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Post# 442331 6/16/2010 at 22:07 (5,079 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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Post# 442332 , Reply# 1 6/16/2010 at 22:07 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Frigidaire! | ||
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Post# 442333 , Reply# 2 6/16/2010 at 22:09 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Frigidaire! | ||
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Post# 442335 , Reply# 3 6/16/2010 at 22:11 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Gas Hardwick! | ||
| Post# 442336 , Reply# 4 6/16/2010 at 22:13 (5,079 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I dont know what year BUT! I have a Hardwick like that,only without the window! | ||
| Post# 442337 , Reply# 5 6/16/2010 at 22:14 (5,079 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Our GOODWILL outlet had!!!! About 15 of those 24 inch G Es last month!!! | ||
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Post# 442338 , Reply# 6 6/16/2010 at 22:16 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Coffee! | ||
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Post# 442340 , Reply# 7 6/16/2010 at 22:19 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hardwick! | ||
| Post# 442348 , Reply# 8 6/16/2010 at 22:34 (5,079 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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My favorite range!!! And I know this is getting old...BUT NORGE!! 
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Post# 442349 , Reply# 9 6/16/2010 at 22:44 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Norge! | ||
| Post# 442353 , Reply# 10 6/16/2010 at 22:52 (5,079 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Great Scans Peter! We had that same Hardwick range in a home that I grew up in for about 4 years as a kid. My mom always talks about how she loved that range. Love the electric scans also! Thanks Brent | ||
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Post# 442373 , Reply# 13 6/17/2010 at 01:15 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Ranges! | ||
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Post# 442451 , Reply# 15 6/17/2010 at 11:16 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 442453 , Reply# 16 6/17/2010 at 11:19 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 442455 , Reply# 17 6/17/2010 at 11:20 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 442456 , Reply# 18 6/17/2010 at 11:21 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 442458 , Reply# 19 6/17/2010 at 11:24 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 442460 , Reply# 20 6/17/2010 at 11:26 (5,079 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I seem to have had a lot of ranges! | ||
| Post# 442462 , Reply# 21 6/17/2010 at 11:29 (5,079 days old) by Hunter (Colorado) | ||
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those oven on top ranges are awesome... but having had one with a microwave on top, you can't easily use a canner on it :( | ||
| Post# 442465 , Reply# 22 6/17/2010 at 11:38 (5,079 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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I would say that ad for the hardwick gas range was about 1962 or 63. The womans clothes look like the Jackie-O style of the time. That 59 Frigidaire stove is just a work of art! I love the way the individual burners indicate what they are set to. | ||
| Post# 442485 , Reply# 23 6/17/2010 at 13:09 (5,079 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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55 Hotpoint!! Our local Hotpoint dealer has a brushed stainless one just like the picture on his dhowroom floor!! | ||
| Post# 442487 , Reply# 24 6/17/2010 at 13:10 (5,079 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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dhowroom???? I MEAN SHOWROOM! | ||
| Post# 442497 , Reply# 25 6/17/2010 at 14:06 (5,079 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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What a fun thread Peter! Sure some beautiful ranges!! Greg, that was a beautiful shot of your Frigidaire!!!!! | ||
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Post# 442502 , Reply# 26 6/17/2010 at 14:38 (5,079 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Ranges! | ||
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Post# 442543 , Reply# 27 6/17/2010 at 19:20 (5,078 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 442602 , Reply# 29 6/18/2010 at 05:44 (5,078 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Curlers? Not just curlers.
Throw in a rat-tail comb and a can "self-styling" Adorn, or V05 hairspray and that should get you where you needed to be! *LOL*
Still love the hair,dress, shoes, decor, and those fablous ranges. Not fond of those loafers, socks and cuffed blue jeans. That Frigidaire range is to die for! How did those "heat minder" controls work? Were they reliable? | ||
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Post# 442624 , Reply# 30 6/18/2010 at 07:35 (5,078 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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1970s HARDWICK GAS Hi Low RANGE | ||
| Post# 442636 , Reply# 31 6/18/2010 at 09:26 (5,078 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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red cracked ice counters! OMG! Where is that custom range? Those are the exact counters I seek! I found a totally outrageous outlet for the formica on line, but have yet to find someone to bind the edges in stainless. Those are some FINE ranges, yessir! | ||
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Post# 442689 , Reply# 32 6/18/2010 at 15:52 (5,078 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Keith, those red counters were in a house that I saw at an estate sale last fall. Here are the other photos I took of the house.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
| Post# 442792 , Reply# 33 6/18/2010 at 23:51 (5,077 days old) by little-edie () | ||
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frigidaire range the dashboard of that '59 is magnificent. | ||
| Post# 442987 , Reply# 34 6/19/2010 at 23:14 (5,076 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Premier Stove Co.
Premier Stoves is an American company based in Illinois that still produces ranges domestically. From our limited research, they make high quality, but simple ranges. I picked up an 80s Premier for $20 for my 3rd floor apartment, and the girls that live there quite liked it. It's a 30" range with either 5 burners, or you can convert the center burner to a griddle, or just put a cover on and have a traditional 4 burner model. All premiers that I've seen, even the new ones have pull out broilers at the bottom, rather than a storage drawer. Menard's carried a lot of Premier ranges, at least the one I've been to in Decatur, IL.
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Post# 443082 , Reply# 36 6/20/2010 at 09:48 (5,076 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Brown Turquoise? | ||
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Post# 443083 , Reply# 37 6/20/2010 at 09:50 (5,076 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 443106 , Reply# 38 6/20/2010 at 11:18 (5,076 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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how quickly I forget... NOW I remember those from your first post. Sigh. To dream. Thanks for refreshing my old memory banks. I hope that kitchen is still intact. | ||
| Post# 443146 , Reply# 39 6/20/2010 at 14:30 (5,076 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Brown!! Is the only family owned range manufacturer left in the U S, Cleveland Tennessee, I have been by the factory,it looks old and run down,but still operating,The giant modern Hardwick plant in Cleveland is now Whirlpools range plant! | ||
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Post# 443176 , Reply# 40 6/20/2010 at 17:57 (5,075 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Brown Stove Works | ||
| Post# 443182 , Reply# 41 6/20/2010 at 18:25 (5,075 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas) | ||
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Post# 443197 , Reply# 42 6/20/2010 at 20:26 (5,075 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That Brown in turquoise :-) is very cool. We had friends years ago that were living in a trailer while building their own log cabin home in the hills along the Missouri river in Iowa. They had this range and a matching refrigerator (can't recall the brand now) but theirs were yellow. They had a nice fan above the range - you could see the ground outside the spinning (knives) blades! (sorry, Peter, it is a range thread after all ;-)
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Post# 443198 , Reply# 43 6/20/2010 at 20:30 (5,075 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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1959 Frigidaire RCI-75-59 | ||
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Post# 443199 , Reply# 44 6/20/2010 at 20:32 (5,075 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 443233 , Reply# 45 6/21/2010 at 00:43 (5,075 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 443234 , Reply# 46 6/21/2010 at 00:48 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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40 inch ranges! | ||
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Post# 443235 , Reply# 47 6/21/2010 at 00:50 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hardwick 1977! | ||
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Post# 443236 , Reply# 48 6/21/2010 at 00:53 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Tappan 1977! | ||
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Post# 443237 , Reply# 49 6/21/2010 at 00:55 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Tappanelectric1953 | ||
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Post# 443238 , Reply# 50 6/21/2010 at 00:56 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Westinghouse! | ||
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Post# 443239 , Reply# 51 6/21/2010 at 01:00 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Tappan1969! | ||
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Post# 443242 , Reply# 52 6/21/2010 at 01:13 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Crown! | ||
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Post# 443243 , Reply# 53 6/21/2010 at 01:14 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Crown! | ||
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Post# 443244 , Reply# 54 6/21/2010 at 01:15 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Crown! | ||
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Post# 443245 , Reply# 55 6/21/2010 at 01:16 (5,075 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Crown! | ||
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Post# 443406 , Reply# 56 6/21/2010 at 16:08 (5,074 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 443507 , Reply# 57 6/22/2010 at 00:00 (5,074 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Crown.. Was built in Chicago for many years,Gray and Dudley was an Off Brand as we say in the south,how they got control of Crown is a mystery to me as Crown was rather high end . | ||
| Post# 443693 , Reply# 58 6/22/2010 at 20:29 (5,073 days old) by spookiness (Alexandria VA) | ||
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Brown, "elderly/handicapped" WRT the above posting about Brown ranges. After perusing the online catalog, I can't discern the difference between their regular line and their "elderly/handicapped" offerings. Anyone have any insight? | ||
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Post# 443694 , Reply# 59 6/22/2010 at 20:29 (5,073 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Lets add some more! | ||
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Post# 443695 , Reply# 60 6/22/2010 at 20:31 (5,073 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Interesting Electric! | ||
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Post# 443701 , Reply# 61 6/22/2010 at 20:46 (5,073 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Murry1951! | ||
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Post# 443702 , Reply# 62 6/22/2010 at 20:48 (5,073 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Sears1977 | ||
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Post# 444038 , Reply# 63 6/24/2010 at 01:31 (5,072 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Gansky - do you have a set of manuals for the '59 Frigidaire? I've got the original set tucked away and could scan them at some point if you are in need... | ||
| Post# 444060 , Reply# 64 6/24/2010 at 07:05 (5,072 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Prestline... Made by a train car manufacturer, the Pressed Steel Car Co. 666 Lakeshore Drive Chicago, I have seen several of these,very heavy built. | ||
| Post# 444061 , Reply# 65 6/24/2010 at 07:07 (5,072 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Murray... Do you remember Murray bicycles,YUP same company!! | ||
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Post# 444193 , Reply# 66 6/24/2010 at 17:36 (5,071 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 444258 , Reply# 67 6/24/2010 at 22:05 (5,071 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I do have manuals for my 59 Frigidaire - thank you though!
The Wards "flameless" ranges were made by Tappan. I always thought that was one of the most stylish 30" ranges of the time. One of my grandmother's neighbors had one the just lod Interesting that the self-clean model didn't, or couldn't have a window. Found this Maytag shot. Looks like a barkcloth pattern, doesn't it? 
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Post# 444270 , Reply# 68 6/24/2010 at 23:06 (5,071 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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My Aunt Eloise had the Kenmore electric model, but in Avocado. They got it when they built the new house in '71, which replaced the one lost to Huricane Camille. Always thought it was made by Roper, but maybe it was a Whirlpool. | ||
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Post# 444708 , Reply# 69 6/26/2010 at 14:07 (5,070 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
| Post# 444743 , Reply# 70 6/26/2010 at 16:42 (5,069 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Our local Hotpoint dealer!!!! Uses one of the 40 inch Hallmarks,as does his Mother and Sister!! | ||
| Post# 444765 , Reply# 71 6/26/2010 at 18:47 (5,069 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL) | ||
Imperial Ranges
That's the first time I've ever seen an ad for Imperial. I have a gas countertop range and wall oven of that make from the early 1960s in my apartment. Stainless! The landlord wanted to upgrade with new appliances, I told him N-O. My stuff works just fine.
BTW, the model is wearing a classic "12-roller set" from the 60s. We hairdressers used to love 'em - in and out in 45 min. Those SHOES! | ||
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Post# 444818 , Reply# 72 6/26/2010 at 21:42 (5,069 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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My grandmother had a conventional Hotpoint range from about 1966 with the Teflon panels...it was a very noisy range (when walking by)...it had wire racks (duh) which fitted into wire side shelves (instead of formed porcelain-coated-steel), with the teflon panels behind. It rattled as you walked by or opened the door, but was easier to clean. Had the oven element burn out in 1993 when I was living with her--it pitted the teflon on the bottom liner. (I replaced the element). Only other weirdness...it had 5 heat burners with knobs (click-click-click) but no pilot light for the rangetop.
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Post# 445057 , Reply# 73 6/27/2010 at 18:33 (5,068 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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GE 1960! | ||
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Post# 445059 , Reply# 74 6/27/2010 at 18:35 (5,068 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint 1960! | ||
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Post# 445064 , Reply# 75 6/27/2010 at 18:44 (5,068 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Tappan 1978! | ||
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Post# 445136 , Reply# 76 6/28/2010 at 00:20 (5,068 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 445321 , Reply# 77 6/28/2010 at 18:24 (5,067 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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GE1978! | ||
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Post# 445550 , Reply# 78 6/29/2010 at 13:35 (5,067 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Corning 1970! | ||
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Post# 445561 , Reply# 79 6/29/2010 at 14:05 (5,067 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Frigidaire! | ||
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Post# 445859 , Reply# 82 6/30/2010 at 14:49 (5,066 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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European! | ||
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Post# 445888 , Reply# 83 6/30/2010 at 17:28 (5,065 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 445893 , Reply# 84 6/30/2010 at 17:38 (5,065 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Another aunt of mine bought the Hotpoint version of the GE micro-range combo in about 78-79 when she and my uncle retired from farming and built a new house in town. She was the first in the family to get a self-cleaning oven so they intentionally let a cherry pie bubble over into the oven so they could run the cleaning cycle. After about 1/2 hour, all those women decided it was time to do their needlepoint & knitting on the deck to escape the smoke in the house!
The range worked beautifully but the height of the cooktop was limited, as was the complaint with most of these. My sister had a GE double oven (no micro) and loved the range overall but didn't like the height restrictions and access to the back burners was limited even from sides a somewhat as well. | ||
| Post# 445919 , Reply# 86 6/30/2010 at 19:48 (5,065 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Does anyone.... Know anything about the Monarch ranges,we had a dealer in my hometown of Lenoir N.C. and our local Hotpoint dealer sold them as his premium line until they went out of business,You know me,if it is odd I like it. | ||
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Post# 446057 , Reply# 87 7/1/2010 at 11:32 (5,065 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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My Uncle still owns and uses the 2nd version of that Corning Stove, introduced for people who didn't want to have to use Corningware pots and pans, but were willing to use PERFECTLY flat ones. It is indeed a combination of a Frigidaire GM self-cleaning oven with a Corning flat top and remarkably generic controls on a very nicely styled backsplash. My Uncle and his partner were prolific cooks so I can tell you that this stove saw mucho use.
You wanna talk high quality ranges? For me, they didn't get much better than these: 
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Post# 446058 , Reply# 88 7/1/2010 at 11:34 (5,065 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 446061 , Reply# 89 7/1/2010 at 11:45 (5,065 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 446091 , Reply# 90 7/1/2010 at 13:33 (5,065 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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My Caloric 36 inch 1959 Caloric De Luxe! 
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| Post# 446092 , Reply# 91 7/1/2010 at 13:35 (5,065 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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How About! My 47 Norge,used this for years as a daily driver,still think it bakes better than anything I ever used! 
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| Post# 446103 , Reply# 92 7/1/2010 at 14:00 (5,065 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY) | ||
Monarch
I too am curious of the Monarch range. My grandparents had one when I was growing up, it had the knobs on the backsplash with an overhang if I remember correctly? It was replaced after they gave it to my parents and my dad lit it on fire. I think it was replaced by a later GE push-button model.
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Post# 446238 , Reply# 93 7/2/2010 at 00:44 (5,064 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Ranges! | ||
| Post# 446276 , Reply# 94 7/2/2010 at 06:49 (5,064 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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My latest restoration project!! Norge, anyone have a clue how old,this one was about to be set out for the garbage man. 
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| Post# 446277 , Reply# 95 7/2/2010 at 06:52 (5,064 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Backsplash Cleaned up well,but the oven has some rust issues,like every other norge ive ever seen!!,I think thats why you see so few of them,but they really do bake well. 
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| Post# 446278 , Reply# 96 7/2/2010 at 06:56 (5,064 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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broil element Here is why they bake so evenly,the outer coil heats with the bake element providing balanced heat,unlike most ovens where the broil element heats at half voltage,this outer coil gets red hot,result,your biscuits are exactly the same on the top or bottom,Westinghouse had the same setup in the 50s. 
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| Post# 446279 , Reply# 97 7/2/2010 at 06:58 (5,064 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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If all goes as planned!!! And if I can afford it,I will be getting another Norge 30 next week! | ||
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Post# 446283 , Reply# 98 7/2/2010 at 07:16 (5,064 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Norge! | ||
| Post# 446285 , Reply# 99 7/2/2010 at 07:32 (5,064 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Very nice Hans! Interesting broiling element. Is the bake element like that too? | ||
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Post# 446297 , Reply# 101 7/2/2010 at 08:48 (5,064 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint 1973! | ||
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Post# 446298 , Reply# 102 7/2/2010 at 08:50 (5,064 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Hotpoint! | ||
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Post# 446327 , Reply# 103 7/2/2010 at 11:12 (5,064 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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'67 Hotpoint My friend Jay has a range that looks alot like the one priced at $199 in his condo, also in Avocado. I think his lacks a clock, though. It's in excellent condition, as he hardly ever uses it. His building was constructed in the late 60's-early 70's as an apartment complex, so everything was builder grade. | ||
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Post# 446405 , Reply# 104 7/2/2010 at 15:48 (5,064 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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That 67 Hotpoint was one of my least favorite panel styles, it just looks "builder" and I saw far too many of them in apartments and new homes of the time - mostly in avocado and harvest gold. Blech! Perhaps in white and TOL with lights would make a huge difference in its appeal.
Not sure of the year on this baby but it was on CL a while back so I went to have a look. It had been in an apartment so the picture posted in the ad turned out to be much more flattering that real-life. It's a very attractive design though, that stainless top really sets it off. 
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Post# 446406 , Reply# 105 7/2/2010 at 15:50 (5,064 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 446407 , Reply# 106 7/2/2010 at 15:51 (5,064 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Look what popped up on our local CL today - in Victory Red they say!
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Post# 446409 , Reply# 107 7/2/2010 at 15:56 (5,063 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 446497 , Reply# 108 7/2/2010 at 20:27 (5,063 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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GE/Hotpoint question... Am I correct in remembering Hotpoint as the low end product line of GE? Didn't GE buy Hotpoint in the mid 60's? If not when? Not too clear on the lineage. | ||
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Post# 446548 , Reply# 109 7/3/2010 at 01:06 (5,063 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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GE-Hotpoint Hotpoint has been associated with General Electric since 1918. I don't believe it started to become considered as their "low-end" line until the late 60's. In the 50's their products seem to have been equal to or above those of GE's own line. | ||
| Post# 446591 , Reply# 110 7/3/2010 at 08:02 (5,063 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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GE vs HOTPOINT It seems to me that Hotpoint was a lot like Olsamobile,just as GM tried out new ideas on the Olds before Cadillac or Buick,So was Hotpoint to GE,I always thoucht Hotpoint was more Deluxe,They invented the Calrod unit,had lighted pushbuttons before GE did,rotisseries etc. | ||
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Post# 446799 , Reply# 111 7/4/2010 at 00:31 (5,062 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Always thought these were attractively designed combinations - the graphics and colors were well planned but the quality was so-so.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK on Omaha Craigslist 
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Post# 446806 , Reply# 112 7/4/2010 at 01:12 (5,062 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Design! | ||
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Hotpoint | ||
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Post# 447125 , Reply# 115 7/5/2010 at 09:01 (5,061 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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| Post# 447214 , Reply# 116 7/5/2010 at 15:50 (5,061 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I Womder! Hf there was a connection between the Crosley and the Norge,they are very similar! | ||
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Post# 447222 , Reply# 117 7/5/2010 at 16:35 (5,060 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 447226 , Reply# 118 7/5/2010 at 17:02 (5,060 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 447233 , Reply# 119 7/5/2010 at 17:26 (5,060 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Norge, Crosley I agree with Hans that the '56 Crosley looks a lot like the Norge he posted above. I believe Crosley got out of the appliance business after '56, so maybe they had Norge make the the ranges for them the last year or so. | ||
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Post# 447358 , Reply# 120 7/6/2010 at 08:14 (5,060 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 448218 , Reply# 121 7/10/2010 at 00:16 (5,056 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 448220 , Reply# 122 7/10/2010 at 00:20 (5,056 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Philco Citation 1957! | ||
| Post# 448360 , Reply# 123 7/10/2010 at 21:45 (5,055 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Did anyone!!! Ever see Philcos elevator oven,you pushed a button and it raised up for easy access!!! | ||
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Post# 448362 , Reply# 124 7/10/2010 at 21:53 (5,055 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 448364 , Reply# 125 7/10/2010 at 22:19 (5,055 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Pictures soon!!! Don and I just got back from Teds in Maryland,I have another Norge stove!!!! | ||
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Post# 448392 , Reply# 126 7/11/2010 at 02:11 (5,055 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 449450 , Reply# 128 7/15/2010 at 12:09 (5,051 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 449863 , Reply# 129 7/16/2010 at 18:44 (5,049 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 452069 , Reply# 130 7/26/2010 at 08:26 (5,040 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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I might have part of the story on the transition of Crown Stove.
My Grandmother's 1954 Crown stove is still in the family and I was curious as to what happened to the company. I don't guarantee that this info is absolutely accurate because data on that company is so hard to come by. However it appears that during their heyday they were based in Cicero,Illinois. They made ranges for many years until sometime in the 1970s (?) the roof collapsed on the factory. They didn't have the ability to recover. I heard that some company bought the machining but who that was I do not know. Oh well, that's all I've got. Crown stoves are still in a lot of homes in Chicagoland attesting to their good quality it seems. | ||
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Post# 452072 , Reply# 131 7/26/2010 at 08:39 (5,040 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Hotpoint slide-out Teflon panels
Silly Hotpoint slide-out panel story.
As everyone knows, my Dad was an engineer for Hotpoint. He was with Home Laundry but Range was nearby. At any rate, when the Hotpoint slide-out Teflon panels came out the employees ended up with samples. They make great cookie-sheets as they are "L" shaped and flat. Also for Thanksgiving we made coffee for years on a huge Hotpoint drop-in drip coffeemaker. It's the one that you would drop in the Hotpoint well-cooker. We sat it on top of our Grandmother's Crown range (now in the basement after 1963) and made gobs of coffee. (Our main stove was a Universal Cribben/Sexton gas as our 1920's house had very poor electric feed.) The coffee didn't come out in gobs but rather it made copious amounts of coffee. And of course we ended up with lots and lots of rejected trim pieces. I am not joking when I tell you that we made grade-school election campaign buttons out of Silhouette washer and dryer knob trim centers. LOL! | ||
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Post# 452073 , Reply# 132 7/26/2010 at 08:51 (5,040 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Hotpoint Custom-Trend
Oh, and lastly..
If y'all remember a PANK HOTPOINT Custom-Trend countertop range that was for sale about a year ago in Illinois... It had a drop-down range on the side. Yeah - I bought it... Love it. Haven't put it back into service yet. I may have my Crosley fridge painted pink to match. Hmmm. The model has "RD" in it. I think its a working prototype. Glad to have it... Thanks gang for the tip... | ||
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Post# 452105 , Reply# 133 7/26/2010 at 10:58 (5,040 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Custom-trend... more
The story on the Custom-Trend was this..
Apparently the lady who owned the house received the Custom-Trend range from the builder in 1961. The builder built the house sometime earlier and outfitted the kitchen a trendy manner including this range in 1961. Indeed when I visited the house, the kitchen was very 1960's chic. The range was in use from at least 1961 until about a year ago. General Electric Service fixed it once along the way, about 10 years ago. I have that receipt. Tech installed four new Calrod burners. Limited Edition range or experiment? Who knows? The truth may be lost to history. It's interesting that the unit worked sooo long. It is clearly built to last... | ||
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Post# 453584 , Reply# 134 8/1/2010 at 17:16 (5,033 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Let's talk QUALITY! I got a scanner and this is my First try! Let's hope it works! 
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Post# 453585 , Reply# 135 8/1/2010 at 17:20 (5,033 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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2nd side It worked! other side! 
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Post# 453591 , Reply# 136 8/1/2010 at 17:53 (5,033 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 453592 , Reply# 137 8/1/2010 at 17:55 (5,033 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 453593 , Reply# 138 8/1/2010 at 17:55 (5,033 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 453594 , Reply# 139 8/1/2010 at 17:56 (5,033 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 453595 , Reply# 140 8/1/2010 at 17:59 (5,033 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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There's lot's more! I have over 100 pages of Frigidaire, Caloric and other salesman's pages. I don't want this thread to end! I'm going to start scanning and like Gansky, post a few at a time. And then of course, there are all the vacuum pages...! Greg | ||
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Post# 453624 , Reply# 141 8/1/2010 at 20:41 (5,033 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Woohoo! More scans - yay! I've only scratched the surface of my "library" as well, time is fleeting and it seems there is never enough to scan everything I want to share. I'm working on some stuff for Labor Day weekend now, but I should pull out some of the range stuff too. I wonder if we should start another thread now and then (part 2, 3, etc.) as this one might be getting a bit long in the download time for some.
What do you range-admirers think? 
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Post# 453632 , Reply# 142 8/1/2010 at 20:54 (5,033 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Thank you! | ||
| Post# 453644 , Reply# 143 8/1/2010 at 21:29 (5,033 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Love this thread guys!! I do think part II is a great idea as it is starting to take a short bit to download for me. Greg, is that beautiful Americana coming home to live at your house?? | ||
| Post# 453683 , Reply# 144 8/2/2010 at 06:54 (5,033 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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GUESS WHAT IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE!!! A Yellow 1957 GE Stratoliner range with the matching bottom freezer fridge!!! | ||
| Post# 453692 , Reply# 145 8/2/2010 at 07:54 (5,033 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Santa is coming early! Yay Hans, I bet you are really excited. Be sure and keep us posted!! | ||
| Post# 453935 , Reply# 149 8/2/2010 at 20:29 (5,032 days old) by dynaflow (rockingham nc) | ||
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Post# 453985 , Reply# 150 8/2/2010 at 22:02 (5,032 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Hans - did the family in Lenoir have a GE Americana that looked like this?
A 1963 model; she came from somewhere in the Twin Cities, and had very little use. I've rarely used it - in fact, when Don came to visit, he used it more that weekend than I have have still to this day! They are quite the beauties. Nothing beats a GE Calrod! Ben 
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Post# 454120 , Reply# 151 8/3/2010 at 09:11 (5,032 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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That Murray range was made by the same Murray Corp that owned Easy. | ||
| Post# 454167 , Reply# 152 8/3/2010 at 11:59 (5,032 days old) by fltcoils (South Bend, Indiana) | ||
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RV70 frigidaire range re:reply 134 I grew up with that range. The deep well The fryer pan The double oven. I have the manual still. | ||
| Post# 454211 , Reply# 153 8/3/2010 at 14:08 (5,032 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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YES YES YES! Thats it,and now as I think of it, it was coppertone and not Woodtone brown. | ||
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