This might of been posted before...but what a find!
1960 GE Kitchen Buffalo Craigslist
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OMG
Bring on the smelling salts!!!
lawrence
Bring on the smelling salts!!!
lawrence
The asking price may seem high, but you couldn't achieve such an authentic retro look with new cabinetry, counter tops and appliances for $5K today. A "Big Chill" refrigerator alone would set you back that much.
The obvious problem is that this assemblage is designed to fit a particular layout, and would require some well-designed and crafted modifications to look original in a kitchen with even a moderately different floor plan.
Since the price is negotiable, even if it's not a perfect fit, this grouping has the potential to provide someone with their dream kitchen. My hat is off to the seller for not parting it out.
The obvious problem is that this assemblage is designed to fit a particular layout, and would require some well-designed and crafted modifications to look original in a kitchen with even a moderately different floor plan.
Since the price is negotiable, even if it's not a perfect fit, this grouping has the potential to provide someone with their dream kitchen. My hat is off to the seller for not parting it out.
danemodsandy
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Doug:
That kitchen was top-of-the-line for its manufacturer, not its time.
GE's cabinetry was of good, solid quality, don't get me wrong, but once you'd been around Geneva or St. Charles stuff, you saw the difference. For a time, I had a St. Charles kitchen, and my mom had a Youngstown. Big difference. Big difference.
That kitchen was top-of-the-line for its manufacturer, not its time.
GE's cabinetry was of good, solid quality, don't get me wrong, but once you'd been around Geneva or St. Charles stuff, you saw the difference. For a time, I had a St. Charles kitchen, and my mom had a Youngstown. Big difference. Big difference.
toploader55
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OMG !!!
I might have to Shpongle !!!
Just beautiful.
I might have to Shpongle !!!
Just beautiful.
And it looks like it has a KitchenAid KD19 dishwasher.
Marie Barrone here,
I'd have entertained it if only the original dishwasher was part of the set. No insult to KitchenAid, but that dishwasher was probably an SU-70 or at least a turquoise Princess. I admire people who had the sense to buy and use those wonderful GE 2-burner units to their best advantage. Those people were cooks.
I'd have entertained it if only the original dishwasher was part of the set. No insult to KitchenAid, but that dishwasher was probably an SU-70 or at least a turquoise Princess. I admire people who had the sense to buy and use those wonderful GE 2-burner units to their best advantage. Those people were cooks.
classiccaprice
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in a different life... sigh.. so pretty!
I love built-in clocks!
I wonder why they did not have panels custom painted for the KA. The two unit cooktops were a great idea if you had the counterspace to spread them out like that, although I would imagine you had to be very careful to avoid grease on the sliding doors above it. If you look closely, they were losing a lot of counter depth in that arrangement because those look like full depth base cabinets but then they stacked those semi goofy sliding door cabinets on top of them. Normally those cabinets with the sliding doors were used under the wall cabinets, BUT above the counter. I will admit that the spice storage right above the cooktop was convenient, but the location subjects them to extra heat even with the range hood which must have been a custom-built hood of high quality so it probably provided excellent ventilation.
I wonder why they did not have panels custom painted for the KA. The two unit cooktops were a great idea if you had the counterspace to spread them out like that, although I would imagine you had to be very careful to avoid grease on the sliding doors above it. If you look closely, they were losing a lot of counter depth in that arrangement because those look like full depth base cabinets but then they stacked those semi goofy sliding door cabinets on top of them. Normally those cabinets with the sliding doors were used under the wall cabinets, BUT above the counter. I will admit that the spice storage right above the cooktop was convenient, but the location subjects them to extra heat even with the range hood which must have been a custom-built hood of high quality so it probably provided excellent ventilation.
