Frigidaire DeLuxe ranges for sale.

[philr]

Here are two ads for Frigidaire ranges for sale in Canada. I'm wondering if the same ranges were available in the US?

 

I have a '60 Canadian Frigidaire range which looks just like the US models (but it does have a fuse panel behind the storage drawer).

 

But these newer ranges don't seem to look exactly like US ranges. Anybody has info on them?

 

The one in the ad had it's burners replaced but the one in the picture has the correct ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...aire-Deluxe-stove-and-oven-W0QQAdIdZ370598680

 

[philr]

Here's another one.

 

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...ovens-ranges-Poele-vintage-W0QQAdIdZ384261128
 

 

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http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...ovens-ranges-Poele-vintage-W0QQAdIdZ384261128

 

[philr]

And here's a Flair which looks like the cheapest models, but the control panel says "Imperial"and the oven is chrome plated. I'm wondering if this model existed in the US (some parts have probably been repainted in white).

 

 

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-s...-ranges-cuisiniere-antique-W0QQAdIdZ375033124

 

[philr]

Here's a 24" model.

 

Is there anybody that could tell me if there is something similar to any of these ranges in the US models?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Thanks for sharing

Never saw US models that looked like these.

 

[pdub]

Phil,

These look to be Canadian only models as I too have never seen any like this in the USA.

You are right about that Flair. Strange that it's an Imperial model as it looks more like what you'd see on a Super model.

Patrick

 

[circlew]

No US model Frigidaire ranges ever looked like those. However, I seem to remember seeing some other brand that does look much like these. I wonder if Frigidaire had some other company make them under contract during that time.

 

[philr]

Could be but I don't think so, Frigidaire had a factory in Canada that produced appliances until 1970 and these still had Radiantube burners, ovens that look like Frigidaire ovens and knobs are also Frigidaire knobs... Some appliances, like my 1965 D&M dishwasher and my former 1968 D116N refrigerator (which were both sold new in Canada) were imported from the US but most were still being produced here then.

 

Canadian Frigidaire appliances (except refrigerators) have very dark gray or black (with speckles) porcelain coating inside, see the picture of my 1968 dryer drum, my 1960 range has a black oven, Paul's Multimatic washer has a black cover underside (but a gray tub which looks similar to those in the US models) and Eddy's 1968 Rollermatic washer has a black tub and inside part of the cover too (see the video below).

 

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[philr]

This Australian Custom Deluxe range has a similar look.

 

[philr]

Here's an Australian wall oven

 

 

 

[philr]

That has an oven door similar to those on Flair ovens but it looks like a 24" (with normal depth) oven.

 

[philr]

Here's another newer Canadian Flair wall oven.

 

[firedome]

those are interesting

and don't look like any US models I've seen. I wonder why they'd bother making different ones unless maybe they were built by someone else under contract?

 

[philr]

One thing that's different about Canadian ranges is the fact that they require fuses for all their circuits, not just the power outlet. In my 1960 30" Deluxe, the fuse panel is located behind the storage drawer. In my RCIB-645C and RCIB-645C2 the fuse panels are located in the base cabinets (they changed it's position between the two models). In the two newer 30" models pictured above, it seems that the fuses were relocated under the removable panel in the lower part of the control panel where the power outlet is. Look at the two screws on it.

 

 

 

 

 

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[philr]

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<strong>Frigidaire Canada also made the appliances that went in the kitchens of Habitat 67 in Montreal. They were custom-built with panels that matched the cabinets. The fridges apparently had to have trim that hides the door seals around the cabinets removed so the panels would fit.</strong>

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I wasn't able to see pics of the original fridges or dishwashers but some of the original ranges remain and they look like modified Compact 30 drop in ranges.

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I'm wondering what are the two pilot lights at the left of the infinite switches. Usually, there's just one light for the "SURFACE" burners and on the left near the oven thermostat, there's usually one light in the manual cleaning models and two on the self-cleaning ones.

 

I don't think these are Electri-Clean models but it's hard to tell since there's nothing written on the range and the doors have been modified.

 

[philr]

Another view of an original range at Habitat 67.

 

[petek]

I'd heard that because the US model stoves did not have all the fusing required on the Canadian models that your house insurance would be void if for some reason it was found that you had a non-compliant US stove and it was the cause of a house fire or damage.
Speaking of Habitat 67.. here's a pic for those who are unfamiliar.

 

[philr]

I wish I was there when this building was still being full of Frigidaire kitchen appliances and maybe even laundry appliances?!

 

 

[tomturbomatic]

Another thing different about the ranges is that almost all US Frigidaire 30" ranges had two 8" surface units and even some of these more deluxe ones just have one. I heard from a lady who had a vacation place in Canada about the fusing and many years ago we found a range from Canada behind an appliance store that had that fusing.

 

[philr]

I think that after the fifties, the only ranges that had just one large burner were some of the 24" models and the cheaper 30" Flairs with the burner switches in the drawer.

 

My uncle's 1954 "Thrifty 30" has just one large burner but most of the newer ones have two. I think the very same model (less the fuse panel) existed in the US.

 

[philr]

The model number is RT-38C

 

Everything still works on this range, even the clock and timer (but there's a missing knob).