Range Rememberences

[rinso]

When we replaced our old 1940's Hotpoint range with the latest thing from GE. I was about 10 years old and thought we had just hit the future at hyper-drive speed. Of course the fact that I had just returned from seeing Forbidden Planet when the range was being delivered added to the feeling. It was a 40 incher with two ovens. It's biggest space age feature was the rows of lighted buttons instead of knobs to control the four heat coils.(no Virginia, there was no soup pot) The Hi button lit up red when pushed, then next button was medium high, and lit up orange, medium was yellow, low was blue and warm was green. Two round chrome function/temperature knobs for the ovens were on each side of the clock. It was a beautiful appliance and lasted for years, but was replaced by a 40 inch Turquoise Flair, a la Bewitched, when it failed to fit into our new kitchen's design and color scheme.

 

[toggleswitch]

All sound amazing..and who can resist ROYGBIV "rainbow" indicator lights!

 

[rinso]

The 40" Flair that replaced it has some sort of automatic roasting device for the larger oven. You would set it on the desired degree of doneness, and you could watch the temperature knob turn up and down by itself. Great for prime rib, and never overcooked it.

 

[tolivac]

At the transmitter site I work at-they used to have a "GE" kitchen-the metal cabinets and the "Rainbow buttons" pushbutton range and oven.while I was working a tour of duty in Wash DC plant-they remodelled the kitchen down here-the remodel is HORRIBLE!!!They should have kept the orginal GE one.The cabinets in the new one are falling aprt already and they are talking about remodelling again-If the kept the GE one-would have saved the agency money as well.these transmitter plants were made to be self sufficient as possible-their own water,sewage,and even power.-and yes complete cooking facility.