Just One More Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I odered a white wooden stove like a Roper and they were out of stock. They asked if I'd like black instead and this is what I got. It cost more than the other but they didn't charge me extra. What time period would it be and would it look OK in a setting I would have used the other one in, 20's to 40's. It's called Penn. Dutch but I don't know what furniture style for the rest of the kitchen and house that would be. here's a pic. Does anyone else have pics of this stove in use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caseymini Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Pat, you are in the right time period. Love that stove. It's perfect for what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris P. Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 That is a great stove! I'd say you are in the ball park - I would have said '30s or 40's. My first appt. had one of those stoves in it and I'm pretty sure the one we had was from the 40's. It will make a fabulous addition to a dollhouse. Here are a few pics for furniture and accessory ideas: 1930's Stove With Cooking Items 1930's Kitchen Illustration And 1 More Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Those are great pics! I would love to have a stove in the light green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Thanks for the pictures. It is similar to the Roper style range except for the spigot on the right side. I guess that would be for heating water. None of the little doors want to stay closed so I'm using a bit of poster tack on each one. When I was in high school my mother still had her old range like the Roper. It was bright orange. This was in the 50's but it was much older than that. She finally broke down and bought an O'Keefe and Merrit gas stove. I'd like to find a mini of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis Over The Hill Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Great stove Pat. It would make the whole kitchen just about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 The gas stoves began coming into common household use during the late 1920s, I believe. in one of our earliest apartments we had one I could cook simple meals on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 It's very simillar to the stoves pictured, the only difference being the spigot on the side. Also, the name Pennsylvania dutch just had me wondering if the furnishings in the rest of the house should follow through with that theme. I don't think I would know what that would be. Amish style maybe? I'd have to look it up. It would be fun to have an Amish couple and use the Willow or Jefferson as the house. I just looked up about the Amish homes on the web. The stove is used in some amish homes and the spigot is for heated water for washing. I found out a lot about furnishings. It's very similar to what early Colonial would be but stoves etc make it more contemporary. I won't have to buy much in the way of furnishings. Some Amish homes have gas powered refrigerators but ice boxes are more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerriMagic Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Awesome stove, Pat! Yup, you have the right time period. I love that stove, it's got real style. In fact, a lot of people like it so much that you can actually buy it new, although I think you can get it in gas or electric now, and it's very expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Cute, cute, cute stove, Pat! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 That particular stove is one of my best sellers. Of course, I did some time period checking on it when I started stocking it. It came into use during the 1920's and was still in wide use during the 1940's, especially so in more rural areas. I don't know why Aztec called it a Pennsylvania Dutch stove, maybe the designer of the original miniature version first saw it in PA Dutch country or something, but it was found all over the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Check out some older movies like Misty and My Friend Flicka. Both those movies feature those stoves in their kitchens and I think both movies were supposed to represent the time period from about 1935 to 1945, and maybe even later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 I haven't seen those movies but Places in the Heart takes place in the 20's and they had two stoves in the large kitchen, one like the Chrysnbon stove and another like the Roper range. They had a big dining room. I remember she had to take a bath in a big tub in the kitchen so maybe didn't have a full bathroom. I got my idea for my bedroom in one of my Jeffersons from that movie. I found a dresser just like the one in her bedroom. I have to watch Witness again to see if I can get any ideas for furniture in an Amish house. Even if I can't always find what I want it's fun to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I just remembered, I've got pictures of kitchens with that sort of stove in my Picasa albums. https://picasaweb.google.com/grazhe Look at the 1940's kitchens album and the one called 1928, especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Those are great pics. Brings back memories. I had a friend in eighth grade, 1951, that had that same ivy wallpaper in her kitchen. We had a Roper type range for a long time and the old one door refrigerator from GE. I made one in the kitchen in the VT farmhouse. Thanks for the pics. I'll be checking back to them as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grazhina Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The house my parents bought in 1960 had that wallpaper in the kitchen too. It must have been pretty popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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