A Christmas Story…
We
moved into our home two weeks ago and quickly realized that the old Wedgewood
cookstove was not working properly.
After
calling every appliance repair business within two counties and finding nobody
willing or able to tackle this vintage stove, we were feeling a little
down. Christmas was just a few days away, and I was
very nervous. It’s expensive to eat out
all the time and our budget is tight so I had to fix this.
In
desperation, I reached out to an internet antique stove parts company in hopes
that they may have a name for me and they did, Jerry of Jerry and Michael’s
Appliances. Jerry is a repairman with Wedgewood experience,
and he was willing to come up to our mountain; about an hour from his city, to
repair it. Experience, and within
driving distance! Imagine that.
I
liked him immediately. He was an older
gentleman, in his late 80s and he has more than 50 years of experience working
with these old stoves. He brought an
assistant to help him with the elbow grease. He spoke softly,
and took the time to explain everything to me and his assistant Chris (whom he
was training) as he went along. Our old
stove had more than a few problems. One
by one Jerry and Chris isolated and repaired/replaced every broken item until
they had this old stove licked.
The
job took several hours to knock out so we had a lot of time to sit, listen and
watch the magic happen. There were a few
expensive parts broken that had to be replaced.
Luckily, he brought lots of Wedgewood parts. Jerry taught me how to properly clean and
maintain this great old stove so things don’t break again. He later told me that if I follow his
instructions this stove will outlast me because they don’t make them like this
anymore.
I
could have listened to Jerry explain things all day. He reminisced about the good old days a bit
too. Jerry grew up with an old wood/gas
Wedgewood stove in his Mother’s kitchen and he later bought her one almost just
like mine. These are special stoves to
him too, and it made him smile just to see one being used today.
At the
end of the day we had to say our goodbyes and thank Jerry and Chris for their
hard work. The guys had one more repair
to do before they could call it a night and drive back to their town.
Our
old Wedgewood works fantastic now. It baked up some perfect sugar cookies for
Christmas, a few wonderful chicken dinners, and it heats up water for tea so quickly
I can hardly believe it. I am planning
to use the old griddle for the first time tomorrow morning for some hotcakes…
Jerry
and Chris may not realize it, but they saved my Christmas and I will forever be
grateful to them for not only fixing my broken stove, but to Jerry for taking
the time to teach me how to identify what’s wrong with my stove so I can replace
the parts myself, if they're no available.
Nobody else would have
gone to that much time and trouble to help me keep my kitchen running
smooth. Jerry was my Christmas Angel
this year and his service was a blessing. I pray the Lord blesses Jerry and Chris and sends
them many more Wedgewoods to repair.
Have
a wonderful and safe New Year’s farmgirls
and boys!
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I am totally jealous of your Wedgewood! I have been hunting for one for years. Glad that Jerry was able to save it, and Christmas for you. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm envious, too! My grandmother had an old stove (I don't remember what brand it was)...but she always had a pot of hot water on it for tea! Glad you got her fixed! :-)
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