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Post by . on Apr 7, 2018 23:02:45 GMT
That makes more sense. Thanks, Travis. Planned obsolescence makes me a little sad; it's a grotesque waste of materials. It has caused me to seek out those things that were built to last; it brought me here. It also brought me up to the Boston area, where I got a 1928 Glenwood 'Ourway' stove to sit across the kitchen from my CK. Here it is pre-restoration: Attachments:
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Post by solarmike on Apr 7, 2018 23:48:06 GMT
^^^ Man that gas range is beautiful....^^^^^
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Post by . on Apr 8, 2018 0:05:07 GMT
Thanks, Mike. It was Glenwood's top-of-the-line until the Depression. The stove restorers around here all have Glenwoods in their own houses. You should see it restored; the nickel just glows.
Sorry for going off topic!
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Post by Travis on Apr 8, 2018 2:05:18 GMT
That's beautiful!
We've been taught that we need the latest features and that newer is "safer" and "more efficient". Maybe that's true, though a person should have enough intelligence to not blow themselves up or shock themselves. Energy efficiency is a whole other load of BS. It never takes in account the materials used, manufacturing and disposal of the short-lived POS appliance.
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Post by mach on Apr 9, 2018 3:25:03 GMT
That makes more sense. Thanks, Travis. ...where I got a 1928 Glenwood 'Ourway' stove to sit across the kitchen from my CK. Here it is pre-restoration: That's amazing! Has it been restored? The equivalent of $4,500 isn't bad considering I plugged it in this evening and it started right up - the evaporator was cold within 5 minutes. I unplugged it soon after as the original wiring isn't bad (but its not great either). I spent some time scanning brochures this evening. The brochure shows a clear glass chiller tray on the "X-TRA Value Six".
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Post by . on Apr 9, 2018 20:10:31 GMT
Yes. David Erickson in Littleton, MA did the restoration. He did a thorough job (for which my wallet took a huge hit) and brought it up to code by putting the safety valve discreetly in the back. It's a stunner, but it's currently packed into my trailer ready to go to its destination in a month, so no "after" photos until it's set up. Thanks for the brochure scans - love 'em!
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Post by elec573 on Apr 12, 2018 1:42:59 GMT
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Post by mach on Apr 12, 2018 10:38:13 GMT
Oh that is tempting. I've got family in Pittsburgh too. Thanks for the heads up. I've got one near Houston that I'm trying to get a response from the seller on FB marketplace.
On a different note, in a bid to get the post office to pay for the damaged chiller tray, the seller sent me the broken tray anyway. Apparently the mail carrier is denying that he or she ran it over. I've already got my refund so not sure how it will work out but it's most certainly broken into little pieces.
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Post by timeswelding on Apr 12, 2018 12:17:53 GMT
Oh that is tempting. I've got family in Pittsburgh too. Thanks for the heads up. I've got one near Houston that I'm trying to get a response from the seller on FB marketplace. On a different note, in a bid to get the post office to pay for the damaged chiller tray, the seller sent me the broken tray anyway. Apparently the mail carrier is denying that he or she ran it over. I've already got my refund so not sure how it will work out but it's most certainly broken into little pieces. At the risk of sounding like the Devil's advocate, the postal driver is in no way responsible for that chiller tray. If the seller is stupid enough to place it on the ground near the mailbox (presumably at the roadside) then HE (not you the buyer) deserves to have a shattered chiller tray.
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Post by Travis on Apr 12, 2018 15:42:48 GMT
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Post by mach on Apr 13, 2018 0:11:15 GMT
At the risk of sounding like the Devil's advocate, the postal driver is in no way responsible for that chiller tray. If the seller is stupid enough to place it on the ground near the mailbox (presumably at the roadside) then HE (not you the buyer) deserves to have a shattered chiller tray. No debate, I don't exactly understand how the seller expects this will work as they appear to have shipped the broken tray in a new box but have already refunded my money. Just weird. Yup, that's the one I was pulling the screen grabs from.
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Post by elec573 on Apr 14, 2018 4:50:46 GMT
Well chiller trays are hard to get at a decent price . Just sadd one is no longer there to be appreciated
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Post by mach on Apr 18, 2018 18:00:54 GMT
Alright, the correct chiller tray has been ID'd. I found a CL seller with a tray equipped '41 that was kind enough to take pics. Here in all its glory is the correct one. Time to release the others back to eBay. Here's how he described it "To summarize, overall dimensions are 13 3/4 x 11 1/8. The lips that ride in the slides are three eights of an inch wide. The sides are straight but the front and back are slightly convex. Overall depth is about an inch and a half." Hope it helps someone else.
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Post by mach on Apr 19, 2018 0:31:39 GMT
So there is to be no catch and release on this one. I'm 2/3 for breaking during shipping and that's a confirmed 1938 tray. I'm a little more than disappointed right now. I think I'm done trying to ship these for now.
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Post by Travis on Apr 19, 2018 1:02:02 GMT
That’s sad. That’s the one I lost on Sunday.
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