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Post# 638868   11/13/2012 at 20:24 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638870 , Reply# 1   11/13/2012 at 20:24 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638871 , Reply# 2   11/13/2012 at 20:25 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638872 , Reply# 3   11/13/2012 at 20:25 (4,194 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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But I still want the universal gas stove!!!! |
Post# 638874 , Reply# 4   11/13/2012 at 20:26 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638878 , Reply# 5   11/13/2012 at 20:28 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638879 , Reply# 6   11/13/2012 at 20:29 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638880 , Reply# 7   11/13/2012 at 20:31 (4,194 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 638882 , Reply# 8   11/13/2012 at 20:32 (4,194 days old) by moparwash (Pittsburgh,PA )   |   | |
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Post# 638883 , Reply# 9   11/13/2012 at 20:33 (4,194 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 638886 , Reply# 10   11/13/2012 at 20:41 (4,194 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 638893 , Reply# 11   11/13/2012 at 21:05 (4,194 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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"....what year did they intro the dark coppertone color?"
I have long been under the impression that Coppertone replaced Woodtone Brown in GE's lineup for 1963, but that is not something I can prove. If anyone knows better, or knows of a source that proves the year of introduction, I hope they'll share it. I can tell you that Coppertone was highly, highly coveted in the '63-'64 time frame; it was the Latest and Greatest. Women just loved it, for some reason. I don't really understand that; I've owned a couple of Coppertone appliances over the years, and they're sort of like today's black or stainless appliances - hard to keep free of visible finger marks. |
Post# 638977 , Reply# 12   11/14/2012 at 05:56 (4,193 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Come up there one of these days, That place is phenomenal!!That old Universal sure would look good here! |
Post# 638983 , Reply# 13   11/14/2012 at 06:50 (4,193 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 639057 , Reply# 14   11/14/2012 at 14:34 (4,193 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Those just look like glass, really they are just accent pieces, the first generation of P-7 ovens didnt have glass windows. |
Post# 639072 , Reply# 16   11/14/2012 at 15:35 (4,193 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 639119 , Reply# 17   11/14/2012 at 19:57 (4,193 days old) by maytag63 (South Berwick, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 639175 , Reply# 18   11/15/2012 at 05:57 (4,192 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Coppertone was a beautiful, rich feeling color. "Pretty" colors. That's just it. People were tired of all the femme colors. Now more rich, earthy colors with texture and feel. Only "pretty" I could tolerate as turqoise. All the rest just too femme. I feel sorry for all the husbands saddled with all that pink from the Mamie Eisenhour "collection". Our spring 1961 built house had coppertone O'Keefe & Merrit appliances (well the Tappan dishwasher lol). Plus the sink. Friends built house in 1964 with GE coppertone. To this day, I still say there wasn't much diffference in the two shades. And yes I relize those dark glass "windows" are just accents. Can see that with the doors open. But that "fe3ature" was way ahead of its time. Still reminiscent of the future of black glass door accents. |
Post# 639177 , Reply# 19   11/15/2012 at 06:19 (4,192 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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I hear you about pink - it's a bit much for me, too.
I have to say, though, that I have a soft spot for both Yellow and Turquoise; they're both cheerful, bright colors that are, to my eye, timeless. All the other colors - from Sherwood Green to Cadet Blue to Doeskin and Poppy and Avocado and all the rest of them - don't appeal to me. My own choice is White, which always matches, always goes with other colors, and will always be with us. |
Post# 639649 , Reply# 20   11/17/2012 at 10:39 (4,190 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I contacted CJ and bought the GE range and will likely drive up to get it Sunday. This is the first GE 40" range to have a SC master oven. This same range was on Pittsburgh Craig s List earlier this year and I was interested then but I could not get a picture of the inside of the oven so I was Leary about the SC ovens condition [ We saw a lot of early SC ovens that had been cleaned to death ] so thanks to Jerry taking pictures of the inside I decided to add it to the Museum. This stove will replace a very similar GE 40" white range that is two years newer. If anyone wants this slightly newer range let me know, I also have a beautiful white GE TOL Americana that needs a home also about 1965-6 vintage. |
Post# 639651 , Reply# 21   11/17/2012 at 10:44 (4,190 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 639662 , Reply# 22   11/17/2012 at 12:12 (4,190 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Everyone has a point about color, which isn't classified by sex - my wife loves the earthy colors more than the pastels.
I'm like Danemodsandy - kinda like the yellows and turqoise, and prefer pink only (the very light beige-like pinks) on a vintage washer and dryer. Mamie Eisenhower pinks - no thanks. Anyway -whatever floats yer boat. I like special colors that we don't get - the last array of colors for cars that I loved were the mid-80's choices you could get for, say, a 1985 Cadillac Biarritz (and I've never owned one). The brochure had so many interesting colors, you could easily transfer those to appliances. ...and the GE '40 is really nice - what a stove, it still has timeless lines, imho. |
Post# 639664 , Reply# 23   11/17/2012 at 12:17 (4,190 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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That beige-y pink was called "Shell Pink." Sears offered a lot of stuff in the color in the later '50s. Our bathroom was painted Shell Pink above its black tile, and Mom doted on finding more stuff in the color.
I will say this for it - when you looked in the mirror of a Shell Pink bathroom, you looked like one of Honey Boo Boo's grandkids. The color made the light very flattering indeed. |
Post# 639677 , Reply# 24   11/17/2012 at 13:19 (4,190 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Combo52 - congrats - another one for modest(smile) collection, where it will be in good cared-for company.
danemodsandy - I don't know what a Honey Boo Boo is, but if Hostess comes out with a pastry named HBB, and tastes great - I'll look the other way before turning pink. Hmmm, speaking of... mom-in-law has a 50's ranch; the single bathroom is pink tiles and black tiles border above. Very Mamie-ish or....uh...honey-boo-boo 'ish. Good grief. |