washernoob
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Beautiful firestone stove on Craigslist!!!!
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made by ? Something makes me think it could be Gibson. Anyone know for sure?
made by ? Something makes me think it could be Gibson. Anyone know for sure?
I had a 47 Firestone 'fridge, and someone said it was an Admiral. Nice stove!
While the light lens on the left looks so Westinghouse, the rest of the range looks like a Kenmore by Roper with the big round clock and the arrangement of the 7 heat pushbuttons.
It's a nice looking stove - don't see too many Firestone branded appliances (they also sold radios). It does sort of look Roper-ish...
Since it was a Firestone stove, I wonder if when you bought it, they gave you a rubber chicken to cook in your new range;-)
Since it was a Firestone stove, I wonder if when you bought it, they gave you a rubber chicken to cook in your new range;-)
Agree this does look similar in styling to the Kenmore by Roper, as pictured in thread #30644. Oven doors look like they could be the same, but see some differences in the backsplash.
Don't know for sure who made ranges with pushbutton controls during this time other than GE, Hotpoint, Gibson and Roper. This obviously isn't a product of the first two, and I don't know enough about Admiral ranges to make a guess. Only knew one person (the sitter when I was little) who owned one, and haven't seen it since around '70 or so. Friends did have an old Gibson, which looked similar but lacked an oven window.
Don't know for sure who made ranges with pushbutton controls during this time other than GE, Hotpoint, Gibson and Roper. This obviously isn't a product of the first two, and I don't know enough about Admiral ranges to make a guess. Only knew one person (the sitter when I was little) who owned one, and haven't seen it since around '70 or so. Friends did have an old Gibson, which looked similar but lacked an oven window.
I know that Crosely also made stoves with pushbutton controls. I'm guessing that the basic "box" of the oven was interchangable among store brands, and they made a custom dask/knobs for each brand?
I'm not too familiar with electric ranges, but seem to remember something about Gibson burner controls having more buttons than most GE/Hotpoint products.
norgeway
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similar!!!
To the Roper built Kenmores! I bet it would be a good one!!
To the Roper built Kenmores! I bet it would be a good one!!
I bet it would be a good one!!
Except for the fact that Roper-built electric ranges provided no top heat during baking and that is something that really makes a difference in the appearance of baked goods. It also makes for better heat distribution if you have several things in the oven. You don't have to worry about all of the heat coming from the bottom, uneven heat distribution and baking results.
The three wire Chromalox elements could be wired for either 5 heats or 7 heats. Instead of just Medium High, you could have a heat just a little higher and one a little lower. With a 5 heat switch, GE, for example, with the interwound Calrod, switched off one tube to give 50% heat. With the 7 heat switch, you got that amount of heat at the 3rd position but maybe 65% of the amount of heat on High at the 2nd position. It was the same way with Low heat to give Medium Low and Low or as a friend called it, not so low and low.
Except for the fact that Roper-built electric ranges provided no top heat during baking and that is something that really makes a difference in the appearance of baked goods. It also makes for better heat distribution if you have several things in the oven. You don't have to worry about all of the heat coming from the bottom, uneven heat distribution and baking results.
The three wire Chromalox elements could be wired for either 5 heats or 7 heats. Instead of just Medium High, you could have a heat just a little higher and one a little lower. With a 5 heat switch, GE, for example, with the interwound Calrod, switched off one tube to give 50% heat. With the 7 heat switch, you got that amount of heat at the 3rd position but maybe 65% of the amount of heat on High at the 2nd position. It was the same way with Low heat to give Medium Low and Low or as a friend called it, not so low and low.
norgeway
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I had a 57 Kenmore!
It baked ok but was SLOW to preheat, but the oven was not as good as a GE or the Norge!
It baked ok but was SLOW to preheat, but the oven was not as good as a GE or the Norge!
I did not know that Roper made electric ranges as early as the 1940s.Always thought they didn't introduce electrics until the 1960s.Never heard of a Roper branded electric that early. Were they just building their electrics for private label accounts? I always thought the early Sears models were either Preway, Kelvinator,or someone else.
I was quite surprised when I found out Tappan made electrics as early as the 1950s.
We were a gas town so I have never seen many electric ranges here built in the 1950s or earlier. Electric ranges were quite rare here.
I was quite surprised when I found out Tappan made electrics as early as the 1950s.
We were a gas town so I have never seen many electric ranges here built in the 1950s or earlier. Electric ranges were quite rare here.
