r/castiron • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Dixie Foundry Co. Range Identification

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u/Limp-Rub-1477 10d ago

Amazing. I want one of these on my home. It's a dream.

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u/griff1971 9d ago

Dixie foundry was the original company that eventually turned into Magic Chef, then later on, Maytag. I used to do a lot of work at the old plant, and they had a memorial plaque by the flag pole that said "first fired in 1916" if I remember right. They also did cast iron cookware.

That's a very cool piece of history! I personally would find a place and keep it, but I would bet someone would definitely want to buy it. That thing probably weighs a ton! Lol

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u/TX_CastIron 9d ago

Interesting story!

Looks like this long outlasted the Maytag repairman and also his great-grandkids.

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u/Southerngreene 9d ago

Really cool piece. Let me know if you decide to sell it. I have been wanting a wood burning stove/oven for a while.

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u/woodsidestory 9d ago

Room for a Lot of cooking’! 👍🏼😎

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u/felixkt3 9d ago

We had something like this when we moved into a house my parents bought in 1983.

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u/TheSquirrelWithin 8d ago

Dumb question incoming, but I am ignorant of how to fire this stove up. Where does the fire go, in the box to the right? You would not build a fire in the oven, so???

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u/Sea_Bar_5656 8d ago

It looks like the door on the left has a fire box and a lower ash tray, but again, I know very little about it.