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1947 O’Keefe and Merritt oven

6 years ago

Finally have decided to remodel and move to an oven made in this century! Planning to sell our old O’Keefe and Merritt 6 burner, double oven. It’s in excellent condition, but I have no idea how much to ask for it. I’ve tried looking online, but the 6 burner/double oven is pretty rare. Any houzzers have an idea?

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palimpsest
6 years ago
Has it been refurbished or is it in original condition?

Has it been converted from pilot lighting to modern ignition and modern safety features?

I ask, because in some locations this can't be reinstalled unless the range is modernized, or if it is installed without modernization if the house catches fire, insurance may be voided.

It's tricky in some areas because if is original it may be grandfathered, but it can't be removed from one place and installed in another.

Typically an original condition gas range will sell for around $500while the same range refurbished may bring 10x -15x that.

I am facing this with a Chambers oven and cooktop. I got them for a couple hundred dollars but will spend several thousand having them completely restored and modernized.

A Chambers C model will often sell for under $1000. A restored copper finish C model is for sale for $13,500. All the money is in the restoration. There was a very fancy and rare O'Keefe and Merrit eye level double oven for sale for $19,000--after full restoration.
ppomerl
Original Author
6 years ago
No, it hasn’t had any modifications. I didn’t realize that could be a problem, but it makes sense. I’m reluctant to spend much money on it, not knowing what I could sell it for. It’s in beautiful condition, maybe someone will want to take that on. Are the codes pretty standard or does it vary a lot?
Thanks
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hey there, I'm up in Maine and looked into this quite extensively before deciding to just refurb my 1949 OKM myself. There are a couple of outfits on the East Coast who do older, i.e., wood and coal stoves, but nobody willing to cover the 1930 - 1950 vintage gas ones. I did speak to a couple of the big California shops, notably: http://www.antiquegasstoves.com/ http://www.antiquestoves.com/toac/ both of whom are knowledgable, friendly and will ship you any parts you need. You can also find the occasional part on eBay. If necessary, of course, they are happy to have you ship your stove cross country to them for fixing it up, but that begins to run into the thousands. What model do you have? When I'm done refurbishing, my plumber-slash-gas-guy is going to look it over, test for leaks, and do the installation. You might have good luck, as recommended above, finding someone local with non-specific old stove experience. cheers!
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palimpsest
6 years ago
I would only sell it "as is" and let the buyer deal with any restoration. That's usually how it seems to be done. Even from the restoration places that carry stock, the buyer purchases the unrestored stove and then they restore it. (As in you pay the Restored price for the stove but they don't restore it unless they have a specific buyer).

But in general I would say that the prices for original stoves is not super high.

I don't know where you are located but you may want to Google and see if there are any vintage appliance restoration places in your area, and see if any of them want to buy it. It's certainly easier for them to restore and modernize a stove that's in good working condition...
ppomerl
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6 years ago
Thanks, great idea

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