Help identifying my Kenmore range, please?

[cheezqueen]

Recently replaced my much loved 1962 Frigidaire Flair with this little Sears Kenmore sweetie bought for $20 from the Ladies' Aid. Its in decent condition, except that it appears to have no functional insulation left, lol.

Its a modest little 30" with a design of turquoise knives and forks on the lighted glass backplate (same around the clock)

model #101 3326400
serial #657194

I'm assuming its late 50s.

I have trawled images and websites to find a match, but I've had no success in identifying the year or the maker.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[combo52]

Roper Built Kenmore Range

Built between 1959 and 1963, it is cute but not a great performer if you like cooking and expect great performance.

 

John L.

 

[DADoES]

 
It looks much like the $199.95 item on this page from a 1966 Spring/Summer catalog, but less featured (smaller door and drawer handles, no oven window).

 

[bradfordwhite]

Looks like he has the $149 stove base with the backsplash from the $199 model.
The backsplash is probably lift off, or lift off after removing a few screws. Maybe this is a 67 model and they simplified models by reducing the available choices.

 

[cheezqueen]

Thank you, you've nailed it! '66 is much later than I would have guessed; its such a bare bones, modest model.

Still wish I knew the actual manufacturer, in the interest of finding spare parts at some point.

But I'm sure I'll do fine cooking on this old gal; I've been scratch cooking, baking and canning for better than half a century and I've never blamed a failure on my appliances yet.

 

[DADoES]

 
I have a list of Sears manufacturing codes that references 101 as either Custom-Pak Products Inc, Zoppas, or Controlled Energy Corp.  There are a bunch of different lists floating around.

Combo52/John has been a servicer for many years and said above, Reply #1, that he recognizes the design as Roper.

 

[circlew]

I'm almost 100 pct. certain this range was manufactured by the Newark Ohio Division of Roper, as they made nearly all ranges for Sears for many years. A few models in the 60's (mainly 40") were Kelvinator, but not likely this one.

 

The companies Glenn listed as vendor code 101. are not appliance manufacturers, but appear to be vendors of tools or other items. One of Roper's codes is 103., however. It's quite possible the 3 wasn't stamped clearly, and was misread by the ranges new owner.

 

[DADoES]

 
^^ A common occurrence.

 

[norgeway]

The manufacturer was

Newark Ohio Incorporated, A Roper owned plant in Newark Ohio that operated until 1968 or 69, the also built Whirlpool ranges from 1958 until they closed, They had oven door issues on about all of them.

 

[circlew]

Hans, I was pretty sure that I was remembering correctly that they also made ranges for Whirlpool for a number of years. This, of course, is because of both companies relationship with Sears, which had major stock ownership in them.

 

Do you happen to know where Kenmore ranges were made in the years immediately after the Newark plant closed? My  Aunt Eloise bought a 30" in Avocado in 1971 for their new house.

 

[norgeway]

Roper built some

And some were Kelvinator based Whirlpools