Thread Number: 58287
/ Tag: Ranges, Stoves, Ovens
When did Pink start showing up? |
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Post# 807985 , Reply# 1   2/6/2015 at 23:43 (3,391 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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It may have been possible that in 1952, under very special order, you could get a pink fridge, but colors generally showed up a few years later.
Keep in mind that a '52 will need extra clearance on the hinged side in order for the door to open a full 90 degrees (or even partially for that matter). The beauty of the later "sheer" look with shoulder hinges is that the hinged side could be positioned snugly against cabinetry or a wall. |
Post# 808010 , Reply# 2   2/7/2015 at 06:49 (3,391 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 808014 , Reply# 4   2/7/2015 at 07:33 (3,391 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 808030 , Reply# 5   2/7/2015 at 11:15 (3,390 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Mom11, my advice is to paint it any colour you like. Does not matter if they did not offer pink until June 15th of 1955 or whatever. If you like, go for it. Old appliances are wonderful, but they will never be a Duesenberg, or be worth the money any other classic car is worth for that matter. I had this 1948 GE painted mint green and it was white. We love it mint green, and that is all that matters. In this photo, you can see the space left on the right side of the fridge to allow for the door swing. You need to allow for at least three inches. Do keep that in mind.
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Post# 808126 , Reply# 7   2/7/2015 at 21:49 (3,390 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 808184 , Reply# 8   2/8/2015 at 10:43 (3,389 days old) by 112561 (River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 808193 , Reply# 9   2/8/2015 at 12:15 (3,389 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 808266 , Reply# 11   2/8/2015 at 17:46 (3,389 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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I have built this list out of information I have gotten from old home magazines from the era as well as appliance brochures etc…. if you see that I have missed anything please feel free to let me know.
Circa 1950 International Harvester and Caloric start offering different colored handles on their fridges and ranges respectively to give the woman of the house a choice of accent colors to harmonize with the color of her kitchen. Late 1953-1954 Frigidaire introduces the first appliances in colors. You can choose Stratford Yellow, Sherwood Green, or White. January 1955 GE introduces 5 new colors for their appliances, Woodtone Brown (the color of light chocolate milk), Turquoise Green, Cadet Blue (a sort of Navy Blue), Petal Pink, and Canary Yellow. Woodtone Brown and Cadet Blue are not very popular colors. Cadet Blue is gone by 1957 and Woodtone brown is replaced by Coppertone in the early 60's 1955-1956 Frigidaire adds Mayfair Pink and Sheffield Gray to its color palette for the 1956 line of appliances/ Maytag washers and dryers become available in Pasteltone Pink, Green, and Yellow, Kelvinator produces 8 new colors, Bermuda Pink, Spring Green, Fern Green, Dawn Gray, Sand Beige, Buttercup Yellow, Harvest Yellow, and Lagoon Blue, non of which are all that popular. The majority of these colors were dropped sometime around 1960 and replaced with the standard pink, turquoise, and yellow colors. It is also around this time that stainless steel appliances start to make their debut...especially in the new field of built in appliances range, oven fridge etc.). 1957 Frigidaire replaces Sheffield Gray with Charcoal Gray on its new Sheer Look line of appliances. This color is not at all popular and is discontinued after 1960 1958 Frigidaire replaces Sherwood Green and Stratford Yellow with Turqouise and Sunny Yellow (which is a more pastel Yellow) 1959 Frigidaire introduces Aztec Copper to its line of appliances and this color will eventually become know as Coppertone or Copper Brown and be offered all the way into the early 1980's 1963-1965 The number of companies offering Pink, Mint Green, and Yellow appliances have dwindled while the hot colors of the early 1960s are Copper Brown and Turquoise. About this time Frigidaire offers a color called Honey Beige which is lighter than Aztec Copper. Also about this time Whirlpool offers a very rare color on certain RCAWhirlpool and Sears Kenmore models that is very similar to the Woodtone Brown GE had offered a decade earlier, it is called Doeskin and is not very popular and is dropped rather quickly. 1966 GE introduces a new color just in time to go with the Danish modern look of the late 1960s.....Avocado. Maytag offers Turquoise for the last time on its redesigned Washpower automatics. RCA Whirlpool adds 2 more rare colors to their color pallet, Edged Fawn and Edged Sapphire. These to colors do not last long and are gone circa 1968 1967-1968 Around this time, Frigidaire also introduces its line of Fashion Colors which consists of Matador Red, Biscayne Blue, Tahitian Green, and what could be considered an early version of almond called Autumn Haze. Maytag appliances are offered in Cordoba Copper Spanish Avocado and Castillian Yellow. Castillian Yellow is replaced circa 1968 with California Gold (aka Harvest Gold). GE introduces another new color called Harvest (GE never called it Harvest Gold) which becomes available in the Spring of 1968. Circa 1970 Frigidaire introduces the color poppy on its appliances 1971-1976 No major changes are made in colors during this period 1977 All the appliance manufactures get together through the American Home Appliance Manufactures Association [AHAM ] and agree on new colors that all match from brand to brand. GE is the first to introduce them and calles these colors the New Naturals. The colors are named, Onyx, Coffee, Harvest Wheat, Fresh Avocado, Snow, and a brand new color is added and is called Almond. These colors are more vivid then their predecessors and GE advertises The New Naturals in a huge campaign in all the "home magazines" of the day. Early to late 1980's Copper Brown and Avocado start to fall by the wayside as the favorite colors of the early 80s seems to be Almond and what is now known as Harvest Gold. During this time GE and Whirlpool experiment with a light brown/beige color that Whirlpool calls toast and GE calls Sand, as well as a silver/gray color that Whirlpool calls Platinum and GE calls Silver. Both of these colors prove not to be too popular and they are dropped after a few years. Also in the mid 80's Whirlpool starts offering the top of the line Lady Kenmore washers and dryers in black. |
Post# 808403 , Reply# 13   2/9/2015 at 08:52 (3,388 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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nice find, it will look great with Beulah! I think Hotpoint's pink was the same or very close to GE's pink. I was never able to find a color code for Hotpoint's version but did find one for GE, I think it may have been on www.paintref.com... iirc. Good luck!
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Post# 808413 , Reply# 14   2/9/2015 at 10:17 (3,388 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 808423 , Reply# 15   2/9/2015 at 11:09 (3,388 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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The rattle can paint can be stripped off the front of your '57 because the original finish on the doors is porcelain enamel. On the sides where it matters less and is just plain paint, it could be prepped and painted over with white again.
That's for whoever ends up with the fridge and wants to bring it back to its original white. I presume you'll be unloading it after you get the Hotpoint in place. |
Post# 808424 , Reply# 16   2/9/2015 at 11:10 (3,388 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 808509 , Reply# 19   2/9/2015 at 18:50 (3,388 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Well mom, Flossie's not a '57. She's a little younger. Maybe '59 or '60. On a '57, the shelves spin around on a center post up front, and the interior is . . . pink! See below!
Being a later model with an improved shelf system, Flossie has more usable space.
It's comforting to see the lump of frost forming at left front up top in the freezer. My '57 does the same thing.
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Post# 808564 , Reply# 21   2/9/2015 at 23:46 (3,388 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Mom, my '57 is around 12 cf too. It's not even 6' tall. I think the bottom freezer models were larger.
Your '53 is probably around 12 cf since it has a bit of door storage.
I didn't realize that the shots I posted above don't show the crispers. Here's one that does:
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Post# 1029077 , Reply# 22   4/5/2019 at 21:53 (1,872 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Is Westinghouse had what they called Confection Colors, Mint Aqua Frosting Pink and a yellow were all different than anyone elses,,,My favorites. |
Post# 1029084 , Reply# 23   4/5/2019 at 23:48 (1,872 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Think pink! think pink! when you shop for summer clothes
Think pink! think pink! if you want that quel-que chose Red is dead, blue is through, Green's obscene, brown's taboo And there is not the slightest excuse for plum or puce or chartreuse! Pink was one of the signature colors of post war America! It was everywhere from fashions, interior decorating to automobiles and beyond. Even poor dogs couldn't escape having their fur dyed pink. |
Post# 1029106 , Reply# 24   4/6/2019 at 08:54 (1,872 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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The Westinghouse yellow Hans mentioned was called "Lemon Yellow". They also had "Sugar White". |
Post# 1029646 , Reply# 25   4/12/2019 at 06:27 (1,866 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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In case, at this point, anyone wonders about my Post that I removed, and what it said, I was actually asking when Pink disappeared...
Yes, I read in the History of Color Appliances, that it disappeared in 1965, and my thinking Avocado replaced it, learned that in 1966, Avocado replaced Turquoise...
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Post# 1029649 , Reply# 26   4/12/2019 at 07:07 (1,866 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Pink was part of the whole return to femininity, softness, woman, etc... that was high on the post war agenda. The 1940's had been about dreary, dark, drab and somber colors both because of the mood (largely shaped by death) associated with war, but also the various shortages.
www.quora.com/Home-Decor-... Some people of course took this to extremes: www.messynessychic.com/20... By the middle to late 1960's another change was in the air. The whole hippie/earth movement was beginning along with civil rights and other cultural shifts. This began to show up in decorating, fashions, automobiles and so forth in the "earth tones" that would come to dominate the 1970's. Shades of avocado, sienna, orange, brown, gold |
Post# 1029653 , Reply# 27   4/12/2019 at 08:13 (1,866 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1029654 , Reply# 28   4/12/2019 at 08:29 (1,866 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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