Forged by Alberich, the Nibelung dwarf, from gold he stole from the Rhine maidens in the valley of river Rhine,…

Well, actually, this stove was made by mere mortals (though not former gods, like her namesake) in Rockford, Illinois, so possession of this object will not bestow control of the destiny of the entire world (who’d wan’t that responsibility anyway). Nevertheless, with it, you sure will be able to conjure up a four-course Wagnerian feast.

Jah, she’s a diamond in the rough. Hesitant? All it takes is a glance at the beautiful burner dials and oh, yeah... Now you know that whatever amount of elbow grease it’ll take to revive this ode to mid-’50’s American stove craft will be well worth the seriously satisfying returns. As for the very rusty backsplash panel, we’d be happy to re-chrome it at extra cost. Just imagine the transformation! Subtle, elegant handles pull out drip trays under each row of burners and the griddle for easy cleaning.

Besides their absolutely gorgeous looks, Roper Town and Country’s are famous for their incredible capacity: two ovens, eight burners, one large and two small broilers, plus a giant griddle. The left oven and the large broiler in the center have “Bryant Lyter” auto-lighting (standing pilot) safety systems, so no match-lighting. The right oven’s safety is a thermocouple type, part of the automatic clock-on/off timing system.

"Brünnhilde" comes with only three of the original door handles. It might be possible for us to swap the generic replacements on the three bottom drawers for original handles at extra cost. Yes, the 60 minute timer is absolute toast, at least the dial is (the timer itself still works fine). But hot dang, toast is what you’d expect when placing ANYTHING between a 9000 btu burner and 30,000 btu griddle! We’d love to have a word with the genius who thought that was a great idea.

The right oven’s original safety valve was circumvented sometime in the past with installation of a non-original, though perfectly fine safety valve. The problem with this is that the original valve can be reset simply by pushing a red button under the clock. The replacement must be accessed from the back of the stove in order to be resent, which is daunting considering one would first have to move the 540 lb beast away from the wall. We would be happy to restore the original system at extra cost.