Happy Hotpoint New Year!!!!!

[bajaespuma]

Let's hope it's a LOT better than the last 8. I'm posting this in the Super Forum, because this Sweet's catalogue ended up having great coverage of Stoves, Ovens and Fridges, but disappointingly little info on Laundry and Dishwashers.

That said, if I ever wed,
I'd be telling lies,
If my nuptual kitchen wasn't rife
With Hotpoint gems and butterflies:

 

[bajaespuma]

...and that's the only photo of a washer or dryer in the whole damn thing. There was, however, a page of laundry specs:

 

[bajaespuma]

...and gorgeous stoves!

 

[bajaespuma]

The Stanthony???

and a strangely named hood and warmer system that I would love to have today.

 

[bajaespuma]

...Hotpoint stoves and ovens were as nifty and well-built as their GE big brothers and sisters:

 

[bajaespuma]

built ins:

 

[bajaespuma]

and, even as early as 65, GE clones:

 

[bajaespuma]

I think Hotpoint refrigerators were still pretty innovative:

 

[bajaespuma]

our neighbors, the Kesslers, had the first all-refrigerator and all-freezer pair I'd seen:

 

[bajaespuma]

"Toggle Mounting"?!?

for you Disposall* fetishists:

 

[bajaespuma]

and finally...

...the late, great, Hotpoint dishwasher!(I miss them)

 

[bajaespuma]

There were also pages on Hot Water Heaters, Electric Heaters and Air conditioners, but, frankly my dears...
Let me know if you want me to scan those and I'll think about it. BTW this was a 1965 catalogue, if I forgot to mention it.

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Those are great

I never knew Sweets went back that far, any chance they have the 1961 Hotpoint cooktops in your library. That is the number one item I look for as I like to cook and that is the one I learned on. The one we had has the fixed heat buttons on a raised panel centered in the back. Our neighborhood was built in 60-62 and each house had either S/S, Pink, Turquoise(spelling?) kitchens all with Hotpoint appliances. Ours was pink. Later houses swithched to Westinghouse appliances, which caused a few fires as the controls were along the front of the stoves and were easily bumped and turned, causing whatever was on the stove to burn.

Thanks for scanning those.

 

[bajaespuma]

IIRC the cooktops didn't change that much from 61 to 65. What specifically did it look like?

 

[peteski50]

Hotpoint!

This brings back a lot of memories. In my all electric garden apartment I moved into in 1985 that was newly built in 1968 had very simular appliances. In fact the RU15 cooktop is the Exact model I had in copertone. I had the matching wall oven but without a window. It did have a interior light but no timer. The handles on the other oven doors above are a exact match to what I had.
The interior of the dishwasher looks like the one above. But I had the basic model. Only 1 dial. It was replaced about a year after I moved in with a basic GE model by the apartment complex.
I did not have the origional refrigator which looked like the model at the very beginning of this ad. They had a new GE that was almond color. But that was a problem until I left 10 years ago with a constant frost buildup.
I did replace the cooktop on my own when I replaced the counter in 1991. I bought a 24 inch Brown stove cooktop in chrome. I did keep the wall oven that I spray painted the door in almond to match the other appliances.
I like to look at this kind of liturature.
Happy Holidays
Peter

 

[southernmdgeguy]

The cooktop unit had a rectangle shaped control box that mounted at the back of the unit, sticking up for easy reach with 4 sets of push button controls and it angled backwards. There is one picture of the day that shows it from a back side angle, but I have yet to find any pictures from the front. I have searched and none of our home pictures have it in them either. My dad replaced it with a Thermador SS unit that is still there today. The original oven is also still in daily use.

 

[bajaespuma]

Is this the one?

 

[bajaespuma]

or was it more like this one? Sorry, bad picture:

 

[dishwashercrazy]

Hotpoint PINK!!

CHECK THIS OUT!

And now you can buy three of the same models found in this brochure - on Ebay, located in Reno, NV!

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1960s-P...ssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#ebayphotohosting

 

[southernmdgeguy]

No, it was just a cooktop, and the button control panel fit between the two smaller burners in the back center area. It had one light to tell you one or more burners was on, that is about it. I seem to remember it had two knurled knobs (small) on each side that allowed you to pull the face plate off and clean easily instead of trying to clean between the buttons by hand. They call them built in service sections there in Sweets you posted. I have been trying to find one in good shape for years and years with no luck.

Scott

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Surface, not service

Just noticed the typo. It would be like RU48 but with a raised retangle control panel angled at a 45 degree angle facing you as you cook. Perfect design.

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Brings back some memories...

What year is this brochure from?

The Town and Country ranges and the bol dishwasher look similar to those that came in our 1967 built home in Michigan. The range was great and didn't flicker in 10 years of daily use, except the oven window imploded in a violent flash in it's first couple uses. The dishwasher was not well regarded by my parents - my dad especially since he had to repair it several times. Our neighbors behind us had the same appliances and a larger family, and their dishwasher failed before ours did (had a similar track record too) so they pulled the newer parts off before they scrapped theirs, and gave them to us as a parts stache. Our machine needed at least three repairs before we noticed smoke coming from it when it was 7 years old. My dad said "let it burn" and moments later there was a bright flash, the lights went out in the house (around the kitchen anyway), and my mom ran gleefully to a Kitchenaid dealer the next day and got a Superba (which I think remains her favorite dishwasher ever).

From what I can remember, the Hotpoint dishwasher had a single control knob, a large black bakelight looking spray arm, and a blue spray tower in the middle of the lower rack.

Our appliances, especially the range, were a bit more noticeable as GE clones than these. I'd love to see some pictures of similar units after all this time!

 

[MrX]

What's happened to the Hotpoint brand in the US ?

Over here it's being used by Indesit for their middle to TOL products, while they use the Indesit name for BOL stuff.