Magic Chef Cooking

Color Photographs; This is a small format book with linen covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some lightly ground-in dirt. There are several small spots of discoloration to the covers, both front and rear. The rear cover has a bit of paper stuck to the covers towardsthe bottom. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "Quick Meal manufactured the stoves, with Ringen Stove handling sales and distribution of the entire output of Quick Meal's production. The phenomenal growth of these two companies during the 1880s and 1890s led to the merger of eight other stove companies in St. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland in 1901 to form the American Stove Company. American Stove introduced the first oven temperature control device in 1914. In 1929 it began using the brand name Magic Chef. The Magic Chef name was so successful as an oven and stove brand that American Stove Company changed its name to Magic Chef, Inc. In 1951. The company remained well known for its gas stoves, but attempts to spread the brand to other household appliances were unsuccessful. " (from Wikipedia).…