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pantry rad???

Timco
Timco Member Posts: 3,040
in THE MAIN WALL
Didn't we just do some nuclear testing up in Canada??? I heard there is a landfill up there that actually accepts fruitcake! For the Canadians who are reading this post, I will type slower! :/

Glad to pay the top $$$, and travel, but I figured they would be rare. I have looked on a few UK sites as well. Any info is appreciated. Dan's EDR book called them pantry rads, but it is the dining room rad I am a lookin' for.

Tim
Just a guy running some pipes.

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  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    Still looking for a pantry rad...you know...the one with the doors in it. Will travel anywhere, and pay top $$$. Surprise for the wife. Thanks for ANY leads.

    Tim
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Hey Tim,

    I figured in Utah they were commonplace, like us "lowly" Canadians! EH? (no offense to your State, just kidding!)

    Dave
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Pantry radiators don't have doors--the ones with doors are dining room radiators.

    See this thread for an illustration of a pantry radiator.

    Both are quite rare and command a high price with buyers more than willing to pay for freight... Unless you luck into one you won't find a dining room radiator for less than $1,000 if you haul. More like $1,500 - $4,000 not including freight.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    I'll look for a source (NYC or thereabouts I believe) that I once found who sometimes has dining room rads. Genuinely thousands with a waiting list (if their words are to be believed).

    I've looked through nearly every possible source I could find for radiators--searching for "tall leg" US Capitols--in many cities for years and have NEVER seen a dining room rad for sale but have certainly seen THOUSANDS of radiators. I also visit tour homes when I travel and it's not particularly uncommon to see a dining room rad in them...

    The pantry rad I found locally was a true fluke as I'd NEVER seen one before except in illustrations. It's now a heated nightstand by a heated bedframe in Hotrod's bedroom.

    Search for an older post titled "Pumping Away" by Hotrod. It's a picture of the heated bedframe and nightstand...
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Tim

    the testing flew right over us,(too busy eating ya know), but if I find the rad your looking for, maybe I`ll get Al Pacino or Joe Peschi to deliver it to ya! PS- Maybe Weezbo has seen it?

    Dave
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Here's the source I was thinking of. I once contacted them regarding dining room radiators. Waiting list and a price that made me cringe...

    I've seen one and only one at ebay in the years I've been looking. Sold for well over $1,000 with seller in a small town and providing nothing in the way of crating/moving.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Here's another possible source but it might be the same place as it's also in Boston. Note that zero "utility radiators" are currently available.
  • Brad White_9
    Brad White_9 Member Posts: 2,440
    Commonplace in Utah?

    Dave- Pantry radiators or wives?

    :)
  • ALH_4
    ALH_4 Member Posts: 1,790
    wives and cast iron

    Perhaps Tim has a very unique wife who would be excited by a unique radiator? Just my two cents, but in my experience, something silver or platinum from Tiffany might excite her more than something cast iron from the American Radiator Company. ;-)
  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    Glad you said that...

    I was thinking if Tim was buying his wife a pantry radiator, I mean, how thoughtful~

    Mrs. Tim must have been really bowled over when the Peerless Steamer showed up....

    Tim, you romantic fool you. :)
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    You guys really don't know my wife...do you?? She would take the dining room rad over ANY shiny Tiffany stuff...Even an ornate one...our home is 1910 and historic. We buy each other period lighting and persian rugs for special occasions...and I only have ONE wife, for the record...I could not handle two. Two dogs is too much!

    Tim
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • John L
    John L Member Posts: 118
    Mike

    I tried accessing this link but to avail> Do you have the web addy/
    John L
  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    Seriously, Tim

    She sounds like a peach! You are both blessed.
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,518
    My wife is non-typical as well

    She would really appreciate the rad, but should wouldn't snivel at Tiffany or Lenox either. Mad Dog

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  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Sorry about that. The link is working now.
  • Mitch_4
    Mitch_4 Member Posts: 955
    I remember the

    ladies dorm across campus, and one time...

    OH wait..it says Pantry rad..not panty raid.


    Never mind
  • John L
    John L Member Posts: 118
    Mike

    Thanks, some interesting stuff here.
    John L
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    I thought

    I saw panty raid. Gotta have these glasses fixed.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Tim:

    I'm always on the lookout for interesting radiators and spend time looking for them whenever I travel. Should I ever see a dining room rad, I'll try to remember to let you know privately before I let everyone know publicly.

    I've seen two in my hometown. One in a home owned by the historic society and the other in a home that's fortunately owned by people who appreciate their radiators.

    The pantry rad I found in a local salvage store was a true fluke as I'd NEVER seen one before. At $850 I would have bought or bargained if I could have found any place for it in my house--and believe me I tried... Instead I bought at their going-out-of-business auction for $40 or $50 and gave it away.

    My ultimate rad find will be a two-section "X-ray" panel radiator for my kitchen island.
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