Old Reliable ; Restored Stoves From the Postwar Years Have a Special Appeal
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 02, 2004
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The stove that is the hallowed centerpiece in the renovated Newport Beach, Calif., home of Deborah and John Jakubek is hardly one of the modern-day, gleaming trophy stoves with warrior names such as Viking or Wolf. Their 1950 O'Keefe & Merritt - the type of stove used by millions of moms to cook holiday dinners for generations of families in postwar America - is far more modest.
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Old Reliable ; Restored Stoves From the Postwar Years Have a Special Appeal
"I grew up with a 1950s O'Keefe & Merritt and always wanted one again," said Deborah Jakubek, 50, standing in her otherwise all-new kitchen that was designed around this stove. "It was the stove my mother taught me to cook on."
Her mother died in January. Jakubek's voice cracks as she speaks."She used to wake me up early on Thanksgiving morning, and we would work together in the kitchen. When I was 5 ye...See the full content of this document
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