RESURRECTION STORIES: MaryH's 90C

MaryH's -

RESURRECTION STORY
- Her Model 90C -

MaryH's dad bought a Chambers 90C new and it's been in the family ever since. She decided to have it restored.

Here are some pictures of Mary's 90C before it left her home in Dallas:

The Cooktop -

The Front -

The Backsplash (note the rusted chrome shelf ) -

The Service Cabinet Door and Oven Door (note the chip in the Oven Door porcelain) -

The interior of the Oven and Service Cabinet -

Close-up's of the rusted Durachrome Top -

Another view of the rusting DuraChrome Top -

Here is the cooktop after being rechromed -

The In-A-Top Broiler/Griddle -

Here's the inside of the Outer Back of MaryH's 90C (the Oven Burner is on the floor next to it) -

Here's the outside of the Outer Back of MaryH's 90C -

Here's the front of MaryH's 90C after the porcelain, Durachrome top, knobs, door skins, and rockwool have been removed -

Here's the front of MaryH's 90C after being taken down to bare metal, and in the process of being primed -

Here's the inside after removing the panels and top -

Another view from the other side -

Here's what the top of the Oven Box, the inside of the Service Cabinet, and the gas lines looked like -

Here's what the inside back looked like after being taken down to bare metal. The next step is to clean the metal, then begin priming and painting -

Here's what the inside back looked like after being cleaned and primed with high-temperature primer -

Here's what the inside of the Inner Back looked like after removal -

Here's the other side of the same piece -

Here's the bottom of the Durachrome Top before removal of the Broiler Box and Thermowell. It will be rechromed and finished to look like new -

Here's the Oven Baffle Plate prior to being sent off to be reporcelained -

Here's the Oven Baffle Plate after being sent off to be reporcelained -

Here are the various burners, drip rings, and grates before being sent off to be reporcelained -

The ThermoWell Lid, Sizzling Platter, and ThermoBaker prior to being cleaned and polished -

Oven Racks prior to rechroming -

Here are all of the porcelain panels prior to being sent of to be reporcelained -

Another view -

Here is the lens for the light and the Top Shelf before being rechromed -

Here are the handles, flashtubes, and thumblatch parts before being replated -

Here are the Top Shelf, handles, and various pieces after being refinished -

Here are the Thumblatch Mechanisms, after being replated, installed in the derusted and restored housing -

AND THEN IT STARTS GOING BACK TOGETHER!

Here are the Thumblatch Mechanism installed in the reporcelained front panel, which has been installed on the restored frame -

Here are the refurbished Valves installed behind the Thumblatch Mechanisms -

Here is the new Rockwool insulation after it has been packed into the Oven Door, ready for the reporcelained inside door "skin" to be installed. This insulation has to be of the proper density and packed correctly for the oven to "Cook With The Gas Turned OFF!"

Here are the reporcelained inside and outside skins for the Oven and Service Cabinets installed -

What follows these steps is the tedious reassembly of the ThermoWell onto the Duracrome Top, then the top goes on, the gas lines and thermostat are installed, followed by the back and backsplash. The light is rebuilt, then the 90C was checked for proper operation.

It was taken to Mary's house in Dallas, the sides were put on, it was slid into place, the skirt installed, and the burners and were thermostat calibrated.

AND HERE IT IS - BACK HOME!!!!!

HERE'S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN IT ARRIVED FROM DALLAS, BEFORE RESTORATION:

QUITE A DIFFERENCE!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF MARY'S COMPLETED 90C CHAMBERS RANGE -

Remember how bad the Duracrome Top looked "Before"?

Well, here it is "AFTER"!

LOVELY, ISN'T IT!