After more than 20 years, Retro Stove & Gas Works will no longer be selling and restoring vintage stoves.

All current orders will be completed. PDF manuals can still be purchased and downloaded.

We are currently moving and will continue service calls in June in the greater Chicagoland area, with occasional work outside the area.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US UNTIL JUNE. WE CANNOT SERVICE ANY STOVES UNTIL WE HAVE FINISHED MOVING.

Thanks to all our staff and customers throughout the years.

BEAUTIFUL. PRACTICAL. SAFE. FUN. EFFICIENT.

"Retro stoves" - gas kitchen ranges made from the late 1930s through the 1950s - represent the epitome of American quality, ingenuity and design. As the centerpiece of your kitchen, a retro stove is a fun and practical way to reconnect with cooking at home.

With over 20 years of servicing, restoring, and cooking with retro stoves, we know them to be incredibly useful, efficient, and safe - hardly relics from the past. In fact, we feel they are actually more relevant to life today than "modern" stoves.

Why? Because they are built to last, through simple yet robust construction, quality materials, and mechanical repairability. Contrast that with currently made kitchen ranges, averaging a mere 10-15 years until replacement. How, in this time of climate change, can anyone not see the insanity of a major appliance that is essentially “disposable” - the absolute opposite of carbon friendly - when a properly serviced retro stove will easily last another half century?

Whether you are a homeowner looking for a range that makes the most long-term economic and environmental sense, or a designer wanting to offer clients unique yet practical kitchens, Retro Stove & Gas Works has what you are looking for.

Retro Stove & Gas Works cleans, repairs, and services all models of vintage stoves, including Roper, O'Keefe-Merrit, Wedgewood, Tappan, Magic Chef, Universal, Kenmore, Crown, Western Holly, etc.  We specialize in total restorations of vintage Chambers stoves.