Picked up my new Chambers 90C last weekend

[fschimmel]

Hello Chambers Lovers,

I've been researching and searching for a Chambers stove since November. This is my 2nd entry on this board. I have read everything that has been entered on this board since 2004, everything on the virtual convention site and everything on the Chambers Lovers site. Thanks all for the information, research and advice on finding and obtaining a Chambers. I don't know how anyone ever could have been able to find and purchase these wonderful stoves prior to the web, let alone restore them.

I first learned of the Chambers Stoves when I was buying a house three years ago. We lost out on a bid for a house that had one of these interesting old stoves with the broiler on the top and what I thought was a deep fryer well burner. Since then, I've kept my eye out for one. Last summer my wife and I began the big Kitchen redo and decided to look into the Chambers stove when it came time to buy appliances. Well the Kitchen work took a while, lots of plaster work, painting, a new butcher block counter top, new sink, new fawcett, new disposal, cabinets stripped and repainted, new recessed lights, and a new tiffiny style light fixture.

I was able to locate my chambers stove near Iowa City, IA in the classified advertisements on the [url="http://www.antiquestoves.com"]www.antiquestoves.com[/url] website.

Here are pictures of my stove:

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I was able to negotiate my stove price down to $200, thanks to some advice give on this board on what a fair price for a stove in unrestored condition.

The stove I bought has a timer that needs to be fixed, a fair amount of rust and cleaning, a broken burner grate, and a broken broiler handle. None of these seemed to a problem that was too large to overcome.

I drove three and one half hours to Iowa City on Saturday and return. I live in the west suburbs of Chicago and was able to lift the stove onto its back onto a piece of carpeting and lide it into my Honda Odyssy minivan. Thanks again for all the tips on moving these stoves that I was able to gather here.

I've ordered the service manual and the idle hour cookbook from Mr. White last week and will begin a complete restore then. I hope to be able to do a job similar in quality to lowracer's Mrs. Adams.

I haven't named my stove yet, but am leaning toward either Miss Cassie (the women who sold me the stove) or Big Erma (Erma was my Grandmothers name). It seems appropriate that these stove should have a womens name, sort of like boats.

I look forward to having my many questions answered and helpful advice given while begin my journey toward being able to cook with the gas turned off.

thanks all

Frank
Western Springs IL

[maryopal]

Hello Frank & welcome. I am also pretty new to the website, and I share your enthusiasm for all the great people & information this website brings together. Isn't it a great feeling to have your very own Chambers stove? I have owned mine for 20 years, and the love affair is still strong. I am looking forward to hearing more about your new stove and watching your restoration unfold. ps - I personally like the name Miss Cassie, but honoring our grandmothers is also cool. Best of luck!

[Eau]

fschimmel, who's the Mr White you got your service manuel from? I am a new owner of a Chambers B. Need a manual with pics and descriptions. I need first to get it hooked up to propane. Looks great sitting in my unfinished kitchen in my unfinished straw-bale house! I have pics, but only yahoo photo album place to upload them.
Any help MOST appreciated!
Thank you.

[fschimmel]

Eau,

I purchased my service manual and idle hour cook bok from Mr. Todd White the moderator. Send him an email, he would be happy to send you the same. Good luck!

Frank

[Todd W. White]

You can see what literature I have for CHAMBERS owners by going here:

[url="http://www.chamberstoves.net/Literature.html"]http://www.chamberstoves.net/Literature.html[/url]

Thanks for the plug, Frank - you order goes out tomorrow.

[ha_asfan]

Frank, you're going to love the Chambers and all the great cooking that you'll find yourselves doing. This site is an absolute goldmine of valuable information...information you need NOW for an immediate issue or info for something down the road...When Francis came into our home, it was like "jump on that stove and start cooking"...haven't slowed down yet. I do not understand why, but, our cooking and baking have both improved with the Chambers Range. Earlier, I had suggested that perhaps the slickness of contemporary design and the speed of high output burners on modern ranges/cooktops somehow detracted from the art or state of being of cooking....i still think it does...the Chambers is a "slow down" type machine...once you get into it's groove, you'll be a changed man. I think the Chambers is lot like a Mac, intuitive and rewarding. Enjoy your new range !