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Hello!

I'm new to the message board. I have a coppertone O'Keefe & Merritt oven and just recently found the matching cooktop.

Now, I am on the search for a coppertone refrigerator and dishwasher. As I'm sure you all know, not so easy to find! I've been trying to find a bottom freezer GE refrigerator with the lazy susan shelves. I attached a picture of a similar fridge in a different color. I know there were a couple bottom freezer models that are slightly different with different handles. I'm certainly open to either if anyone knows of any! I live in Los Angeles.

Icing on the cake would be a coppertone dishwasher. I saw a really nice GE one that was posted a while back.

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Thanks for the replies! I should also mention the fridge hinge needs to be on the right because it's up against a wall. Good find though. I don't think I've found a single coppertone fridge for sale since I've looked.

I attached a couple of pictures of the oven and cooktop. I'm having the cooktop re-chromed. It had a bronze finish around the dials that just deteriorated and can't really be cleaned up.

I also plan on repainting the kitchen back to its original muted greyish green color. The Farrow & Ball card room green is pretty similar. It was repainted at some point in that awful clunky white. They even painted over the brown hood, which drives me nuts.

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That's an amazing find Jeanine! Thank you. Apparently, the dishwasher is in almost mint condition. If they have the bottom front cover that's missing from the photo, will definitely try to buy it from them and have it shipped.

I asked for pictures of the inside of the fridge because I'm not too familiar with that model. It's good they're a matching pair though so definitely worth considering. I've heard horror stories about certain era GE fridges, so if anyone has opinions about either, would be good to know.
 
Thank you for the leads. It looks like the dishwasher from the ad above is going to work out.

The fridge was too small to fit in the built in area that's already there in my kitchen. So... looks like I'm still on the lookout for a fridge. The space calls for something pretty full-size like the one I attached up top. I'm sure something will come up eventually.
 
The only way you'll get the swing-out shelving is with an early '60s GE (Norge did copy this, but I'm sure they weren't anywhere near as common and GEs were). 

 

I've been on the hunt for a similar GE hinged on the right for quite a while, and I'm not even that particular about the color.  You probably have a better chance of finding what you want in L.A. than I do in the Bay Area.
 
RP2813 - I did actually come across 3-4 of them at a place called Savon Appliances II in North Hollywood. Apparently, they belong to customers but have been sitting there for an eternity. I don't think they work. I'm having my cooktop serviced there and can let you know if any come in that are available for purchase. I had them put me on a call list for any GE Lazy Susan style refrigerators.
 
Turquoise BF

That's the smaller model with a spinning single crisper and (I think) hot gas defrost system.   I'd say it's +/- 1962.  The larger size (wider and taller) models have two crisper drawers. 

 

If the crisper parts are missing, that's a deal breaker.  They don't say whether it's in proper operating condition either.  For $200, it better be, but since it's missing parts they'll need to come way down in price.
 
I would certainly consider that fridge if it were in better condition. There are some cracked drawers and the seals are all completely deteriorated. It's probably beyond my personal restoration abilities.

Any opinions on the GE coppertone dishwasher from the ad above? I've been in negotiations to buy it. He's sent me pictures from the inside and the thing is in immaculate condition. I read that there were issues with them being prone to rust but it looks brand new inside and out.

Anyone familiar with Gibson refrigerators? I found this one in coppertone (looks a bit lighter than my appliances). However, seems to be in really nice condition and a good size. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/301498247132103/

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The Gibson is in really nice shape and would be fine until the ideal GE shows up.  It appears to be missing the grille across the bottom front, and a replacement will be tough to find.

 

$150 isn't a bad asking price based on the excellent condition, but shipping from NJ is going to make that cost skyrocket.  I don't think it's worth the total expense to get something that isn't your first choice.

 

Another thing you can't check because it's on the opposite coast is the clearance between the door bottom and the floor.  On a lot of top freezer types, that clearance is so tight that the door hits my shoe and I have to step out of the way.  Really annoying.  And with that usually goes crisper drawers that are back-breaking to reach.

 

I would hold out for the right bottom freezer GE to come along and in the meantime put any old fridge in there that will fit until you find what you want.
 

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