norgeway
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I never knew they made an electric stove then!!!!!Aint it pretty!!
Ancient Magic Chef Electric Range!!
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I'll bet that Magic Chef logo lights up, too!
oldskool
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Very Interesting
...the burners are not as narrow as the GE/Hotpoint variety but neither are they as wide as their Frigidaire counterparts (or could be a bad view). Anyone know more or who manufactured the burners? Just curious, because as much as I've been looking for a 40" range, $700 won't be happening for me.
...the burners are not as narrow as the GE/Hotpoint variety but neither are they as wide as their Frigidaire counterparts (or could be a bad view). Anyone know more or who manufactured the burners? Just curious, because as much as I've been looking for a 40" range, $700 won't be happening for me.
I think that there is a LOT of either Monarch or Kelvinator/Leonard in that range. The way the 4 surface unit switches sit up high like that looks like an early 50s Kelvinator range. Look at the surface to the right of the cooktop. It looks like it could be hiding a surface oven like Monarch offered, although I don't see a control for it. The doors and handles also look like Kelvinator to me.
Those elements are like on older Leonard/Kelvinator ranges. The arrangement was like the 5 heat Corox Westinghouse units with one outer ring that makes a circle and then an inner element that makes a couple of turns.
I don't think Magic Chef made it. The only thing Magic Chefie about it is the name and the red oven dial.
Those elements are like on older Leonard/Kelvinator ranges. The arrangement was like the 5 heat Corox Westinghouse units with one outer ring that makes a circle and then an inner element that makes a couple of turns.
I don't think Magic Chef made it. The only thing Magic Chefie about it is the name and the red oven dial.
Wow, very neat (and must be rare) design, whoever made it! But I agree with Tom, I think I can see some Kelvinator in there, too.
And Hans, aren't you on a stove-finding roll! Still anxiously looking forward to your pics of the Westy!
And Hans, aren't you on a stove-finding roll! Still anxiously looking forward to your pics of the Westy!
kevin313
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I've never seen an electric Magic Chef range from that era - very interesting. A nice looking stove.
norgeway
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I think...
Magic Chef must have built it, mainly because the recess in the workspace was also on all the Magic Chefs of the late 40s and early 50s, why I have never been able to find out, also the door handles are the exact same ones used on the gas stoves then, those units are made by Edwin E Weigand Co, Chromalox!I did read somewhere in Magic Chefs history that they built there first electric range in 1953.
Magic Chef must have built it, mainly because the recess in the workspace was also on all the Magic Chefs of the late 40s and early 50s, why I have never been able to find out, also the door handles are the exact same ones used on the gas stoves then, those units are made by Edwin E Weigand Co, Chromalox!I did read somewhere in Magic Chefs history that they built there first electric range in 1953.
danemodsandy
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Why?
Just - WHY?
I cannot for the life of me understand anyone making an electric range with a gas-style bottom-drawer broiler. One of the nicest things about most electric ranges is that you don't have to be from circus folk to get into position to clean the broiler!
Really, really strange.
Just - WHY?
I cannot for the life of me understand anyone making an electric range with a gas-style bottom-drawer broiler. One of the nicest things about most electric ranges is that you don't have to be from circus folk to get into position to clean the broiler!
Really, really strange.
Um, Sandy, That was not seen on this stove. That was shown on the Monarch and I explained the mistaken impression of the seller.
danemodsandy
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Aha!
First, that's what I get for not re-checking the link before posting.
And I'm glad to hear that Monarch didn't emulate the drawbacks of a gas broiler with an electric range. That was just too strange a concept.
First, that's what I get for not re-checking the link before posting.
And I'm glad to hear that Monarch didn't emulate the drawbacks of a gas broiler with an electric range. That was just too strange a concept.
I did see a cheap, cheap, cheap Sunray (that might be redundant) apartment size electric range with the broiler unit under the oven with a pullout drawer, but the broiler unit was the only oven heater; there was no bake unit at the borrom of the oven. I'll bet that softened linoleum floors. There used to be two competing appliance stores in the DC area, George's and Luskins and they would have the weirdest crap that could be imagined as well as the usual stuff. I saw this range at the George's on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring in 1976. This was not a highlight of the Bicentennial. It was at a Luskins that I saw the Frigidaire 1-18 washer with the little space capsule agitator from the solid tub machines advertised as a 12 lb. washer.
