Out with the NEW in with the OLD! FRIGIDAIRE!

[retromania]

Oops...

Didn't mean to delete all of it. Was just trying to redo it. Anyway, love the stove. Nice that you knew the person who owned it.

 

[rll70sman]

Beautiful stove!

Hans,

I, too, share your sentiment about acquiring things owned by someone who's passed on that you dearly loved. I have a lot of my grandma's kitchen wares. They bring a smile to my face everytime I use them because they bring back so many good memories of her and her great cooking. May you enjoy many years of happy cooking and baking with this stove!

Rob

 

[jetcone]

Nice stove Hans!

And I have to say I agree with Donald but in this case it actually looks inviting in avocado, now go make a '70s carrot cake!

 

[hydralique]

Beautiful Range . . .

I'll admit to not being a big avocado fan, but at least at Christmas you can put some red enameled pots and pans on it and have seasonal colors!

 

[retromania]

Hans...

I meant to tell you I like that kettle on the stove too!!!

 

[retromania]

Hans...

I didn't know Frigidaire was making those thick surface heating elements as late as 1975!?! Would have lost that one on a retro stove trivia game show! LOLLL

 

[norgeway]

Radiantubes..

They used them until GM sold Frigidaire out!

 

[retromania]

Hans...

I learned something today! I guess a good stash of those burners were around as leftover stock for a good while after they sold out. So it wasn't hard for people to find replacements. However, our old 40" Custom Imperial that my mother had, I don't ever remember her having to have a burner replaced on it and it got daily use a couple of times a day at least. I hope some day to find a vintage Frigidaire range! Dream! Dream! Dream! LOLLL

 

[oldskool]

It's Greaaaaaaaaat

Hans -

 

That stove looks great and absolutely right in your kitchen.  Do the burners heat up quickly as I've heard some say? 

 

I can only imagine what kind of great meals you'll prepare on it.

 

Very happy for you!

John

 

[philr]

Nice to see it in your kitchen! I really like your range and it's color too!

Is the matching fridge there too?  

 

Maybe you should post the model numbers and serial numbers here! I also think the fridge might be a bit older than 1975... I had a single door fridge very similar to yours with the cabinet still hiding the door seals and the same style door and it was a "N" model from 1968-69. There were probably some of these still made in the seventies but I'm wondering if it could have been as late as 1975. But Frigidaire often kept the prior year's models in production for a few years on some models after having switched to new models. For example, there were still 1962-style Frigidaire fridges produced in 1963-64 but they didn't get much advertising except in some newspaper ads from dealers. 

 

As for the ranges. Frigidaire didn't sell appliances for a few years here in the seventies here and most of those sold in the mid-to-late sixties and very early seventies didn't look like the US models at all so my knowledge on the US models like yours very limited!

 

I think that by (or during?) 1975, the Super and Deluxe ranges had their control panels redesigned with their clock in the center like the one is this ad from august of 1975 but 1974 models still had their clock on the left like yours. So I suppose it might be a left over 1974 model sold in 1975 or an early 1975 model...   And about convenience outlets. I think they were banned from ranges in the US in 1976 so 1975 models should still have them. (But again I live in Canada so...).

 

[norgeway]

Re left over 74...

I can believe this knowing them as I did, they were not rich folks and were very good at saving, it was bought in March of 75. The model number is RGD3-35W..Anyone know exactly how old, also, knowing WE Shaw furniture as I do, it might be even older , they were known for buying lots of stuff in bulk.

 

[norgeway]

Re Radiantubes...

I think the big surface units are a little slower to heat up, but once they are hot the heat is much more even and steady, also, because they are wide and flat, they make better contact with the cookware.

 

[norgeway]

Frigidaire Ad.

My Mother bought one of the last real Frigidaire stoves sold by Shaw Furniture in 1979, December I think, anyway, it had the back panel just like the one in the ad, no appliance outlet, and was continuous cleaning, it never was as good as Berthas stove,The clock didnt last a year and the oven never was very accurate for some reason.We sold it in the mid 80s and I installed a 55 39 inch double oven lighted pushbutton Hotpoint,My Mom and Grandmother loved it, wish I had kept it, Hotpoints 50th anniversary model, Rota Grill, Golden Griddle and all!!

 

[polkanut]

Hans,

If you want to really go '70's, you need to find an avocado BUNDT pan, make a cake, and have the neighbors over for coffee & dessert some afternoon.

 

[philr]

The model number is RGD3-35W...

 

I guess it is RDG3-35W (D stands for Deluxe, G for Glass) and this model was produced in 1973-74. 

 

How about your fridge?

 

 

[norgeway]

Being...

Half asleep from work, I guess I inverted the two letters!! 12 hour nights will do that!!LOL, That stove being a 74 makes perfect sense now that I think of it, Im sure Shaws had it left from the previous year and gave them a good deal on it, as I think Lawrence Hayes ,the owner of Shaw Furniture was in Raymonds Sunday School Class at Church,Bertha was president of thw WMU.."Womens Missionary Union" and also taught Sunday School at Lower Creek Baptist Church, So everyone involved was friends..Such is the life of a small town, In Lenoir, if you went to Lower Creek, you naturally shopped at Shaws, if you went to First Methodist, you shopped at Crowells or Teague Furniture, as George Crowell and Ira Teague went there.As for the fridge,it looked ok on the outside, but someone had busted up some of the plastic on the inside working on it.If it had been a non self defrost model I would have kept it, but every frost free fridge I ever had any experience with was trouble, so I let my neighbor have it.He has had a rough time lately and needed a fridge.

 

[combo52]

Range Outlets and Push-To-Turn Surface Unit Controls

The outlets went away when the PTT surface unit controls came into being by 1974 as a UL requirement that was supported by range manufacturers.

 

[retromania]

Miss those outlets..

Wish stoves still had a power outlet and dash light, but especially the power outlet. It was so convenient.

 

[philr]

About convenience outlets... Not a lot of information on the net about the exact time they were banned but I found this...

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[jhmorpheus]

How to set the stop time and temp for the stove

I live in an apartment with this stove and don't know how to set the stove. Can someone please help me? I have no manual.