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I don't think I have seen a Caloric electric before
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Decent looking range and fridge. I don't think I have ever seen a Caloric before. Until now.
CALORIC -- A product of Raytheon (Or, it ONCE was!!!!)
I've seen an electric caloric once & that was at a SAL. ARM. store... The stove was similar to that one, only in gold or wheat, and also had a Manual/Auto rocker switch on the top right of the back-guard for Timed bake... (In place of it on the selector dial, which I think it was devoid of; the "Self-Clean" would just be in the Temp. knob, as well as a "Standard Broil Setting", if I remember correctly)...
But, I'm also very sure, back in the days of Highland & Ollie Fredder, that I have seen Calorics--Electric & Gas models--New!
Funny--as well as very sad--how the appearance of these ranges went from a "true Raytheon built design" to, later, a 'Roper/Whirlpool clone'...
-- Dave
I've seen an electric caloric once & that was at a SAL. ARM. store... The stove was similar to that one, only in gold or wheat, and also had a Manual/Auto rocker switch on the top right of the back-guard for Timed bake... (In place of it on the selector dial, which I think it was devoid of; the "Self-Clean" would just be in the Temp. knob, as well as a "Standard Broil Setting", if I remember correctly)...
But, I'm also very sure, back in the days of Highland & Ollie Fredder, that I have seen Calorics--Electric & Gas models--New!
Funny--as well as very sad--how the appearance of these ranges went from a "true Raytheon built design" to, later, a 'Roper/Whirlpool clone'...
-- Dave
Caloric Electric
There was a lady on the next street from me growing up that had a white one inside her kitchen door. Being a kid and only seeing Caloric gas models I thought it was a little different, especially since almost everyone in my neighborhood had gas stoves and I always noticed the names on all appliances. In the middle 60's my grandmother bought us one of the original Caloric gas grills that I still have. Has an avocado lid and black space age base but the ancient cast iron burner finally rotted out. I have tried to find another burner replacement but have had no luck. But I have kept it tucked away in the attic of my garage in hopes of someday restoring it. The owners manual had a lady in a poodle skirt with a definite 60's hairdoo flipping perfect shaped burgers on the front cover at the perfect family gathering on their patio.
There was a lady on the next street from me growing up that had a white one inside her kitchen door. Being a kid and only seeing Caloric gas models I thought it was a little different, especially since almost everyone in my neighborhood had gas stoves and I always noticed the names on all appliances. In the middle 60's my grandmother bought us one of the original Caloric gas grills that I still have. Has an avocado lid and black space age base but the ancient cast iron burner finally rotted out. I have tried to find another burner replacement but have had no luck. But I have kept it tucked away in the attic of my garage in hopes of someday restoring it. The owners manual had a lady in a poodle skirt with a definite 60's hairdoo flipping perfect shaped burgers on the front cover at the perfect family gathering on their patio.
Caloric grills
It used to be that the gas company sold replacement parts, especially the burners for the grills. I'll bet that if you search ebay or old Caloric dealers, you might find the burner.
I managed to find two portable Caloric ultra ray broilers called a Caloric cue (like barbeque). The sort of garage-shaped thing is about 14 inches long, 8.5 inches wide at the top (slightly wider at the base and about 10.5 inches high. The sides are orange porcelain and the top and bottom are black porcelain. In the top it has a vent with a raised 4 vaned guard over it and a very sturdy bail-type handle. Inside it has a stainless steel Ultra Ray burner at the top and it runs off a propane tank. If it is of any help visualizing the size, it will hold the small GE broiler pan meant for the narrow companion oven in ranges made from 1957 on. According to the instructions, a pan could be placed on top of the vent guard to warm foods like maybe baked beans. It was not safe to place it on anything except metal or brick/concrete.
It used to be that the gas company sold replacement parts, especially the burners for the grills. I'll bet that if you search ebay or old Caloric dealers, you might find the burner.
I managed to find two portable Caloric ultra ray broilers called a Caloric cue (like barbeque). The sort of garage-shaped thing is about 14 inches long, 8.5 inches wide at the top (slightly wider at the base and about 10.5 inches high. The sides are orange porcelain and the top and bottom are black porcelain. In the top it has a vent with a raised 4 vaned guard over it and a very sturdy bail-type handle. Inside it has a stainless steel Ultra Ray burner at the top and it runs off a propane tank. If it is of any help visualizing the size, it will hold the small GE broiler pan meant for the narrow companion oven in ranges made from 1957 on. According to the instructions, a pan could be placed on top of the vent guard to warm foods like maybe baked beans. It was not safe to place it on anything except metal or brick/concrete.
