1959 Frigidaire Custom Imperial Range - in Charcoal

[swestoyz]

Thanks for the kind words guys!

Kelly - it isn't nearly as nice as Greg's, but you're always welcome to stop by anytime. Unfortunately, if you did visit, you'd have to enjoy a lowly 1963 GE Americana double oven instead.

Don - 4 ovens is right! I'd be baking for the whole neighborhood if I only had enough power in this house for two electric ranges.

Phil - the photos are fab, I can't believe how nice the ebay unit was. Do you recall if it sold? I also cannot believe how close in production they were. Must have been made within the day or two as I cannot imagine that charcoal was a high production color. Too sweet!

Ben

 

[mixfinder]

Low But Mighty

I have always chosen Frigidaire if given first choice but I have served many culinary symphonies from GE ranges and would be proud to own the one you have in the kitchen. Ever since seeing the "other woman" in the kitchen with Greg's turquoise range just days after I left it has tainted my once glorious memory of those few stolen moments of radiant tube pleasure.

 

[philr]

Ben,

 

I just read the first post of this thread and something similar happened to me today! A friend of mine asked me if I could pick up a Juki sewing machine for him and there was a range that I already saw with Paul a few weeks ago just 2 miles away from it (about an hour away from my home). There were issues with the range which made me decide not to buy it but I found some parts for it since (some that I already had!) so I changed my mind, I decided to buy it (at a lesser price). I also had a helper to load it in my pickup so the timing was great. Unfortunately, the range isn't charcoal or any nice color, it's just plain white but the porcelain in in decent shape...

 

I haven't got the chance to look at it closer as I need to find a helper to unload it from my pickup!

 

I'll need to do a few repairs on this range, the clock/timer is bad, the speed heat switch was removed and replaced with a regular Robertshaw (but I think I have the correct model for it). I don't know if the Speed Heat burner is still a 118V or if it has been replaced by a 240V burner but I have one 118V if I need it. (In Canada, the Speed Heat feature was very short lived and even some 1959 Custom Imperials lack it). It was still advertised in Canadian ads and my range certainly had it originally since it says so on the burner support and on the control panel.  The Heat Minder switch was also replaced and the wires were also cut from the sensor. I don't know what I'll do with this one. The clock/timer are no good and there are a few other issues like the bake element connector but I haven't plugged it yet so I hope I won't find a lot of other things wrong!

 

The outside is white but the oven liners are charcoal (or almost!).