Old Weird GE Electric Range / $100 / San Diego

[stricklybojack]

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No judgements or anything, just sayin' that clock is not normal.

http://https//sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/atq/6167280345.html

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

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[norgeway]

1957

The first of these had that weird clock, that stove design was GEs most popular ever, it was made in various configurations up into the 70s.

 

[pulltostart]

That "target" clock was a cheap way for GE to upgrade an otherwise BOL range, and I believe they introduced this feature in 1957 with their Clean Line design.  I do not know if it was installed (only) at the factory, or if a dealer could install it for a customer.  I don't think it was used more than one or two model years; I suspect it was generally seen as a rather 'tacky' addition to a nice product.

 

lawrence

 

[circlew]

It is funny looking - like someone set an alarm clock on top of it.

As Lawrence states, it's a lower priced model, with the burners at opposite sides instead of grouped on the left.

My cousin Mary had one that looked a lot like that, but was a more MOL model with burners at left, and clock in the backsplash. Hers was from around '64.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Economy

But with two ovens!

 

[lovinit]

it wouldn't look quite as weird with a large cutting board or some trivets in between those burners...but still odd