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Encyclopedia > Chambers stove
Chambers Corporation
Type Defunct
Founded 1912
Headquarters Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Industry Appliances
Products gas ranges, electric ranges, built-in gas cooktops and ovens, built-in electric cooktops and ovens, vent hoods, dishwashers

The Chambers stove is a generic name for several different kitchen cooking appliances sold under the Chambers brand name from 1912 to approximately 1988. They were known for their patented insulation methods, which enabled them to cook on retained heat with the fuel turned off. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 149 pixelsFull resolution (1484 × 277 pixel, file size: 54 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Logo is registered to Michael J. Lee and is used by permission. ... ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The word appliance has several different areas of meaning, all usually referring to a device with a narrow function: One class of objects includes items that are custom-fitted to an individual for the purpose of correction of a physical or dental problem, such as prosthetic, orthotic appliances and dental...

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History

The Chambers Fireless Gas Range was a gas cook stove created by John E. Chambers in 1910,[1][2] Two years after inventing the fireless cooker, John Chambers organized the Chambers Company in 1912.[1] His patented method of manufacture[3] used thick rock wool insulation to insulate the oven on all sides. This made it possible for the heat inside the oven to build up over a short period of time. The gas was turned off, and a series of dampers closed, isolating the oven compartment from the outside air. The food would continue to cook on retained heat, thus conserving fuel and reducing food shrinkage. This method of cooking also increased the food value of the cooked items[citation needed]. Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Chambers Fireless Model

The Chambers Corporation manufactured successive versions of this design in Shelbyville, Indiana from 1912 through January, 1955.[1][2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Rangaire owned and operated Chambers until 1983 when they sold it to the KitchenAid Division of the Hobart Corporation.[4] During their ownership, manufacture of the famous insulated range continued into the 1970s. KitchenAid was sold to Whirlpool in 1986.[5] By the early 1990's, Chambers-branded appliances were no longer in manufacture.[citation needed] Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...


In 2007, the Thor Corporation of Los Angeles resurrected the Chambers brand name.[6] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...


The earliest Chambers ranges were small, but all were constructed of heavy gage steel and porcelain enamel. All models had thickly insulated ovens, designed to cook on retained heat. To assist their owners in learning how to use this feature, Chambers had a large Home Economics Department in their Shelbyville, Indiana factory, where recipes and cooking times were carefully tested and perfected[opinion needs balancing]. These tests resulted in charts which indicated the amount of time - and at what temperature - the gas was to be burned in the oven (and later the Thermodome[7], which was succeeded by the Thermowell) before it was to be turned off completely while the food continued to cook on retained heat[citation needed]. By 1927, Chambers published a Cookbook for the homemaker to not only learn how to care for and operate her appliance, but also to assist her in menu planning, proper table setting, etc. This publication later became known as The Idle Hour Cookbook. The Idle Hour Cookbook was revised until it was replaced in the late 1960's by Rangaire with an actual Operation Manual[citation needed]. Chambers promoted the ranges using traveling cooking shows which pre-dated television. John Chambers' daughter Alma Chambers, traveled coast-to-coast for over twenty years conducting large cooking shows to promote the Chambers Range[citation needed]. The steel cable of a colliery winding tower. ... Family and consumer sciences, or home economics, is an academic discipline concerning consumer science, nutrition, cooking, parenting, interior decoration, textiles, gardening, and other subjects related to home management. ... Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. ... POV, as opposed to NPOV, in an article means that it is affected by an editors point of view. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cookbook is a book that contains information on cooking, and a list of recipes. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...


Improvements over the original design were continuously developed over the years, but all built on the foundation of a heavily insulated oven originally designed by John Chambers[citation needed]. The most refined[opinion needs balancing] version of these was the C-series [8] [9] [10], which was produced from 1949-1963[citation needed], followed closely by the B-series (1939-1949)[citation needed]. Chambers also built large, industrial-sized units, called the Imperial line, for use in hotels, restaurants, dormitory kitchens, tea rooms, road houses, etc[citation needed]. POV, as opposed to NPOV, in an article means that it is affected by an editors point of view. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...


All Chambers ranges beginning with the A (circa 1934) series had a top-mounted griddle/broiler[11]. Some models came with a recessed ThermoWell (descendant of the earlier ThermoDome) for cooking soups, stews, etc., using special aluminum kettles designed and built for Chambers by the Wearever Corporation. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... cast-iron iron enamel stainless steel The cooking pan is a type of food preparation utensil commonly found in the kitchen which includes many more specific cooking vessels such as saucepans and frying pans (or fry pans). ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ...


Features

While not all models had all these features, various models of the Chambers range included features such as:

  • Chrome-Plated cooktop, which Chambers called "Durachrome."
  • Child-protective locking thumb-latches on all gas valves.[12]
  • Full porcelain finishes - guaranteed by the factory for 25 years.
  • Patented "daisy" burners - efficient and uniform in their distribution of heat.[13]
  • The use of "ThermalEye" (1950's) - developed by Robertshaw and marketed by Chambers as "The Burner With A Brain", this device made it possible to set the desired cooking temperature of a pot that had been placed on the special burner on the top of the range, and the heat would be regulated automatically[citation needed].
  • Some of the first built-in ovens and cooktops (early 1950s) made in America.
  • Automatic Oven Safety Systems - to shut off the oven gas should the pilot light go out.
  • Heat from Range vented out through the back, so that the range could be set flush to the wall.
  • Basket-style oven racks
  • Built-in Lamps
  • Top Burner Pilot - could be used as a warming burner.
  • Wide grates designed to accommodate any size cooking utensil
  • Wind-up Timer
  • Utility (Service) Cabinet -- often confused for a warming oven. It was actually not an oven at all.
  • Teardrop design gas handles
  • Dual-fuel design / natural gas or propane
  • Thermobaker insert for the thermowell to allow baking of small items in the Thermowell.

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Popularity

Famous owners of Chambers ranges included Lee DeForest[14] and Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley,[15] well-known American housewife in the 1920s. A Chambers oven can also be found in the home of the late Sam Rayburn[citation needed]. Lee De Forest Lee De Forest, (August 26, 1873 - June 30, 1961), was an American inventor with over 300 patents to his name. ... Harvey Washington Wiley Harvey Washington Wiley (October 30, 1844, Kent, Indiana - June 30, 1930, Washington, D.C.) was a noted chemist involved with the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. ... Portrait of Sam Rayburn Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was a United States politician from Texas. ...


The Chambers Range was awarded the Good Housekeeping Institute's Seal of Approval in 1925,[16] and was featured at the World's Fair Exposition of 1939 in New York City.[citation needed] A cover of Good Housekeeping from 1908. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...


Demand for refurbished Chambers stoves remains high, being sold for prices up to US$17,000.[17] An increase in interest in the stoves may have been due to its exposure on the televised cooking show of Rachael Ray.[18][19] ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968 in Glens Falls, New York[1][2]) is an Emmy-winning television personality and author, who currently hosts the syndicated series Rachael Ray and the Food Network cooking program 30 Minute Meals. ...


Websites for fans of vintage Chambers products have been developed in order to provide general information about them to those on the internet. Links to free service and operational literature may also be found there. Also helpful are the pictorial documentaries on the restoration of Chambers ranges by their owners. In addition to websites such as these, at least two Internet Forums exist for those interested in older Chambers products. There, people can find recipes, repair tips, cooking techniques, and restoration advice. An Internet forum, also known as a message board or discussion board, is a web application that provides for online discussions, and is the modern descendant of the bulletin board systems and existing Usenet news systems that were widespread in the 1980s and 1990s. ...


Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Oliver, Beverly (1996). Shelbyville, A Pictoral History, 98. 
  2. ^ a b McFadden, Marian (1968). Biography of a Town Shelbyville, IN. Shelbyville, Indiana: TIPPECANOE PRESS INC., 257. 
  3. ^ U.S. Patent # 1,469,890 - 10/9/1923
  4. ^ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY Energy & Environment Division Technology and Market Assessment Group Berkeley, CA 94720 (September 1997). "[http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/pdfs/tsdracv1.pdf TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS]" (PDF). LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY. Retrieved on April 20, 2007. Pp. 56.
  5. ^ "KitchenAid." International Directory of Company Histories. The Gale Group, Inc, 2006. Answers.com 25 Apr. 2007. http://www.answers.com/topic/kitchenaid-4396712
  6. ^ http://www.thorappliances.com/aboutThor/ChambersBrand.php
  7. ^ U.S. Patent #1,469,890, 10/9/1923
  8. ^ U.S. Patent #2,614,620 - Improved top burner for C series ranges. 10/21/1952
  9. ^ U.S. Patents #2,672,137; #2,755,791 - Back flue for Models C41/61 and C90, respectively. 3/16/1954 and 4/24/1956, respectively.
  10. ^ U.S. Patent #2,763,259 - Removable base trim. 9/18/1956
  11. ^ U.S. Patent #2,011,848
  12. ^ U.S. Patent #2,134,029 - 10/25/1938
  13. ^ U.S. Patents #1,959,657; #2,180,862; #2,614,620; #2,162,374
  14. ^ Chambers Corp.: "The Idle Hour Cookbook", page 28., 1927
  15. ^ Chambers Corp.: "The Idle Hour Cookbook", page 27., 1927
  16. ^ Chambers Corp.: "The Idle Hour Cookbook", page 27., 1927
  17. ^ Klatt, Mary Beth. "Collectors are hot for the Imperial: Here's why this decades-old oven stands as the holy grail for America's growing cult of antique-appliance aficionados", USA Today, 2003-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-05-03. 
  18. ^ "Television Q&A: Your questions", The Dallas Morning News, 2004-05-09. 
  19. ^ "Cook Like Rachel Ray With A Vintage Chambers Range", Austin American-Statesman, 2005-12-13. 

 
 

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