philr
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There's a very similar range for sale around here (with newer style handles).
50's Frigidaire Stove PGH CL..(same seller as GE DW)
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danemodsandy
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Interesting!
Looks like Frigidaire may have carried this styling over for a couple of years - there are detail changes seen on this one that aren't on the 1949 service manual's photo of the RM-45. The oven handles are one, but this unit's storage drawer also has the full-width garnish molding first seen on the 1948 RK-70 - but not on the RM-45. The Radiantubes seen on this unit mean it's definitely post-1948. This is also most assuredly a single-oven unit, as evidenced by the single oven vent (the round disc-shaped object on the backsplash).
Having been around an RK-70 for seventeen years, I can tell you: You will never find a more solid piece of cooking equipment. That thing made a Buick of that era seem flimsy.
Looks like Frigidaire may have carried this styling over for a couple of years - there are detail changes seen on this one that aren't on the 1949 service manual's photo of the RM-45. The oven handles are one, but this unit's storage drawer also has the full-width garnish molding first seen on the 1948 RK-70 - but not on the RM-45. The Radiantubes seen on this unit mean it's definitely post-1948. This is also most assuredly a single-oven unit, as evidenced by the single oven vent (the round disc-shaped object on the backsplash).
Having been around an RK-70 for seventeen years, I can tell you: You will never find a more solid piece of cooking equipment. That thing made a Buick of that era seem flimsy.
danemodsandy
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The Plot Thickens....
Below is a link to a Shelton-Mason County Journal (Washington state) advertisement from June 2, 1949; it shows the RK-70 - listed by that specific model number - that we've established was a 1948 model. It could be that the advertiser, the Lumbermen's Mercantile Company, had some '48s still in the pipeline. That $329.75 price is equal to $3,133.00 today - very expensive.
Anyway, it's curious that 1948 models were being pushed six months into 1949....
Below is a link to a Shelton-Mason County Journal (Washington state) advertisement from June 2, 1949; it shows the RK-70 - listed by that specific model number - that we've established was a 1948 model. It could be that the advertiser, the Lumbermen's Mercantile Company, had some '48s still in the pipeline. That $329.75 price is equal to $3,133.00 today - very expensive.
Anyway, it's curious that 1948 models were being pushed six months into 1949....
I want those cabinets...
... in that ad that Sandy posted in 707611 above. I don't recognize them, though. What are they, and what are those fabulous-looking little cubby holes underneath?
... in that ad that Sandy posted in 707611 above. I don't recognize them, though. What are they, and what are those fabulous-looking little cubby holes underneath?
RM-45 switch
I have a 1949 RM-45 which recently smoked one of its Radiantube switches (Part #5422663). Twenty years ago, the same thing happened to one of the other switches and I was able, at that time, to find a replacement switch. But today, even with the Internet, I've been unsuccessful in locating a new one. If anyone has crossover part numbers or leads on where I might search, it would be greatly appreciated. My wife loves cooking with it and I'd like to keep it going. By the way, except for a brief hiatus in the '70s, this unit has been in constant service since its manufacture. Quite a testament to the days when things were built to last.
Sandy, where is the RM-45 pictured in post# 707970 above?
I have a 1949 RM-45 which recently smoked one of its Radiantube switches (Part #5422663). Twenty years ago, the same thing happened to one of the other switches and I was able, at that time, to find a replacement switch. But today, even with the Internet, I've been unsuccessful in locating a new one. If anyone has crossover part numbers or leads on where I might search, it would be greatly appreciated. My wife loves cooking with it and I'd like to keep it going. By the way, except for a brief hiatus in the '70s, this unit has been in constant service since its manufacture. Quite a testament to the days when things were built to last.
Sandy, where is the RM-45 pictured in post# 707970 above?
danemodsandy
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Bill:
The photo I posted above is a Craigslist photo that's like eighteen months old - long gone.
If you are trying to find a parts donor, Craigslist is where it will turn up. Posting a Wanted to Buy ad on the Shopper's Square forum is a good way to alert others who look at CL, and might spot a donor range for you.
You will need to pay attention to one factor mentioned in the posts earlier in this thread - the 1949 RM-45 was a re-use of the TOL 1948 RK-70 design, and one of the major changes was that the RM-45 used Radiantubes instead of the thinner interwound burner elements found on the RK-70. What this means is that the switch may have changed as well, so you need the opinion of an expert like Mark kenmore71 before purchasing any unit that does not use Radiantubes.
Hope this helps a little.
The photo I posted above is a Craigslist photo that's like eighteen months old - long gone.
If you are trying to find a parts donor, Craigslist is where it will turn up. Posting a Wanted to Buy ad on the Shopper's Square forum is a good way to alert others who look at CL, and might spot a donor range for you.
You will need to pay attention to one factor mentioned in the posts earlier in this thread - the 1949 RM-45 was a re-use of the TOL 1948 RK-70 design, and one of the major changes was that the RM-45 used Radiantubes instead of the thinner interwound burner elements found on the RK-70. What this means is that the switch may have changed as well, so you need the opinion of an expert like Mark kenmore71 before purchasing any unit that does not use Radiantubes.
Hope this helps a little.
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