Antique Kitchen Stoves

Antique kitchen stoves are the focal point of many of today’s kitchens as more homeowners embrace the nostalgia of earlier times.

A stove from the 1920s in need of restoration

The years between the development of gas and electric stoves in the mid to late 1800s and the earlier times when food was cooked over open fires, cooking stoves were fueled by wood or coal. Today it is possible to restore and convert these magnificent cooking stoves into kitchen stoves that are fueled by gas or electric.

Although scientists first began experimenting on the development of the first gas stoves in the 1820s, it wasn’t until the 1880s that gas stoves became popular with the public. Part of the delay was due to the need for the installation of the gas pipe network.

The first gas kitchen stoves, also known as propane stoves, were very large and bulky compared to the size of the rest of furniture in the kitchen. Manufacturers successfully reduced the sizes of their stoves, integrated ovens into their bases and in 1910 began to enamel their products for easier cleaning.

Development of the first electric stoves began in the 1880s. However, it was in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair that the electric stove was introduced to the general public as part of an electrified model kitchen. The popularity of the electric stove grew slowly at first. This was due to the unstable technology of the time and the fact that most cities and towns did not have electricity yet. Over the next two decades, as electrical power spread throughout the country and technology matured, electric stoves grew in popularity and found their place in the kitchens of many homes.

Follow the links below to view beautiful examples of restored and un-restored antique kitchen stoves.

• Hotpoint Electric Range from 1924
• Gibson from 1947

• A very rare 1926 Hotpoint electric stove with 6 burners will be priced at $16,000 once restoration is completed.
• Hotpoint from 1926
• General Electric Range from 1952

• Tappan gas stove from 1922
• 1947 Western Holly
• Reliable from 1925
• Reliable from 1934
• Chambers from 1939
• O’Keefe and Merritt from 1948
• Roper Town and Country from 1949
• Copper Chambers from 1953
• Chambers Gas Stove in Buttercup Yellow from 1952
• Tappan from 1950
• 1937 Norge Deco with apricot and cream marbleized porcelain

• This rare Limited Edition Martha Washington by Chambers is light yellow with a mint green trim. This model stove was the last to be manufactured before the factory burned completely down.
• Chambers Model C in black from 1947
• 1936 Magic Chef Deco
• Royal from 1931 has 8 surface burners.
• This Harwick has classic deco style.

There are many skilled craftsmen that have the knowledge to restore kitchen stoves from years gone by. Often stoves are found in great disrepair and need a lot of work to be brought back to their original condition. The following companies repair, restore and sell kitchen stoves and other antique household appliances.

• The Antique Stove Hospital
• Antique Appliances
• Antique Stoves
• Antique Stove Heaven

An antique kitchen stove can complete the look of a kitchen decorated in a certain style or era. It can give you a sense of what it was like in earlier times. Most of all, it can bring back nostalgic feelings and fond memories from a time that often seems so long ago..

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