Red Chambers Stove

[SOONER4EVER]

Hi. I have a bright red Chambers stove I'll be selling soon. It is located in Oklahoma City. The stove is in our house and we've been using it for a couple of years. The people we bought the house from said they bought the stove new in either 1948 or 1949. It is red porcelain with a solid stainless steel top. It has 3 burners, a deep well and a griddle. There are no chips or fading on the porcelain. The only things I can see that don't work are the chrome handle that raises the griddle and the light. When you turn the handle the griddle doesn't raise. We just lift it by hand. I think the light just needs a new bulb. All the burners and the oven work just fine. The little thing that covers the pilot looks like it needs to be rechromed. One of the drip pans that go around the burners appears to have a small chip in the porcelain. I don't have any idea what the sides look like since it has been sitting where it is for close to 60 years. I'm just wondering what we should ask for the stove? It seems to be in pretty nice condiition. Any ideas what it might be worth? Thanks in advance.

[SOONER4EVER]

I'll try to get some pics as soon as I get it moved out in the garage. I'm sure it will take some heavy duty cleaning but it will really look nice. I know it has a pot for the deep well but I don't think there are many more accessories with it. I'm going to call a place called Tyson's in OKC tomorrow. They have lots of old stoves and refurbish them. Oh, is it true they weigh 1000 pounds? I read that on one of these boards somewhere. I figure it will be heavy but 1000 pounds seems a bit much.

[RobbiQuest]

Nah, only 480 pounds.

[Kitzig]

It's very difficult to establish a price. Red stoves are appreciated, but the big problem is sometimes the location. You have to have a market in your area. Many really nice stoves have not sold at all on Ebay because the initial asking price was unrealistic, and people couln't afford to have it shipped. Forget the "if it was restored it would be worth $3,000" idea. A realistic price may be between $350 and $900 depending on the condition of the inside, the chips on the sides, the accessories and manuals that come with it, etc. Todd is an excellant resource for manuals and advice, and he is in Oklahoma. Good luck and we would love to see pictures.

Lori G.

[fatfutures]

Hehehe... only!

[Pokey Roberts]

I would like to try to work out some kind of deal
The red stove is what I have been looking for.
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[SOONER4EVER]

The stove looks just like this with one exception. The back is taller and has a chrome tray across the top.

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[Kitzig]

Like this one, except red? Does it have a tag under the front right burner with a model and serial number on it?

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[SOONER4EVER]

It is just like this one: [url="http://www.antiquestoveheaven.com/images/chambers4.jpg"]http://www.antiquestoveheaven.com/images/chambers4.jpg[/url] but it is red. I can't check for the tag right now because my wife is cooking supper on it.

[sadiepike]

I'm interested. Mattie was a red head.