New Member in Southern MD saying Hello

[southernmdgeguy]

Hi, I found this site a few months ago, been reading and looking at all your beautiful treasures, and just felt so great finding a community that understands me and my love of old appliances of any brand or type. I feel like I know several of you already, at least the ones that post often or were in the convention pictures. In honor of that, I just returned home with a new toy, a 50's, or early 60's GE 40" electric range, saved thru Freecycle! It was going to the dump tomorrow. It has a broken clockworks, needs one right rear burner and the oven element they said, but were using it up until this year. Since I work for GE, I am hoping I can find the parts, or I am am sure people on here know where I can look for them. I hope some of us Maryland people can get together too.
My thanks to Robert and everyone who makes this site possible, and I hope I can help out my fellow appliance fans where I can.
Scott

 

[DADoES]

Greetings from Texas!

 

[veg-o-matic]

..and from central Maryland!

veg

 

[air-waycharlie]

Hello new member

Hi Scott,
I'm new here myself but you won't find a more friendly website about appliances on the internet!

I like all appliances but my greatest interest is in vintage vacuums and they let me post here about them complete with pictures.

Welcome and jump on in!

Charlie

 

[Washaholic]

Hi Scott

Welcome from Michigan

 

[maytagbear]

Hello, Scott--

Northeastern Ohio says "welcome home!"

Glad that you joined us.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Hi Scott

Good work saving that stove. You must post pictures of it. There has been some active conversations on electric ranges lately, but there is no such thing as too many pictures!

Welcome!

 

[tlee618]

My welcome from Central Illinois as well!! You are going to love it here. Terry

 

[Washinsheen]

Welcome!!

Yea!! Another old appliance is saved!! Scott, I'm new here myself, and glad you're here. Looking forward to maybe seeing your newly acquired GE range!

Greetings from Bakersfield, CA!!

David

 

[retromom]

Yee Haw and Welcome!

Howdy Scott from the land of Kenmores! Glad to see that vintage GEs do exist! LOL This is a terrific site with many wise, witty, and wonderful people! You're gonna love it!

Venus

 

[toggleswitch]

Hi up there Venus!

Hi Scott. W E L C O M E!

What a group and now even better with you here!

(I'm intrigued by how many of us are born between 1960 and 1965!!!)

See you around the forums....!

 

[westyslantfront]

Hi there. Welcome from Tucson, Arizona.

We are a fun group.

Hope to see you at next convention.

Ross

 

[gansky1]

Welcome Scott! If you post the model number of the range, we can help you determine the age and possibly a source for parts. There are some members in the Beltsville area that you should meet as well, they have over 200 appliances between them and have been servicing and collecting for many years.

Thanks for posting! Greg

 

[spiraclean]

Hi Scott,
Welcome to Applianceville. This site is great fun with warm and friendly people, I am sure you will enjoy being a member if this great club.

All the best.
Hugh

 

[gmpayne]

Howdy Scott, Welcome from Indianapolis.

 

[southernmdgeguy]

Wow

Thank you one and all! I do need to take some pictures of my Miniwasher and dryer, and the stove. I spent about 45 minutes last night just cleaning the crud out from between the buttons and the stainless steel with fantastic. Once cleaned up I will get some pictures to share. I need to figure out how to best clean the button switch portion, so they operate like they should, I was thinking electric contact cleaner.
The paper on the back says model 1J361 and 1J362.
I just love this group!

Scott

 

[customline]

Welcome from Pennsylvania

Hello Scott. As a fellow stove fanatic we share something in common. Also, we like GE products. I own a couple of 50's Hotpoint appliance all in glorious 50's pink. As for parts, GE is not hard to find as far as burners go. For knobs and timers, the local recycle dump is handy, so is fleabay. You can also go on monitortop.com if you have a real hard find on your hands. Also, don't be too proud as to dig in someone's garbage as you can certainly find some magnificent treasures this way. I found my matching '57 Hotpoint wall oven and cooktop this way. Feel free to ask lots of questions and welcome aboard !