It was an All-Day Stove Day (II)
Posted: Sat. Sep. 02, 2017 8:04 pm
Today we were given a Woods and Bishop pot bellied stove, but sadly it had some problems. One problem was two broken legs. Where we live there is a well know stove shop that has had parts for the last 100 years, so off we went to Bryant's Stove Shop. We were successful to say the least in that adventure, but while we were there...and for anyone that likes stoves, I urge you to go because every square foot will make you drool, we spotted a 1917 Crawford gas cook stove.
For years Katie has always wanted a kitchen cook stove, but one that burned wood or coal. BUT those beasts are huge and the only spot for it was in our living room, and putting a kitchen stove in a living room is...well...odd. This one was just wide enough to fit into the space previously occupied by her propane stove and could be hooked right up. Black and white, it matches her 1930's era kitchen perfectly!
It does have a few drawbacks as it is fairly old. Because it is crammed into a nook in the counters and lacks insulation, we will never use the oven as it would get hot, but the cook top will be fine, not to mention nice and big for canning of food. It is also shorter than our standard height counters, but still looks good. Overall Katie got the stove that matches her kitchen perfectly and is happy, which is nice. The owners were VERY reasonable on this and we are delighted, so the second half of our stove day went as well as our first half.
What a great day!
For years Katie has always wanted a kitchen cook stove, but one that burned wood or coal. BUT those beasts are huge and the only spot for it was in our living room, and putting a kitchen stove in a living room is...well...odd. This one was just wide enough to fit into the space previously occupied by her propane stove and could be hooked right up. Black and white, it matches her 1930's era kitchen perfectly!
It does have a few drawbacks as it is fairly old. Because it is crammed into a nook in the counters and lacks insulation, we will never use the oven as it would get hot, but the cook top will be fine, not to mention nice and big for canning of food. It is also shorter than our standard height counters, but still looks good. Overall Katie got the stove that matches her kitchen perfectly and is happy, which is nice. The owners were VERY reasonable on this and we are delighted, so the second half of our stove day went as well as our first half.
What a great day!
