Admiral Electric Range with Double Oven circa early 1950s
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GM Made Admiral Electric Range?
Not, while this range at first glance looks a little like a Frigidaire of the same period I cannot see any construction detail that is the same as a Frigidaire Electric range.
Not, while this range at first glance looks a little like a Frigidaire of the same period I cannot see any construction detail that is the same as a Frigidaire Electric range.
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The only thing similar...
Is the TK Monotubes.Admiral was a good product I think, as were most ranges in those days.
Is the TK Monotubes.Admiral was a good product I think, as were most ranges in those days.
I'm trying to figure Admiral out
I have a catalog of 1950s Admiral ranges and my mother-in-law has a 1960 Admiral in the basement that she still cans on.
The 1950's catalogs show some models of ranges that are identical to Universals (Cribben and Sexton) that were all the rage in Chicago in the 1950's
But I am still confused.
All I can find is that Admiral bought a railroad-related range manufacturer company in South Chicago in the 1940s ( The Steel Car Company??) and I think they bought Stewart Warner's appliance division during WW2.
The 1960 range looks a lot like a Monarch but that is pure speculation.
The experts out there probably know.
However, they ALL look of great quality.
I have a catalog of 1950s Admiral ranges and my mother-in-law has a 1960 Admiral in the basement that she still cans on.
The 1950's catalogs show some models of ranges that are identical to Universals (Cribben and Sexton) that were all the rage in Chicago in the 1950's
But I am still confused.
All I can find is that Admiral bought a railroad-related range manufacturer company in South Chicago in the 1940s ( The Steel Car Company??) and I think they bought Stewart Warner's appliance division during WW2.
The 1960 range looks a lot like a Monarch but that is pure speculation.
The experts out there probably know.
However, they ALL look of great quality.
The Steel Car Company made Presteline ranges. They were available with 3 surface unit arrangements in the 40" range: in a cluster on one side leaving a workspace on the other, a divided cooktop with two on each aide or the safety top with the four surface units in a line along the back of the cooktop.
Universal electric ranges were not the same as the gas Universal ranges made by C&S. Universal electric ranges were made by Landers, Frary & Clark.
Universal electric ranges were not the same as the gas Universal ranges made by C&S. Universal electric ranges were made by Landers, Frary & Clark.
This looks like the Admiral range Mrs. Hopkins - who was the sitter for my sister and I - had for many years. She lived in an old two story house around the corner from us, and the kitchen had been renovated around '49 or '50 with Capitol brand steel cabinets.
