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 (not former gods, like her namesake) in Rockford, Illinois, so possessing it will not bestow control of the destiny of the entire world. Who’d wan’t that 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 to 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.

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DO NOT CLICK TO PURCHASE any stove. Email/call us to discuss, but before you do so, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

The stoves in our inventory (with a few exceptions) HAVE NOT YET BEEN SERVICED. IE: they are in the same condition as when we pulled them out of a house. They have been used for 60+ years and most likely have never been serviced.

We will service the stove once we have secured a purchase commitment. Prices shown includes all parts and full mechanical servicing, with minor repairs. (Clocks/timers cannot be repaired). Major repairs, including rotisserie motors, thermostats, safety valves, etc. can be done at extra cost. Also included is full exterior cleaning and light interior cleaning. Restoration of chrome, enamel, etc. is NOT included and is generally NOT available. Full interior cleaning, delivery, and installation available at extra cost.

If you or your shipper are picking up a stove: We charge to expertly load or assist loading your vehicle ($250 for single oven stoves, $500 for double oven stoves over 40”), assuring a fast, safe load without injury to body, stove, or vehicle.

If you do not want us to assist/load, we roll your stove to the street, rain or shine, and remove it from our rolling platform. We provide no advice, tools, padding, boxes, etc. Either way, you should bring at least two 16' ratchet straps with 1"-2" webbing, packing material, packing blankets, 2-3 storage bins to hold parts. If you use/keep our rolling platform to load your stove into your vehicle, the charge is $50