The Great Majestic

Photos taken inside the Hobart Historical Society museum.

Here's a Great Majestic kitchen range.


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As the oven gauge tells you, it's the range with a reputation.



(Those numbers can't possibly be hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit — what would you be cooking at 1100°?)

A little superficial research suggests that this is the smallest model the Majestic Manufacturing Company produced. Also, if you want to move to St. Louis, Missouri, you can rent an apartment (or "loft") in the former factory.


Well, I've been reading up a little on how to be a bad photographer, and apparently one important skill is the inappropriate use of selective coloring. Up until now I have never used selective coloring at all — shame on me! So here's my first attempt.