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PhilR...

oops! I wonder if I'm going color blind? I see now where your 1-18's are harvest gold but maybe it's the lighting in the picture too.

Nice conversion on the dryer and glad that worked out for you. I took mine completely apart, replaced the rear felt seal and cleaned out the lint buildup. It's a great dryer and seems very accurate.

Patrick
 
They are 1964 Custom Imperials (I really wish I could find a set of these!), and I think they were repainted as the rest of the Frigidaire appliances used on Bewitched.
 
IIRC,  when 1st Lady Jackie Kennedy,  moved to the White House, one of her "requests" was to get rid of everything "Mamie Eisenhower" PINK.  I hate it when i can not locate a documented source.  As Frigilux posted by 1963, ecology and earth tones where already buzz words. In the mid 1960's the "new adults" associated pink / turquoise/pale yellow with their parents homes. It was not at all unusual at that time to go to someones home  with a new appliance in "coppertone,  and as soon the "other failed" they planned to purchase/upgrade it in coppertone. Of course both first Ladies where furnishing the living quarters with what was available and in fashion, at the time. Most retailers including Sear's  kept their color hues so you would get the best color match with their product. Including the Toast and Platinum, "in house color's".      Our local c's list is overflowing with black appliances most people want stainless now. alr

 
 
This might not be an appliance, but it's the only avocado thing I have any access to (well, I don't know what my sister did w/ my mom's avocado Mont. Ward Signature sewing machine!) and that's my Swingline Stapler:

-- Dave

(Sorry about the clutter, just wanted to also show off my old digital alarm clock (made by Kidde) that has that lighted scenery & the light bulb in there now actually out-lasted the original & we're talking over-29 out of the over-30-years! And it still wakes you up, too--but it's been hard to set the alarm over the years!)

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So with a renewed appreciation for avacado, I just picked up this virtually unused avacado GE Americana range... it is beautiful and I can't wait for a few (strong) friends to help unload it from my van and set it up, lol... built to withstand anything! It's about as clean as I have seen a vintage stove and I will add some more pics when we get it out (this pic is from the sellers craigslist post). It was original to the one-owner 1966-67 home. Unfortunately, the rest of the appliances had been replaced over the years...

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moparguy:

Great Americana, but one note of caution, if you don't mind.

 

If you have a cat or cats, this may not be the range for you.  The reason is those pushbuttons at the sides of the cooktop.  They're placed where kitty-cats can walk on them - and then of course they get pressed.

 

There have been fires resulting from this source. If you have cats who never walk on the counter, it might be a different story.

 

I hope this does not rain on your parade, but I thought you'd want to know. 
 
Thanks guys, I am SO happy with this stove, it is just sparkling! And I had heard that these buttons were subject to kitty activation... no worries, my Americana will at least for now be a part of my stove collection display, only to be plugged in during a specific use... and my kitty doesn't jump that high anymore.
 
RCA Range

That range was built by Westinghouse (pre-WCI), betcha.  The knobs and the faux woodgrain handle with plast-o-chrome end caps are the giveaway, as is the depth of the cooktop panel.  The fact that the knobs have bubbled plast-o-chrome confirms it to me.  On Westy ranges of that vintage, if you didn't keep your range's knobs clean, the grease buildup would attack the plast-o-chrome and make it bubble and peel. 
 
My pitiful 2 cents, even if among other stuff I have M.Wards percolator in Avocado, only thing I have in that color, actually this model of percolator was sold over the name of Proctor Silex also, newer model of percs. .....was making peperonata in here sorry for picture quality and "mess".....

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@parunner58  We had the same wall paper in our kitchen in 1970...  It's funny to see it again after so many years. Thanks for posting.
 
paruner58
You had/have the same type of Sunbeam fryer model I have! Mine is a chromed one, always wondered what is it's age, can you tell something me about your one?
It is identical, the squared light type and even the lid and lid knob, of course switch knob and frying/cooking chart......so same age I think.....
Thanks
 
My guess is that it must be a repaint, I don't think avacado was available until about ten years after that fridge was made.
 

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