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Literature
Available For Your
© Originally copyrighted by the
Chambers Corp.
"Fireless" Gas Ranges
and Stoves
This
page is always subject to improvement. Date
of last revision: November 23, 2008
I have spent the
last five and one-half years looking for pictures and
original
literature for the
different models of CHAMBERS products. All of the literature I offer
here is provided as a service to Chambers owners. With the
exception of one, all are high-quality copies of actual originals
published by CHAMBERS. In addition, these are not poor scans or pirated
copies -
permission of the copyright owner was obtained before I ever started
producing them, and it remains so unto this day.
You
may wonder why you should pay for literature
when you might be able to get it for less or for free from someone else.
Here
are some thoughts on that for
your consideration:
1.
With the exception of one, these are high-quality
copies of originals, not
copies of copies. I expect to have original for the other one shortly.
2.
These copies are produced with the permission of
the copyright owner.
3.
The pricing on these products is modest - it
covers the cost of printing, plus provides a small amount to help
offset my cost in making them, plus the time and money it takes to
maintain this website and the Chambers
Rangers Discussion Forum.
I'm
not getting rich here, folks - just trying to cover my costs for
providing these services.
4. I spend a
LOT of time answering
e-mail's, personal messages, questions on the Rangers Forum, and in
personal telephone calls in order to help people get the most out of
their CHAMBERS range. The money people pay for the purchase of
literature I sell here helps offset that.
I hope this helps you
understand why I have to charge for these products, and will not be
offended by it. If you are, please let me know, and I will send you
whatever you need for free.
Unless you have
the cookbook CHAMBERS published for your range (stove), you really
cannot appreciate how wonderfully well these units cook! Many CHAMBERS
owners have lost their original operating literature, including the
cookbook, cooking chart, and canning guide. Some got their stove
second-hand, only to find out it did not come with these items. Not
long ago, heard from a very nice lady in New York state who had been
cooking on a CHAMBERS range for over 21 years, but had never cooked "with the gas
turned off" - she was
content to use it like any other stove (as if it were), but had no idea
that her CHAMBERS was capable of SO
MUCH MORE! She now has a cookbook, and is learning the joys of
CHAMBERS cookery.
Without the cookbook, cooking chart, and canning
guide, you just don't know what you are missing!
The other piece of literature that is
essential to the CHAMBERS
owner is the SERVICE
MANUAL. It tells you how to calibrate, service, and repair you CHAMBERS,
and is essential to making SURE your unit is operating properly!
* For
ALL
Models Of CHAMBERS Ranges (B, BZ, C, MR-9-H, & earlier
ones,
too!) -
 * The "Idle Hour"
Cookbook, Third Edition - Actually an Owner's
Manual/Cookbook, this went through
several revisions. You'll want the last one, which was published by
Chambers after it was moved to Oxford, Mississippi. The largest and
most informative of all of the Chambers cookbooks, this has a large number of recipes, and
can also be used with ANY
Chambers Range, including the Model "B", Model "BZ", and
those that are equipped with an Oven Heat Control.
Features Found In This Cookbook
Include:
* SIX Chapters - 80 pages -
Covering use of the OVEN, THERMOWELL,
BROILER, GRIDDLE, MENUS, & THERMOBAKER!
* Topics
covered include:
> The Oven.
> When To Sear On Top
Burner.
> When To
Add Vegetables.
> Miscellaneous Facts About Chambers
"Oven" Cookery.
> How
To
Use The Oven To Cook Beef,
Pork, Lamb,
Veal,
Poultry, Fish,
Vegetables, Desserts, and Pastries With The Gas Turned off!
> How To Cook in the fabulous
Chambers THERMOWELL With The Gas
Turned off! This INCLUDES The Procedure For Making ICE
CREAM In The THERMOWELL!
> How
To Cook
Beef,
Pork, Lamb, Seafood, Vegetables, French Toast, & Sandwiches Using
The In-A-Top Broiler and Griddle!
>
How
To Use The Patented
Chambers THERMOBAKER To Cook Biscuits, Rolls, Quick Breads, Cakes,
Pies, Baked Potatoes, Beef,
Pork, Poultry, and
Vegetables By Cooking With The Gas
Turned off!
> How
To Care For You Chambers Range.
There
are lots
of other recipe
booklets, cookbooks, etc., that CHAMBERS printed over the years to go
with the Idle Hour Cookbook, but they are of no real use if you don't
have the cookbook itself. Actually an Owner's Manual/Cookbook, it
contains so very much on how to
use the exclusive CHAMBERS
features to their full potential.
If you don't have
the cookbook, start there, then add to your stash of CHAMBERS recipes,
instructions, etc., as you feel you need to.
The
"Idle
Hour" Cookbook,
Third Edition, comes in two convenient sizes:
* Original
Size -
This
is the small (6" x 9") cookbook for the "C", "B", "BZ", and other
earlier models. It is the most comprehensive of all the cookbooks
CHAMBERS produced. It is identical in every way to
the original, but BETTER! It
has been digitally copied and carefully cleaned up
- the result is a cookbook that retains the vintage look of the
original on the outside without the imperfections that standard copies
retain on the inside! Softcover. Price:
$15.00 each.
 * KITCHEN
Size - Our
exclusive creation, this
is the same exact cookbook inside as the small (original) size,
but
with a BIG
difference! The cleaned up original has been blown up to 8 1/2" x
11"
size and bound in an easy to use spiral binder with clear plastic
covers. It
is much easier
to use
than the small one, because you don't have to hold it
open while attempting to cook at the same time. The larger print makes
it MUCH easier to read, too! Bound.
Price is
$20.00
each.
 For
the "B"
Model CHAMBERS Ranges (for other models, scroll
down) -
Picture courtesy of
www.antiqueappliances.com
1. B-series COOKBOOK-
a
professionally printed and bound copy of the first edition of the Idle
Hour Cookbook. Great addition to your collection if you're a "B" owner!
Bound. Price is $15.00
each.
2.
B/BZ-Series SERVICE
MANUAL
- in addition to the
cookbook, the Service Manual is a
"MUST
HAVE" for the owner of CHAMBERS B-series range! Shows you how to
assemble,
calibrate, and
service your CHAMBERS. No owner of a
CHAMBERS B or BZ-series range should be without one!
Included with the Service Manual is the Installation Guide and
Illustrated Parts List, which most places charge extra for, at no extra
charge -
what a bargain!
Bound. Price is $10.00
each.
3.
B-series OVEN COOKING CHART -
If
you don't have the cookbook, you will need this (some people want one
to post by their CHAMBERS so they don't have to consult the cookbook
all of the time). It tells you how to "cook with the gas
turned off." Printed on card stock. Price is
$5.00
for regular, $7.00 for laminated.
4. Canning Guide -
This
information is NOT
found in any of the cookbooks we have
seen to date. It shows how to use the CHAMBERS oven to can foods.
Completely
digitized, cleaned up, and reprinted from an original, this is a MUST
HAVE item for
Chambers collectors!
Nicely printed on heavy paper stock. Price is $10.00
each.
 5. "Menu's Of The
Month" - NOW
IN COLOR! Originally
sent out to CHAMBERS owners monthly over a period of 12 consecutive
months, this booklet contains special information,
menu's, tips, and recipes for each month of the year, INCLUDING
HOW TO COOK YOUR THANKSGIVING
TURKEY WITH THE GAS TURNED OFF! Not a poorly scanned black-and-white
copy. Identical to the
original,
down to the color front pages for each month.
Professionally bound with clear protective front and back covers.
Price is
$20.00
each.
 For
the "C" Model CHAMBERS Ranges
(only) -
Picture courtesy of
www.antiqueappliances.com
 1. C-SERIES SERVICE
MANUAL, Revised
Edition
- in
addition to the cookbook, the Service Manual is a
"MUST
HAVE" for the owner of CHAMBERS C-series range! Shows how to assemble,
calibrate, and
service your CHAMBERS. No owner of a
CHAMBERS C-series range should be without
one! This REVISED EDITION of the
Service
Manual is for EVERY C-model, not just the early or later
versions!
We've taken the
best of both of the original manuals,
arranged them logically for ease of use, re-scanned the pictures,
re-typset the entire text in easy-to-read type, and added helpful
comments, notes, and hints that make it the most comprehensive Service
Manual for the CHAMBERS C-series of ranges available anywhere, at any
price!
This newly-edited REVISED
EDITION of the C-series
Service Manual is a compilation of the
two earlier versions published by the Chambers Corp., and includes lots
of new notes, comments, and suggestions for modern users of these
vintage appliances.
Exclusive Features
Found In This
Revised Edition Include:
* Completely re-typset text.
* New scans of the original photographs and illustrations.
* Completely new text blocks added to most illustrations.
* A totally new layout - you can now find everything about
a particular part or area of your CHAMBERS in one spot. No more digging
through multiple pages to find out what you need - it's all cataloged
and arranged alphabetically for easy use!
*
Additional notes and comments, including a
totally new section mixer pins, pin points, and gas type conversion!
In addition to all of these new features, the REVISED EDITION of the C-series
Service Manual includes the Installation Instructions - including how
to calibrate the burners and oven thermostat.
Why pay $40.00 for a pasted together, third-generation COPY of two old,
outdated service manuals for your Model C? Get the most thorough,
easy-to-use, and up-to-date service manual for your CHAMBERS C-series
range available! Bound. Price is $20.00 each.
2. Canning Guide -
This
information is NOT
found in any of the cookbooks we have
seen to date. It shows how to use the CHAMBERS oven to can foods.
Completely
digitized, cleaned up, and reprinted from an original, this is a MUST
HAVE item for
Chambers collectors!
Nicely printed on heavy paper stock. Price is $10.00
each.
3. "Menu's Of The
Month" - NOW
IN COLOR! Originally
sent out to CHAMBERS owners monthly over a period of 12 consecutive
months, this booklet contains special information,
menu's, tips, and recipes for each month of the year, INCLUDING
HOW TO COOK YOUR THANKSGIVING
TURKEY WITH THE GAS TURNED OFF! Not a poorly scanned black-and-white
copy. Identical to the
original,
down to the color front pages for each month.
Professionally bound with clear protective front and back covers.
Price is
$20.00
each.
4. ThermoBaker
Recipe Chart - This
flyer was used to announce the new Thermobaker for the C-series ranges.
It shows
you how
to use the patented CHAMBERS
ThermoBaker to turn the ThermoWell into a second oven! Includes
recipes on back. Nicely
printed in COLOR (not a bad scan or a
black-&-white
multi-generation) copy of the original on card stock and laminated. Price
is $10.00 each.
 5. "Cooking With The
Gas Turned Off" Recipe Booklet - A
VERY
nice recipe booklet that has recipes
showing how to use the CHAMBERS super-insulated oven to cook all manner
of
desserts, vegetable dishes, and main course meals with the gas turned OFF! Includes a large assortment of
recipes for the ThermoWell and ThermoBaker! Lots of pictures, too! Bound.
Price is
$10.00 each.
6. Cooking School
Program & Menu's -
Very
rare. This was
distributed at
the world premier
of the C-series CHAMBERS range on October 6-7, 1949, and taught by Miss
Alma Chambers herself! This copy of a copy of the original program (no
longer extant) is filled with the recipes Miss Chambers used to
demonstrate the NEW Chambers Range! Photocopied on nice paper. Price is
$7.00
each.
7. "Burner With A
Brain" Instructions & Cooking Suggestions - Actually two items for one price, this is
for owners of "C"-series
CHAMBERS
ranges that are equipped with an automatic top burner. The Robertshaw
Model FA Gas ThermalEye was an option sold by CHAMBERS as "The Burner
With A Brain". The instruction booklet. left, gives excellent
information on how to cook various dishes using the ThermalEye. The
other document, right, gives details
 on operation and
service of this control. If you have a "Burner With A Brain", you NEED
these! Excellent copies on heavy paper stock. Price: $15.00 for both.
 8. "Accessories For
Your Chambers Range"Flyer - For owners of
"C"-series
CHAMBERS
ranges, this flyer shows all of the neat accessories you could get for
your range, including the Griddle Cover, Thermowell Kettles, the
Thermobaker, Lisk Roasters, Oven Grill Platter, Broiler Serving Rack,
and Broiler Platter Lifter. A high quality COLOR copy of a rare
original
heavy paper stock. Price:
$10.00
each.
9. Color Magazine Ad,
from Better Homes and Gardens, October, 1950 - Beautifully reproduced COLOR copy on heavy card stock of a really
cool looking advertisement for the color C-series CHAMBERS ranges. A
nice addition to your CHAMBERS collection. Price: $10.00
each.
 For
the MR-9-H Model CHAMBERS Ranges -
MR-9-H INSTRUCTION
MANUAL -
Following
the C-series was the Model MR-9-H, commonly called a "Model D".
This model, which was manufactured in the recently relocated Chambers
factory in Oxford, Mississippi, retained all of the mechanical features
of the later C-series, but with a cosmetic facelift, standing pilots
for all burners, and an electric timer operation system.
This Instruction Manual features dedicated sections
highlighting:
* Assembly Instructions
* Operation Instructions
* Cleaning Instructions
* Service and Adjustment Instructions
* Wiring Diagram
* Illustrated Parts List
A very helpful and rare piece of CHAMBERS literature.
High-quality copy of an original. Bound.
Price is $15.00 each.
 For
the Earlier Model CHAMBERS Ranges -
- courtesy www.antiqueappliances.com
 "Directions
For Installing And
Using Chambers Ranges" - There
are two editions of this booklet, sold for one price. One is earlier,
and has some helpful setup and calibration information for this era of
CHAMBERS ranges not found in the later one. The second is a later
edition. Both are nice copies of very
old instruction
manual/cookbooks for the earlier model CHAMBERS
"Fireless" gas ranges. A precursor to the "Idle Hour Cookbook", this
contains information on how to use these earlier models, including nearly
lost instructions on how to operate the patented ThermoDome
(predecessor to the ThermoWell). Twenty
pages, illustrated, printed and bound. Price for both: $15.00.
 "Automatic
Cookery" - For
ranges preceding the "A" through "C" series. Has a LOT more recipes and
a more refined oven cooking chart. Includes information on how to use
these earlier models (also has pictures of them with model numbers),
including instructions
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