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and porcelain enamel. All models were thickly insulated using rock wool insulation, which enabled their owners to use them like an ordinary range or cook using retained heat. To help owners of their products learn the proper use of the retained heat cooking feature of their ranges, Chambers developed
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Chambers products have been developed in order to provide general information about them to those on the internet. Links to service technicians, sources for parts, as well as operational literature may also be found there. Also helpful are the pictorial documentaries on
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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 then turned off, causing a series of internal dampers to close, which effectively isolated the oven compartment from the outside air. The food would
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The most updated version of these was the C-series. Up to the early 1930s, Chambers offered up to two dozen different models for different size homes. In 1935, Chambers built its final large, industrial-sized units, called the
Imperial line, for use in hotels, restaurants, dormitory kitchens, tea
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for the homemaker to not only help her learn how to care for and operate the appliance, but also to assist her in menu planning, proper table setting, etc. This publication was called The Idle Hour
Cookbook. The Idle Hour Cookbook was replaced in the late 1960s by
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is a generic name for several different kitchen cooking appliances sold under the
Chambers brand name from 1912 to approximately 1988. Their ranges and stand-alone ovens were known for their patented insulation methods, which enabled them to cook on
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Chambers Fireless Gas Range was a gas cook stove created by John E. Chambers in 1910, Two years after inventing his fireless cooker, John Chambers organized the Chambers Company in 1912. Chambers' patented method of manufacture used thick
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Utility (Service) Cabinet - designed for access to the inner mechanisms and gas pipes of the range, and for storage of pots, pans, and
Thermowell kettles. Misunderstood by some to be a warming oven.
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continue to cook on retained heat, thus conserving fuel and reducing food shrinkage. This method of cooking, Chambers literature often claimed, also increased the food value of the cooked items.
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17,000, though selling prices of unrestored residential models is far less. Increased interest in the Chambers Range may be due to its exposure on the televised cooking show of
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exist for those interested in older Chambers products. There, people can find recipes, repair tips, cooking techniques, and restoration advice.
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Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company, Youngwood, Pennsylvania: "Thermal Eye Top Burner Control Instructions and Cooking Suggestions", 1954, 1960.
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Chambers Corporation was sold by the Chambers family in 1950 to the Flato brothers, who were the Chambers distributors in
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