Secrets of Glessner House Part 39: The Servants' Hall

In this installment of Secrets, we explore the servants' hall, which served as both dining room and sitting room for the live-in staff.
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Secrets of Glessner House Part 38: The Dry Pantry
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(Scroll down to ". . . and at the back of the house . . ." posted February 28, 2023)

[@PlumberWRX]

So cool!!

[@sopcopotoptop]

What is the make and year of the range in this and earlier episodes featuring the service portions of the mansion? We have a Garland commercial range very similar to what you show. It dates from the early/mid-1930’s. Thank you!

[@GlessnerHouse]

The range shown is a Garland, but we don't know what year it was made, other than it was sometime after 1915, as it has a thermostat for the oven, and that is the first year thermostats were added. The range is not original to the house but was given to us by a local club in downtown Chicago when they were renovating. The Glessners had Mason & Davis ranges.

[@sopcopotoptop]

@@GlessnerHouse Thank you very much for the reply. You had stated that thermostats on Garland ranges were first added in 1915. From what resource did you derive that information? I'd like to learn more about my range and so I'd like to reference any resource I can find pertaining to the Garland. Thank you again for the response and also for the entire series on the Glessner House. I really enjoy the in depth details of the house and life at that time.