we bought a really nice kitchen stove at auction got it for 10 bucks! it is gas made of iron w/ 3 burners and a soup well with pot. it is enamel {sp} finished light cream color w/ black trim. it also has a salt and pepper shaker on the back. the burners take up 1/2 the top w/ a open area for cutting or putting pots on. under the burners are 2 draws for pans next to that is the oven w/ broiler below. it has legs about 5 in. tall. the only writting on it is in large letters "QUALITY" .would like to know how old it is, we are going to convert it to propane 'the gas lines inside spin to allow it to run on different gases.it has all the knobs and parts ,i think it was a great find.it is about36in. deep and 31/2 or 4 ft. long.

-- renee oneill (oneillsr@home.com), October 01, 2000

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I can't help you with the age, but want to congratulate you on the great bargain. Once hooked up be sure to test all of the gas fittings for leaks.

You might see if you can find anything similar on Ebay for comparison. Sometines manufacturer's labels will be in the door area of the oven if none are on the back. Good luck.

-- Notforprint (Not@thekeyboard.com), October 01, 2000.

My mother said it sounded like one she had in the 1940's but that is pure speculation. However, I was once told that when anything doubles in price thhat you should sell immediately. Therefore I am making you a chance to doble your money ! I offer you 20 bucks at anytime. Nice find !

-- Joel Rosen (Joel681@webtv.net), October 01, 2000.

Hi Renee ~ Here are some sites to check out. You may be able to find out what it is by cruising around in them, or find someone who is willing to help you try to identify it!

http://www.goodtimestove.com/ http://www.antiquestoves.com/ http://www.reporcelain.com/

I would LOVE to have a gas stove like the one my mom had when I was a kid. It was a Maytag (I think), burned propane, very wide center (good to set off a hot pot), four burners, and two storage areas on either side of the oven/broiler (which were in the center). It had to be lit with a match -- no pilot, certainly no electronic ignition. I learned to stay away from it when I was really young, and then to cook on it when I was a bit older. I don't see why we can't CHOOSE to have such a stove. I learned to use a match and not to turn the gas on unless I was ready to light it. I don't suppose anyone has one of these, in working or repairable condition, that they'd like to sell to me?

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), October 01, 2000.

GOOD TIME STOVE CO.
ANTIQUE STOVES
GIGI'S HOLLYDALE APPLIANCE & REPORCELAIN
Maybe that will work better.

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), October 01, 2000.

Wow! I'll see Joel's offer and raise ya $10! Congratulations on the find. I'll look in my books and see if there is anything remotely like it, too. Sounds great. Probably wouldn't fit in the space in my little kitchen, but I'd be willing to knock out a wall! Jan

-- Jan in Colorado (Janice12@aol.com), October 01, 2000.

Renee I have a stove very similar to the one you described. Mine is a Universal. Mine does not have a soup well but 4 burners with a wide middle area, huge oven with broiler beneath and the other side has a heater. Yes a space heater vented out the side. I think mine is a little larger than yours as my husband calls it goliath and it is white enamel. Great for canning, we use the heater as backup heat as we have central heat but not much good without elec. to run the thermostat. I also paid $20.00 for mine from an old woman that had it in the basement where it had been for forty years. Not a scratch on it. We had ours cleaned and checked out by the local gas company employee that services our area. Wouldn't take a million dollars for it or the huge porcelain canning sink with double wing drain boards and high back splash that I gave a guy a six-pack for out of his feed shed.

-- sallyp (sally@cvalley.net), October 01, 2000.

Isn't it great to get a bargain like that! $10.00 for something that will outlive you! Have fun using it!

-- Michael W. Smith (kirklbb@penn.com), October 01, 2000.

For easy lighting of gas stoves, I like those long-snouted barbeque lighters. You don't even need to fill them, because the spark will light the flame just as well. So, buy a cheapo disposable or better yet, cadge one off of a grill hound who only uses them when they're full.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), October 01, 2000.

You can also get a "clicker" -- looks like one of those butane-filled barbeque lighters, but it doesn't flame. It creates a spark and lights the gas that way.

My sister and I were talking about the old stove mom had. Julie thinks that the insulation was no longer functioning (I don't know how that happens), and the sides of the stove got so hot as to be dangerous. So be very careful about checking it out, Renee!

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), October 02, 2000.

My grandmother has that exact Maytag stove. She said hers was made in '35. It still works perfectly.

-- R. Jensen (ozana@zdnetmail.com), February 18, 2001.