Being we went over 200 postings and per request I am starting a new thread
I hope we can go up to 200 posts again
We will start with a 1958 wizard!
I hope we can go up to 200 posts again
We will start with a 1958 wizard!
Range thread continued!
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A interesting one!
Heart shaped??
Heart shaped??
A interesting one
Another picture from above!
Another picture from above!
Sears
1957!
1957!
Brown
1967!
1967!
norgeway
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Brown !
Is still made in Cleveland Tenn, and is the only family owned range manufacturer left!
Is still made in Cleveland Tenn, and is the only family owned range manufacturer left!
Thermador!
This was probably the next series from when they added a window. These Gems were in the previous postings.
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This was probably the next series from when they added a window. These Gems were in the previous postings.
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norgeway
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Thermador
I found this same oven at the Habitat store and for 5 dollars bought it, It is now in the wall at a good friends house who had a worn out Westinghouse, They love it!
I found this same oven at the Habitat store and for 5 dollars bought it, It is now in the wall at a good friends house who had a worn out Westinghouse, They love it!
My grandmother that had the Westinghouse Laundrymat had a Brown stove it was a great stove the simmer burners were the best to her at that time. After selling her general store she took a part time job as a cook at a resturant and sid her Brown was a better stove than the ones qt the resturant.
The Brown was a 30" and was the Coppertone.
The Brown was a 30" and was the Coppertone.
philr
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Here's a range model that was quite popular in Canada in the sixties/seventies, they were made with minimal changes over a long period of time. I have seen very similar Enterprise ranges (larger 40" models) with a wood stove on their side and other ones with a combined oil furnace. This one is from 1974 but I have seen some older ones from 1967, 1971 and 1972 that were identical (or almost).
Some 40" models were combined wood/electric or oil heaters (see the link).
http://images.canadianlisted.com/nlarge/antigonish-old-electric-range-enterprise-stove_5345102.jpg
Some 40" models were combined wood/electric or oil heaters (see the link).
http://images.canadianlisted.com/nlarge/antigonish-old-electric-range-enterprise-stove_5345102.jpg
philr
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Here's a matching oil heater for the range above.
philr
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Or a wood heater.
philr
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Here's an ad with different ranges from Enterprise from 1966 (I think they got redesigned with two burner controls on each side the following year).
As I see this picture, I'm thinking about something else. Here in Canada, there seems to be very few ranges from the late fifties or newer that don't have a glass in their oven's door. From the pictures I have seen on the net, it seems much more common to have a door without a glass on 1960's and even 1970's ovens in the US than it is here. Am I right? Also, timed convenience outlets were still seen on most ranges here until a few years ago. I don't know if they have been banned here too or if manufacturers just stopped offering them.
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As I see this picture, I'm thinking about something else. Here in Canada, there seems to be very few ranges from the late fifties or newer that don't have a glass in their oven's door. From the pictures I have seen on the net, it seems much more common to have a door without a glass on 1960's and even 1970's ovens in the US than it is here. Am I right? Also, timed convenience outlets were still seen on most ranges here until a few years ago. I don't know if they have been banned here too or if manufacturers just stopped offering them.
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norgeway
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Enterprise...
This is VERY interesting! There was also a range made in the us called Enterprise, it was what we call a "Off brand" meaning it was a lesser known product than say GE,lots of them were used in new construction in the 60s, very similar to Modern Maid, both being made in Tennessee...The Canadian Enterprise looks good!
This is VERY interesting! There was also a range made in the us called Enterprise, it was what we call a "Off brand" meaning it was a lesser known product than say GE,lots of them were used in new construction in the 60s, very similar to Modern Maid, both being made in Tennessee...The Canadian Enterprise looks good!
norgeway
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Here is!
The 52 Okeefe and Merrit Hi Vue range I have...Someone needs this!
The 52 Okeefe and Merrit Hi Vue range I have...Someone needs this!
58limited
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1956 Tappan Greenbriar - $25.00 in New York State
Found this on ebay, looks like a nice stove but there is only one picture, no close-ups. Located in Larchmont, NY.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tappan-Greenbri...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba53f775
Found this on ebay, looks like a nice stove but there is only one picture, no close-ups. Located in Larchmont, NY.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tappan-Greenbri...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba53f775
I believe that the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the US mandated that plugs no longer be offered in stoves for sale in the US because of the danger of dangling cords in about 1970. They're still widely available in Canada. That Enterprise stove is interesting looking...what company made it? GSW? It appears to have quite an appealing industrial design (slightly different than GE/Frigidaire/Westinghouse) but still better designed than the off-brand range manufacturers which aren't quite in the same league for design...essentially it looks like someone actually looked at the design and cared. I think that some of the electric stoves in Canada currently made are really better looking and more functional than some of the ones we have here (the ones with the stacked burner controls at each end, with outlets). If I were in the market for a stove, I'd probably drive to Windsor to get something interesting.
Enterprise Range!
That is one awsome range series. The styling is really nice. Their was a lot of ranges in the USA in the 60s and 70s with windows. At times the lower end models didnt have them. On a lot of the upper end models that had self cleaning ovens the window was absent on earlier models because the glass wasnt made strong enough to endure the heat. When improvements were made many models featured windows.
I do miss the electric plug connections on the ranges. I never knew the exact reason as to why they stopped making them but I had heard it was some type of safty issue. If it was due to a dangingling cord many were positioned in back where the cord couldnt dangle.
Also did these enterprise ranges come out with self cleaning or continous cleaning ovens at a later time?
Thanks,
Peter
That is one awsome range series. The styling is really nice. Their was a lot of ranges in the USA in the 60s and 70s with windows. At times the lower end models didnt have them. On a lot of the upper end models that had self cleaning ovens the window was absent on earlier models because the glass wasnt made strong enough to endure the heat. When improvements were made many models featured windows.
I do miss the electric plug connections on the ranges. I never knew the exact reason as to why they stopped making them but I had heard it was some type of safty issue. If it was due to a dangingling cord many were positioned in back where the cord couldnt dangle.
Also did these enterprise ranges come out with self cleaning or continous cleaning ovens at a later time?
Thanks,
Peter
Peter
I think that the cord on the electrical apliances were in the same year the outlets on the stove were removed to be much shorted than before so they would not dangle over a counter top. I renenber that you could buy a 48 to 60 inch cord to a coffee maker or a waffle iron, or an electric skillt or pan. Since the early to mid 70's have been the short cords. Have a second cousin who did this withh log cord that came off my cousins counter. She was burnt by the shock and had to have sone plastic surgery. Lucky for her the breaker tripped.
I think that the cord on the electrical apliances were in the same year the outlets on the stove were removed to be much shorted than before so they would not dangle over a counter top. I renenber that you could buy a 48 to 60 inch cord to a coffee maker or a waffle iron, or an electric skillt or pan. Since the early to mid 70's have been the short cords. Have a second cousin who did this withh log cord that came off my cousins counter. She was burnt by the shock and had to have sone plastic surgery. Lucky for her the breaker tripped.
philr
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Jamie,
I think Enterprise was an independent company, The Enterprise Foundry, in New Brunswick. I think the company still exists but they don't make electric ranges anymore.
Peter,
I have never seen a self-cleaning Enterprise range but many were clean-free (including this one).
My aunt had a 3 years older Enterprise clean free oven from 1971 with a full glass door and wood grain trim on the lower drawer. It's one of the first appliances I have worked on when I was a kid!
I think Enterprise was an independent company, The Enterprise Foundry, in New Brunswick. I think the company still exists but they don't make electric ranges anymore.
Peter,
I have never seen a self-cleaning Enterprise range but many were clean-free (including this one).
My aunt had a 3 years older Enterprise clean free oven from 1971 with a full glass door and wood grain trim on the lower drawer. It's one of the first appliances I have worked on when I was a kid!
norgeway
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Please!
Anyone who has them, post more pics of Canadian built ranges, like the vacuums made there, they are interesting!
Anyone who has them, post more pics of Canadian built ranges, like the vacuums made there, they are interesting!
clean free oven
I assume by clean free you mean continious cleaning - am I right?
Also some ranges had panels that slide out to clean which I think was a really good idea. Their was a lot of people against continous cleaning ovens, but I did like them if used properly. I think they should have improved the concept instead of removing it off the market!
I assume by clean free you mean continious cleaning - am I right?
Also some ranges had panels that slide out to clean which I think was a really good idea. Their was a lot of people against continous cleaning ovens, but I did like them if used properly. I think they should have improved the concept instead of removing it off the market!
twintubdexter
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kind of unusual...
...electric & wood burning Monarch range currently on ebay (Colorado) for $400
...electric & wood burning Monarch range currently on ebay (Colorado) for $400
Nice GE Range on SF Bay Area CL
Looks to be in good shape
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/app/2522139486.html
Looks to be in good shape
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/app/2522139486.html
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