Interesting Electric!
Never heard of this one but you pick your own cooktop configuration!
Never heard of this one but you pick your own cooktop configuration!
Lets talk quality ranges!
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Murry1951!
Interesting make I never heard of?
Interesting make I never heard of?
Sears1977
Anyone know I'm guessing the gas is really caloric and electric is GE?
Anyone know I'm guessing the gas is really caloric and electric is GE?
Gansky - do you have a set of manuals for the '59 Frigidaire? I've got the original set tucked away and could scan them at some point if you are in need...
norgeway
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Prestline...
Made by a train car manufacturer, the Pressed Steel Car Co. 666 Lakeshore Drive Chicago, I have seen several of these,very heavy built.
Made by a train car manufacturer, the Pressed Steel Car Co. 666 Lakeshore Drive Chicago, I have seen several of these,very heavy built.
norgeway
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Murray...
Do you remember Murray bicycles,YUP same company!!
Do you remember Murray bicycles,YUP same company!!
The Sears gas is a Roper I believe. The electric looks WP to me.
I do have manuals for my 59 Frigidaire - thank you though!
The Wards "flameless" ranges were made by Tappan. I always thought that was one of the most stylish 30" ranges of the time. One of my grandmother's neighbors had one the just lod Interesting that the self-clean model didn't, or couldn't have a window.
Found this Maytag shot. Looks like a barkcloth pattern, doesn't it?
The Wards "flameless" ranges were made by Tappan. I always thought that was one of the most stylish 30" ranges of the time. One of my grandmother's neighbors had one the just lod Interesting that the self-clean model didn't, or couldn't have a window.
Found this Maytag shot. Looks like a barkcloth pattern, doesn't it?
My Aunt Eloise had the Kenmore electric model, but in Avocado. They got it when they built the new house in '71, which replaced the one lost to Huricane Camille. Always thought it was made by Roper, but maybe it was a Whirlpool.
Hotpoint!
I like the slide out panels for cleaning! Great idea!
I like the slide out panels for cleaning! Great idea!
norgeway
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Our local Hotpoint dealer!!!!
Uses one of the 40 inch Hallmarks,as does his Mother and Sister!!
Uses one of the 40 inch Hallmarks,as does his Mother and Sister!!
ptcruiser51
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Imperial Ranges
That's the first time I've ever seen an ad for Imperial. I have a gas countertop range and wall oven of that make from the early 1960s in my apartment. Stainless! The landlord wanted to upgrade with new appliances, I told him N-O. My stuff works just fine.
BTW, the model is wearing a classic "12-roller set" from the 60s. We hairdressers used to love 'em - in and out in 45 min.
Those SHOES!
That's the first time I've ever seen an ad for Imperial. I have a gas countertop range and wall oven of that make from the early 1960s in my apartment. Stainless! The landlord wanted to upgrade with new appliances, I told him N-O. My stuff works just fine.
BTW, the model is wearing a classic "12-roller set" from the 60s. We hairdressers used to love 'em - in and out in 45 min.
Those SHOES!
My grandmother had a conventional Hotpoint range from about 1966 with the Teflon panels...it was a very noisy range (when walking by)...it had wire racks (duh) which fitted into wire side shelves (instead of formed porcelain-coated-steel), with the teflon panels behind. It rattled as you walked by or opened the door, but was easier to clean. Had the oven element burn out in 1993 when I was living with her--it pitted the teflon on the bottom liner. (I replaced the element). Only other weirdness...it had 5 heat burners with knobs (click-click-click) but no pilot light for the rangetop.
GE 1960!
Here is what looks to be a nice range!
Here is what looks to be a nice range!
Hotpoint 1960!
Maybe the bottom one is a microwave - I don't know?
Maybe the bottom one is a microwave - I don't know?
Tappan 1978!
This one is interesting and convection!
This one is interesting and convection!
Isn't that the same range - Tappan (or Wards?) convection that John has on his back porch? We turned it on a year ago, that thing can really put out some heat.
GE1978!
Interesting microwave combo!
Interesting microwave combo!
Corning 1970!
Does anyone know if this was the first smoothtop range?
Does anyone know if this was the first smoothtop range?
Frigidaire!
smoothtop
smoothtop
Gasp
In 1976 I bought the Frigidaire Touch-N-Cook range in Avocado green. It was a dream to own and cook. With no dials or knobs the backsplash was a breeze to clean. The oven was like all Frigidaire ranges, absolute perfection. I liked the cooktop. It was easy to clean because it never got dirty. I learned you have to dry it after every wipe because brown streaks would appear from the dishcloth swipes. I had Farberware and the aluminum bottoms made gray marks on the cooktop. Corningware introduced a line of cookware that was Pyroceram with metal plates attached to the bottom. Thery worked very well but it was hard to stir puddings and sauces in a square pan. Once you got the rythm going the mass would shoot out of the corner. When I moved back to the midwest I traded the Frigidaire appliances for a Pontiac Bonneville.
In 1976 I bought the Frigidaire Touch-N-Cook range in Avocado green. It was a dream to own and cook. With no dials or knobs the backsplash was a breeze to clean. The oven was like all Frigidaire ranges, absolute perfection. I liked the cooktop. It was easy to clean because it never got dirty. I learned you have to dry it after every wipe because brown streaks would appear from the dishcloth swipes. I had Farberware and the aluminum bottoms made gray marks on the cooktop. Corningware introduced a line of cookware that was Pyroceram with metal plates attached to the bottom. Thery worked very well but it was hard to stir puddings and sauces in a square pan. Once you got the rythm going the mass would shoot out of the corner. When I moved back to the midwest I traded the Frigidaire appliances for a Pontiac Bonneville.
European!
Never heard of this one!
yes lets try to keep the thread going!
Never heard of this one!
yes lets try to keep the thread going!
The Corning was a Frigidaire product - probably a trade-off program. Ranges for Ceran tops and vise-versa. I always thought the Corian ranges were so pretty. An aunt of mine in Minnesota (not Don ;-) had one many years ago in their new house and she hated it with a passion!
Another aunt of mine bought the Hotpoint version of the GE micro-range combo in about 78-79 when she and my uncle retired from farming and built a new house in town. She was the first in the family to get a self-cleaning oven so they intentionally let a cherry pie bubble over into the oven so they could run the cleaning cycle. After about 1/2 hour, all those women decided it was time to do their needlepoint & knitting on the deck to escape the smoke in the house!
The range worked beautifully but the height of the cooktop was limited, as was the complaint with most of these. My sister had a GE double oven (no micro) and loved the range overall but didn't like the height restrictions and access to the back burners was limited even from sides a somewhat as well.
The range worked beautifully but the height of the cooktop was limited, as was the complaint with most of these. My sister had a GE double oven (no micro) and loved the range overall but didn't like the height restrictions and access to the back burners was limited even from sides a somewhat as well.
GE 1978
That same range, in white, with microwave was out in a neighbor's driveway a few days ago. The houses in this development, including the one where I live, were built in 1978. Those ranges must have been standard equipment for these houses. I've seen a couple kicked to the curb over the last few years. This place was remodeled and has a 1994 GE glass top electric.
Have had to replace the former vent/microwave above the stove and it was hard to find one small enough to fit. Most of the over the stove ones now are wider.
That same range, in white, with microwave was out in a neighbor's driveway a few days ago. The houses in this development, including the one where I live, were built in 1978. Those ranges must have been standard equipment for these houses. I've seen a couple kicked to the curb over the last few years. This place was remodeled and has a 1994 GE glass top electric.
Have had to replace the former vent/microwave above the stove and it was hard to find one small enough to fit. Most of the over the stove ones now are wider.
norgeway
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Does anyone....
Know anything about the Monarch ranges,we had a dealer in my hometown of Lenoir N.C. and our local Hotpoint dealer sold them as his premium line until they went out of business,You know me,if it is odd I like it.
Know anything about the Monarch ranges,we had a dealer in my hometown of Lenoir N.C. and our local Hotpoint dealer sold them as his premium line until they went out of business,You know me,if it is odd I like it.
My Uncle still owns and uses the 2nd version of that Corning Stove, introduced for people who didn't want to have to use Corningware pots and pans, but were willing to use PERFECTLY flat ones. It is indeed a combination of a Frigidaire GM self-cleaning oven with a Corning flat top and remarkably generic controls on a very nicely styled backsplash. My Uncle and his partner were prolific cooks so I can tell you that this stove saw mucho use.
You wanna talk high quality ranges? For me, they didn't get much better than these:
You wanna talk high quality ranges? For me, they didn't get much better than these:
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If my time machine were working, I'd go back and buy that light blue 40" baby and that gorgeous 24" stove and put them together. Actually, I prefer the later lines, the Ultramatics and their ultra-retro snazzola styling, but I can't complain about any of the porcelain colors in this brochure.
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