Frigidaire Built-In Ovens

[mixguy]

Any one ever seen a Frigidaire Wall oven having a pair of center opening doors? Some commercial ovens I see today (Vulcan) have a similar design. Around what year(s) were such models made? There was a type of heat guard that would pop out too to help protect the controls above the opening too. Personally I thought the design great for small kitchens. The only ones I have seen have a "brushed chrome" front with white handles and knobs. Featuring a rotary clock with auto timer and a separate 1 hour timer.

 

[appnut]

What you are describing is the Frigidaire Flair design. The dates might not be correct, but at least from 1960 to 1966.

 

[filterflo]

Not quite a Flair, but actually more like this. Frigidaire made these in the mid to late 50's, forerunner of the Flair Ovens.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=180132149773&rd=1&rd=1

 

[scott55405]

I believe they offered oven doors in the style in Jimmy's link on free standing ranges as well. On their standard door built in ovens, they had a feature where you could drop the oven door completely down out of the way to make it easier to get in there and clean. This before the days of self cleaning ovens and removable oven doors.

I've seen some built in ovens more recently with side swing doors, but I haven't seen these doors repeated, at least personally, on a home oven. It would be working with something a bit different, but I can see the advantages.

 

[DADoES]

Gaggenau has models with a single side-swing door. I've seen some at Expo Design Center.

 

[maytagbear]

And Westinghouse,

in the 1960s, had a built-in with a side-swing door.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[jamiel]

Frigidaire still makes the (single) side-swing wall oven in Quebec. The french door wall oven design probably is from the late 50s..I've got an acquaintance with a house built in about '59 with the stainless french door Frigidaire wall oven and the tilt-up cooktop units.

 

[gansky1]

The French Door ovens and ranges first were intro'd in the 1956 line of built-in ovens and freestanding ranges. The Custom Imperial ranges had a Roll-To-You rack that would automatically roll out when you opened the oven doors. Watch those pantyhose!

 

[gansky1]

The ebay seller also has turquoise Geneva metal cabinets for sale as well, very sharp looking with the built-in ovens and range top.

 

[63getelevision]

Frigidaire in 63getelevision link

Hey Mixguy, this morning I posted a thread entitled "Bertoia, Saarinen, van der Rohe, Herman Miller, and Frigidaire," and included a part one video made in 1958, that has footage of your center door oven. The whole video should be viewed, but part one has a lot of great mid century items in it.

 

[exploder3211]

Heres the one i put in the house i just sold my grandparents

Side swing frigidaire
wonderful oven

http://www.frigidaire.com/products/cooking/built-in_ovens/single_electric/prod_GLEB27S7C.asp

 

[mixguy]

French Door Design

The ovens I was referring to are like the one FilterFlow posted a link for you to see.