Refurbished 1950 Moffatt is Home !
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:15 pm
I had my compact 1950 (+/-) Moffat stove rebuilt by Ed White in Port Hope, ON (no website). After many delays (on my end, waiting on renovations) it was finally delivered last week.
It is a scant 22.75" wide, with a teeny 16.75" wide oven. It is now in perfect working condition.
I am curious to see if my electricity bill will dip slightly, now that I am using an oven that is almost half the size of the one in the 30" stove that came with the house.
Personally, I prefer cooking with gas, but as I couldn't find any appliance places willing to service or repair a vintage gas stove, this was the only option. Ed even included a few small extra parts like a switch and a burner, if I ever need to attempt to source them again.
This was a very popular model as I saw several come and go on Kijiji. The full size model had two ovens - both the same small size as mine. It was like they stuck two small stoves together to make a bigger one.
A friend astutely pointed out that having element knobs at a low height within children's reach was very bad design !
The overall look of this stove was very popular for at least five years. As the models changed, the element knobs moved horizontally, which allowed for a wider oven. A later model even had glass knobs that lit up. I don't know when an oven window became customary. The glass oven dial lights up when it is turned on, there are indicator lights, a timer, a broiler and a warming oven. What else could I need ? There is NO oven light, but as I am not doing any fancy baking that requires vigilant monitoring without disturbance, this is not an issue (see 1950's comedy with housewives agonizing over a ruined souffle).
I seldom entertain, so a small stove suits me very well. I have reclaimed a couple of square feet of floor space, too, which helps the kitchen feel much better. This kitchen is very awkward, about 120 sq ft with four doorways and a large window (and a FIFTH doorway to the basement that was blocked in decades ago, now behind my cabinet). There is only a finite amount of space for things to fit.
Here is a Moffat from a similar year, with the double ovens:
It is a scant 22.75" wide, with a teeny 16.75" wide oven. It is now in perfect working condition.
I am curious to see if my electricity bill will dip slightly, now that I am using an oven that is almost half the size of the one in the 30" stove that came with the house.
Personally, I prefer cooking with gas, but as I couldn't find any appliance places willing to service or repair a vintage gas stove, this was the only option. Ed even included a few small extra parts like a switch and a burner, if I ever need to attempt to source them again.
This was a very popular model as I saw several come and go on Kijiji. The full size model had two ovens - both the same small size as mine. It was like they stuck two small stoves together to make a bigger one.
A friend astutely pointed out that having element knobs at a low height within children's reach was very bad design !
The overall look of this stove was very popular for at least five years. As the models changed, the element knobs moved horizontally, which allowed for a wider oven. A later model even had glass knobs that lit up. I don't know when an oven window became customary. The glass oven dial lights up when it is turned on, there are indicator lights, a timer, a broiler and a warming oven. What else could I need ? There is NO oven light, but as I am not doing any fancy baking that requires vigilant monitoring without disturbance, this is not an issue (see 1950's comedy with housewives agonizing over a ruined souffle).
I seldom entertain, so a small stove suits me very well. I have reclaimed a couple of square feet of floor space, too, which helps the kitchen feel much better. This kitchen is very awkward, about 120 sq ft with four doorways and a large window (and a FIFTH doorway to the basement that was blocked in decades ago, now behind my cabinet). There is only a finite amount of space for things to fit.
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Here is a Moffat from a similar year, with the double ovens:
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