Miss Daisy has turned GREEN

[chipperhiker]

and she got taller, too!

I'm all excited. After waiting weeks and weeks, I just bought another stove. I got impatient about waiting for a yellow stove or yellow panels to show up somewhere.

With help from RobbiQuest in figuring out just what the color looked like, I decided to go for a lovely 90C in pastel green. It's in great shape, was used up until very recently, and best of all - its porcelain is in beautiful shape. PLUS, it was already moved out of the house where it had spent the last 50+ years well before any of the auction photos were taken, so, unlike my last stove, what I bought is what I should be getting.

Still not sure what I'll do with the yellow 60C I already have, but I'll figure it out. It was a valuable learning experience. I learned what questions I needed to ask, and how to move a Chambers. Good skills, at the very least.

Can't wait to go pick up my "new" greenie. A mere 4-5 hour drive and back, and then I can finally get to work. Super cool.

-Jenn

[Ms V]

Isn't it exciting !

Why did you say and taller too? When we moved our chambers in our "new house in process" we knew we were going to be moving is several more times for sheet rocking and kitchen design etc. So we left it on the piano dolly because of the impressive weight.

I got so used to cooking at the new height, which is about 40 in. that when we built the kitchen in 'a-la Home Depot' we left it secured on the piano dolly and built that part of the counter to same height...V

[annnt]

Yay Chipper! So, how did you find this new stove?
Ann

[treatmaker]

Jenn,

Congrats on your new "greenie". I know how dissapointed you were with the outcome of your yellow stove. I'm glad you found your new gem. Are you still going to call her Miss Daisy?

Treatmaker

[chipperhiker]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think I will still keep the name Miss Daisy, simply because I like it. I named my first stove after Jessica Tandy's character in Driving Miss Daisy. She had a beautiful white Chambers 90C in the movie. Jessica Tandy just grew more beautiful as she aged, and I think these stoves have, too. Unless I find out something really interesting about the new stove's history, Miss Daisy she will be.

I said she got taller because my first stove was a lowback 60C, and the new one is a highback 90C.

I found her on eBay (again). I know what you're thinking already... here we go again, but this was a far more deliberate decision than when I bought the yellow version. I had lots of questions for the seller that I wouldn't have even known to ask if I hadn't been through this once already. Plus I had a coach this time.

Tura helped me out TONS by finding me a color match. I was able to go to Lowe's, get a bunch of chips, and then plaster them all over my current stove so I could decide if pastel green suited me. It did - really cheerful and fun. I also forwarded all the extra photos from the seller to her, in case there was a visible problem I was missing. It looked great to me, and Tura said it looked like a "beauty." So, I feel pretty good about this stove.

Her auction # is 7574697724. She was lurking behind a photo that made her look more white than green. I'd like to get her home soon, although with the holiday coming up, that may be difficult.

-Jenn

[treatmaker]

Jenn,

She looks beautiful! The chambers green is a nice color. I've seen them up close at tag sales. Yours looks like it's in great condition. I can't wait for you to finally have her in your home.

Treatmaker

[chipperhiker]

Thank you, Virginia! I can't wait either!

How do you run into so many stoves at tag sales? I had never seen a Chambers in my life until this year, and the first one I ever saw in person was the yellow one I bought!

New York City/Long Islang is a good market!!

[RobbiQuest]

Oh, boy!! The pressure is on!! I hope you like it ok, or I'm in hot water. :-)

It sure looked terrific in the pictures. Keep us posted when you get 'er home.

t.

[chipperhiker]

Yup - I'm gonna hold you to the "Tura Stamp of Approval!"

No, just kidding. You offered the second opinion and set of eyes that I needed. Thank you.

Now I'm waiting on the seller to get back to me.

-Jenn

[chipperhiker]

Yup - I'm gonna hold you to the "Tura Stamp of Approval!"

No, just kidding. You offered the second opinion and set of eyes that I needed. Thank you.

Now I'm waiting on the seller to get back to me.

-Jenn