![]() “Your best bet is to look for a stove or refrigerator from the 1930s to the mid- 50s. “I started my company when these items weren’t considered antiques yet,” he says. “Buying an old appliance is like buying a used car-you’ve got to kick the tires,” says Mike Arnold, owner of Twentieth Century Appliance Restorations in Troy, New York, who’s been in the restoration business for more than 40 years. Here are some tips from old-appliance pros on purchasing these antique conveniences. Whether the early 20th-century make you’re looking for is a Wedgewood, Hotpoint, Chambers, Quick Meal, or a GE Monitor Top, do your homework before buying. Loyal cooks swear by a refurbished cooking range’s ability to kick out BTUs to rival today’s commercial stoves, while many old-appliance enthusiasts claim their 1930s refrigerators have never had to be serviced. ![]() One of the best ways to create old-time kitchen ambience is to introduce antique appliances-in particular, a cookstove and a refrigerator. This 1915 wood-burning Wedgewood stove is still in use at the Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont, California. ![]()
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