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Post# 815139   3/22/2015 at 15:09 (3,294 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)        

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No excuses for not cleaning under the stove. $400 in Indio.



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Post# 815194 , Reply# 1   3/22/2015 at 19:48 (3,294 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

I don't know, Betty was older than she looked.

Post# 815246 , Reply# 2   3/23/2015 at 00:30 (3,294 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
LOL!

Betty started in 1949, this is a flavor zone oven, kind of a strange beast, you set the thermostat, it preheats then cuts off and cooks on stored heat, I never figured out how you could successfully bake in one!

Post# 815300 , Reply# 3   3/23/2015 at 09:38 (3,293 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        
But when was she born?

There was and maybe still is one of these Westinghouse ranges with the circuit breaker oven controls in the Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, Ca d'Zan. It offered thermostatically controlled cooking, BUT you had to be there to reset the breaker after the pointers met and shut off the current. When the temperature needle started descending, you had to hit the switch for more juice. The oven was well insulated so that probably helped reduce the number of times per hour that current was needed. The range sits next to a big gas one. The oven has three burners under it, near floor level. Once it is pre-heated, the burners had to be adjusted, while kneeling, to a level of flame that would hold the desired temperature, a skill probably learned over time. The house was finished just before the Great Depression started. John and Mabel were only there for a few months each year in the winter when the circus was not touring. She only lived a few years after the mansion was finished. The Westinghouse range looked to be in very good shape. I think I took pictures of it back in the 80s. Now the mansion is all restored and furnished so maybe they don't let people tour the old kitchen. We were told that the sinks were German Silver.

Post# 815335 , Reply# 4   3/23/2015 at 13:15 (3,293 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK)        
Wow. Unused Vintage Magic Chef $300 (New York)

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