Cookstove, Gas
Object number92.73.312
Manufacturer
Cribben & Sexton Company
Datec. 1920
MediumIron; Steel; Porcelain; Rubber
Credit LineGift of Gertrude Kins
DescriptionPorcelain and metal gas stove.Dimensions66.9999 x 42.9999 in. (170.2 x 109.2 cm)MarksTop temperature gauge: "CRIBBEN & SEXTON COMPANY / [company seal] DENVER / NEW YORK / CHICAGO / PORTLAND / SAN FRANCISCO / [numbers 1-10 with the following spaced under them] WARM HOT VERY HOT". Proper right chamber door, "UNIVERSAL"; proper left, "CRIBBEN & SEXTON CO. / CHICAGO."
On stove top: embossed stamp, "PULL / UP / TO / BAKE"; proper left embossed stamp, "BIPLEX / UNIVERSAL / PATENTED NO-563".
Oven door: "UNIVERSAL" with another temperature gauge, same as above except the city New York substituted with "MINNEAPOLIS".
Historical NotesFrom contents of the Kins family home, 190 36th St., Pittsburgh. Representative of the type of household work most working class families did, without the help of servants.
Previous owner
Kins Family
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