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Oil and electric stove from the 1930’s that came with the 110-120 year old him I purchased last summer. I don’t know much about other than the broiler just died.
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That is either a 36 or 40 inch model. My question would be what ever gave you the idea this is 1930's???
I have no idea when it’s from that is just something someone had told me but if you have more information about this piece please let me know, I am very curious about it’s history. It is the 49 inch model.
I intend no offense but I think you are about a quarter century off on your date for this.
Very possible and absolutely no offence taken.
My mom got a new one (40 inch model ) in 1955 or 56. I remember my dad went down to Albany, NY to get it and bring it home. Not positive but I believe they got it from Montgomery Wards store. Wards is long out of business but I believe their catalogs archives are still available to the public online. These stoves were fine if you lived in a farm house with a big kitchen but in an average home or apartment they didn't go over well because of the size. They were nice in the country because not everyone had electric service and you could use kerosene. It was around that same time they started converting old wood cook stoves to kerosene. My grandmother converted her Glenwood wood cook stove to kerosene and loved it. No more wood to worry about and the heat was easier to control. Believe it or not when my uncle was born he was premature ( no hospitals so born at home). He was so small the doctor wrapped him, put him in a shoe box and then into the top pie oven with the door open over that old Glenwood. That served as an incubator and it worked. Today they would throw you in jail for child abuse for doing such a thing.
keramikos that was common, at least in rural areas. There weren't many hospitals and no such thing as an ambulance squad. If you were really bad, where I lived they called the town undertaker to come with the hearse to get you to the hospital.