Jeremiah and Leah sent the following email along with the photo of their Tappan stove:
"My wife and I received a Tappan range from my grandmother that they bought in 1960. They only used it for 6 months before my grandfather was transferred overseas and then it sat in storage for 40 years! I have attached a picture of the stove and of the model number plate. The model number looks like OK 30-3. Didn't see any info for this model under the model info on the site. It has 4 top burners and griddle in the center. The oven thermostat is a Wilcolator."I have heard that the Tappan company was somehow affiliated with O'Keefe & Merrit for a short period of time and produced stoves. I strongly suspect this stove is one of those collaborations. It has all of the earmarks of an O'Keefe & Merrit stove (swoon). I think they used to call them "O'Tappan" stoves as a little joke.
Beautiful, no?
