Counrty Charm range

[tomturbomatic]

Do any of you remember when small ads for these appeared in the back pages of shelter mags in the 1960s and, maybe briefly, in Sears catalogs? Bake element looks sorta Roperish as do the surface units. Wonder if the "Thermal Eye" control for the rear element still works? Leaving that cover open for the controls would certainly give your knees a painful whack if you were not careful as you moved about in front of the range. By the 60s, many, if not most, bake elements had an indented front section as a safety measure to prevent burns and to prevent setting pot holders on fire if they came into contact with the hot bake element when the rack was in the lowest position. You can see from the picture of the oven what I mean. They are wrong about 1930s date, but what else is new? It was not converted from wood to electricity. I always thought that the clock & timer in the fake coffee grinder was just such a Mrs. Cutesy Housewife touch.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Country-Charm-1...543?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a62cdef8f

 

[norgeway]

My Uncle!

Bought one of these new in 1968 for his summer home he was going to build in Montana...he did build the house in the 80s and put the range in service about 85 or so, it wasnt too bad.

 

[goatfarmer]

I've sold those before, for a LOT less than $699.00!

I have one in now that looks similar, but has sealed burners. It's the Heartland brand, a brand I'm not familiar with.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Oh, Ken, those Heartlands were the most overpriced things on the market in the 80s when people did not know better and would buy those "European style" cast iron elements. I think if you weighed the stove, and divided the weight into the original price, you were paying the going price for chateaubriand and winding up with a stew beef experience. I wonder if people who bought those dressed in period constumes at home.

 

[goatfarmer]

I know it's VERY heavy! This one has some rust, and other issues, must have been stored in a shed, or a barn.

Personally, I'm not impressed with it.