have personal experience with these resources, so I am not endorsing them…. Please make sure that you do your own research to verify that you are working with safe, experienced, properly licensed professionals with a proven reputation. And, as Lara Jane commented in the original story:
To follow up on Pam’s post, I know a lot of people on other home improvement sites were scammed by a guy restoring vintage stoves (some they’d sent to him, some were advertised on his site). Be careful who you give your money to, and if possible, use a credit card with buyer protection!
Yes, as with any purchase of this magnitude — please do due diligence regarding the companies you are engaging with.
Other stories of interest:
pam kueber says
No, we do not buy/sell here — See the resources listed in this story and contact them.
Mark says
Used O’keefe & Merritt stove parts for models 425 and 600.
Happy Refurbishing! Mark
http://www.okeefeparts.com
Evan says
I have written before here about our difficulty in finding a gas cook top. I’ve watched CL to no avail and none of the above mentioned sites seem to have a gas counter top range. We are restoring a 1948 ranch style home that has a built in oven and an electric cook top. We want to go with gas because we prefer cooking w/gas. I know they were made because I’ve seen old ads from the 40s and 50s showing GAS cook tops, but after a couple of years I still haven’t found one. Anyone have further ideas?
Mike says
Is there anyone out there that has parts, or restores vintage Norge ranges? I have a 1955 Norge gas range, and need some parts. I’m finding that this is a rare make, there is not much info out there for these.
Carol Rice says
A store in Austin, Texas – Appliance Associates carries vintage stoves and has a restoration service. It is at 814 Romeria Drive.
512-454-5596. Their regular website, appliance associates.com doesn’t appear to have a link to the restoration service or the restored stoves for sale, but you can find this information at
applianceassociates.com/antique.htm
Michael & Tracy Bertch says
Appliance Associates redid our Savoy Universal from a dirty antique display to a well-functioning domestic…we have used it for the last 20 years without a problem at 9,318 feet! It shares the kitchen with a Monarch white porcelain wood-coal burner which we also use…
Christine E says
My husband and I have an O’Keefe & Merritt Stove 38 1/2″ in excellent condition, fully functioning. We live in Santa Cruz, California and are looking for a good home/buyer for it. Any ideas how to find someone who might be interested in it?
pam kueber says
I’d recommend craigslist. Also, there are a number of companies in California that restore these stoves – you might try to sell it direct to them.
Jean says
Hi Christine,
You might want to try Retrospect Mid Century Modern in Aptos, (831) 524-5681. Their store is drool-worthy. I’m not sure if they buy appliances, but Aptos is in your neck of the woods so they might be worth a try.
Paulene Russo says
Highly recommend Dream Stoves in Mokelumne Hill, CA. Seached numerous sites and spoke with as many vendors via phone. Christian Maupin delivered 100% as contracted plus was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and easy to work with even with the challenge of shipping the finished product to the East Coast.
Jean Filkins says
I have another suggestion for the list, Johnny’s Classic Ranges in Sonoma County, CA:
http://www.johnnysclassicranges.com/index.html
I love driving by Johnny’s– there’s always something wonderful to ogle in the window!
KM says
Another endorsement for Antique Stove Heaven. I bought my ’28 Magic Chef on Ebay. They had done the original restoration and they moved it from the seller’s house to mine and installed it. I haven’t needed many service calls but they have been great on all of them
michelle says
antique stove heaven in harbor city, ca (you have it listed as los angeles) is THE BEST. they have been in business for a million years and throughly take every stove apart and clean and repair every piece. i had a stove i got on ebay redone by them and it’s AMAZE BALLS, i couldn’t be happier and it’s way better than any of my friends viking or wolff…not to mention mine actually has character and soul. check them out, ask for ray the owner or marco his right hand man.