funkyimperial
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Hi all-
I posted a while back but it looks like the post was erased...
I'm the PROUD owner of a mid-fifties Frigidaire Imperial "Cold Pantry" refrigerator and a "Thinking Top" Electric range. I love these guys and man, do I get the compliments from everyone!!
How I found them: Several years back, I was at an estate sale outside of San Francisco. Walking through the 2 story craftsman-style home, I wasn't seeing much that interested me. Thinking that it was time to move on to the next, I walked out into the garage on the way back to my car. Glancing over to the side and past several stacked boxes, I saw what looked like 2 appliances covered in sheets. With a hint of the turquoise color peaking out from under the corner of the cover, my curiosity was raised. I walked over and took a closer look.
I pulled back the sheet as much as I could without moving the boxes to reveal a gold trimmed gauge panel that looked like it was straight out of the Jetsons. Wondering what it was I had found, I removed a box that was in the way and Pulled back the sheet even further. Wow. I was stumbled upon a mid-century stove in absolutely perfect condition! It's muted turquoise color with gold accents was a bit dusty but otherwise begged for a shining. It was dripping in chrome!! Quickly deciding I had quite a find here, I threw off the other sheet to discover an absolutely stunning and unique retro matching Frigidaire refrigerator.
Though I already had (like most others) a set of stainless steel kitchen appliances that were functional though boring, I decided I had to have these. So much character and personality! Heart beating, I walked back in and asked the owner if the appliances were for sale.
"Those old things? They're as heavy as a Cadillac- but they run as good as one too." she said.
"How much?!?" I replied.
"Well, my dad bought them new in '56 or so, and after his wife died he never used them... and they work. I don't know. How about $300.00 for the pair?"
"Sold."
And so our love affair began. Hah! Waiting for our home remodel to be completed, I have had them protected in storage but now we are ready to show them off and enjoy them! Only thing is that we decided to have the chrome rings around the burners re-chromed and the re-chromer guy lost them... As well during moving, the movers cracked and lost the broken piece off of the plastic top of the stove.
Does anyone have an idea of where I can get replacement parts for a stove like this? I want it to be absolutely perfect because it should be. I've tried to do as much research on these as possible to find out the manufacture year, history behind the design and design years but sadly I can't find much out there.
Does anyone have any information or any history on these? Any idea of where I can get the replacement parts for the stove? I've also purchased some of the original magazine ads from sellers on Ebay which is always an awesome way to show these off. Here's some pics that I just took if ya'll would like to see. Sorry to be so boastful—I'm just a proud father.
Thanks!
I posted a while back but it looks like the post was erased...
I'm the PROUD owner of a mid-fifties Frigidaire Imperial "Cold Pantry" refrigerator and a "Thinking Top" Electric range. I love these guys and man, do I get the compliments from everyone!!
How I found them: Several years back, I was at an estate sale outside of San Francisco. Walking through the 2 story craftsman-style home, I wasn't seeing much that interested me. Thinking that it was time to move on to the next, I walked out into the garage on the way back to my car. Glancing over to the side and past several stacked boxes, I saw what looked like 2 appliances covered in sheets. With a hint of the turquoise color peaking out from under the corner of the cover, my curiosity was raised. I walked over and took a closer look.
I pulled back the sheet as much as I could without moving the boxes to reveal a gold trimmed gauge panel that looked like it was straight out of the Jetsons. Wondering what it was I had found, I removed a box that was in the way and Pulled back the sheet even further. Wow. I was stumbled upon a mid-century stove in absolutely perfect condition! It's muted turquoise color with gold accents was a bit dusty but otherwise begged for a shining. It was dripping in chrome!! Quickly deciding I had quite a find here, I threw off the other sheet to discover an absolutely stunning and unique retro matching Frigidaire refrigerator.
Though I already had (like most others) a set of stainless steel kitchen appliances that were functional though boring, I decided I had to have these. So much character and personality! Heart beating, I walked back in and asked the owner if the appliances were for sale.
"Those old things? They're as heavy as a Cadillac- but they run as good as one too." she said.
"How much?!?" I replied.
"Well, my dad bought them new in '56 or so, and after his wife died he never used them... and they work. I don't know. How about $300.00 for the pair?"
"Sold."
And so our love affair began. Hah! Waiting for our home remodel to be completed, I have had them protected in storage but now we are ready to show them off and enjoy them! Only thing is that we decided to have the chrome rings around the burners re-chromed and the re-chromer guy lost them... As well during moving, the movers cracked and lost the broken piece off of the plastic top of the stove.
Does anyone have an idea of where I can get replacement parts for a stove like this? I want it to be absolutely perfect because it should be. I've tried to do as much research on these as possible to find out the manufacture year, history behind the design and design years but sadly I can't find much out there.
Does anyone have any information or any history on these? Any idea of where I can get the replacement parts for the stove? I've also purchased some of the original magazine ads from sellers on Ebay which is always an awesome way to show these off. Here's some pics that I just took if ya'll would like to see. Sorry to be so boastful—I'm just a proud father.
Thanks!
