1918ColonialRevival wrote:Olson185 wrote:I only recall we paid something like $300-$400 for the 1953 Chambers Model C stove (off Craigs List) and the total came to about $1,600-$1,800. This total includes purchase price, pick-up in Chappaqua, NY, 20 mile delivery to Stove Lady in Yonkers, NY, all her work to clean and restore the stove, pick-up and 50 mile delivery to us.
The part to which I'm referring is the thing with the red button. If any of the pilot lights blow out the gas is automatically shut off. These things cost anywhere between $20 to $200+ depending on whatever it is that makes one choose one over the other.
I've heard of her before. It's good to hear a testimonial of her work and that her prices sound reasonable.
We've got a Chambers model 61C from around 1950 in the basement that came with the house. Someone had set up one corner of the basement as a summer kitchen, probably for home canning. Unfortunately, it's probably going to wind up being a parts donor for another one, as the interior has significant rust and corrosion. I started disassembling it a few years ago and found that the condition was much worse than I had originally thought. My goal is to track down a better one sometime in the future.
I'd encourage anyone to buy a stove from her sight-unseen based on the level of documentation she gave us on the stove's condition upon arrival and all the before/after pics she sent us (I think there was even a video or two). She also provided us with like-new copies of all the written mat'l one would have recv'd from Chambers when the stove was bought new (incl. a Chambers instructional cook-book). She may be interested in your stove, too.