Still life with tea kettle

[gurdymonkey]

So, had a chat with Mom on the phone today - finally, as she'd gone home from Thanksgiving dinner at my sister's before they called me. And somehow we ended up talking about cooking and stoves and she asked me to take a picture of the Wedgewood. So I did, and sent it to her. (Then I sat down and cropped it a little and thought, "What the hell?" and posted it to lj_photophile.  I swear I do NOT get how they pick stuff for photo of the week anyway, so who knows if anyone will vote for this or not, but I kind of liked the composition. )

Anyway, I attempted to research the model on the internet and while I could find things that resemble it, I couldn't find an exact match. It probably dates from +/- 1950. Aside from the knob for the left rear burner being a bit sticky and hard to turn, it works beautifully and my reaction on seeing it when I first viewed the apartment is probably what convinced my landlord to give me a break on the rent.

Comments

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

That is nearly identical to the one that was in my grandmother's house. It would have had a set of salt and pepper shakers that matched it and stood on the back.

[aeddie.livejournal.com]

We have or had that same tea kettle.

[mochimonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. While I love new and shiny and modern appliances, I also LOVE these older style stoves/ovens!!! They just have so much personality!