oldskool
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Congratulations
Lawrence - happy for you. I'm sure you'll enjoy your new Red GE Stove!
John
Lawrence - happy for you. I'm sure you'll enjoy your new Red GE Stove!
John
Red GE Stove- Pensacola, FL
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ovrphil
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will do , John ..if I see anything
bluejay
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Was the stove the only appliance marketed in this color or did GE also market fridges and dishwashers as well?
norgeway
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That style stove for many years, the first models had the clock standing up on the back like a big round eye, they made these in 30 and 40 inch, divided and clustered top, until the pushbuttons went away in the 70s.I would bet there were more of these sold than any other single style range, I have seen them from bol with no light and no oven light to this model in the special red, which was the tol of this style, my hometown is full of them!..but most are bol or mol, ive never seen this one except in pictures.
That style stove for many years, the first models had the clock standing up on the back like a big round eye, they made these in 30 and 40 inch, divided and clustered top, until the pushbuttons went away in the 70s.I would bet there were more of these sold than any other single style range, I have seen them from bol with no light and no oven light to this model in the special red, which was the tol of this style, my hometown is full of them!..but most are bol or mol, ive never seen this one except in pictures.
norgeway
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norgeway
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Here is a ebay
Ad for it! RED...NOT ORANGE! LOL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-Orange-S...805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a700b4875
Ad for it! RED...NOT ORANGE! LOL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GE-Orange-S...805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a700b4875
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danemodsandy
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Lawrence:
Yeah, I get that GE pioneered the upswept design long before '72, but it was not until then that they went across-the-board with it.
Yeah, I get that GE pioneered the upswept design long before '72, but it was not until then that they went across-the-board with it.
Bought it
My brother and I drove over to Pensacola yesterday morning and bought the red GE. The woman who was selling it had owned the range for something 40 years and I thought she was going to cry when she started telling me about it. She purchased the range when it was about 10 years old from the original owner, when that owner moved into a retirement/nursing home. The Pensacola owner has a passion for red.
The stove needs work. She said that they cleaned it up before posting the ad, but it has a long way to go. I've cleaned on the oven and some of the cabinet but the rest will have to wait as I'm heading back to Atlanta tomorrow. I believe all 4 of the burners could stand to be replaced, each for a different reason. And I will have to take everything apart on the backsplash to remove the grease that's built up. But "Ol' Red" is in my Mobile house and will be waiting for me when I come back next time.
There are numerous chips in the porcelain - any suggestions as to how to find a suitable touch-up paint in this color???
lawrence
My brother and I drove over to Pensacola yesterday morning and bought the red GE. The woman who was selling it had owned the range for something 40 years and I thought she was going to cry when she started telling me about it. She purchased the range when it was about 10 years old from the original owner, when that owner moved into a retirement/nursing home. The Pensacola owner has a passion for red.
The stove needs work. She said that they cleaned it up before posting the ad, but it has a long way to go. I've cleaned on the oven and some of the cabinet but the rest will have to wait as I'm heading back to Atlanta tomorrow. I believe all 4 of the burners could stand to be replaced, each for a different reason. And I will have to take everything apart on the backsplash to remove the grease that's built up. But "Ol' Red" is in my Mobile house and will be waiting for me when I come back next time.
There are numerous chips in the porcelain - any suggestions as to how to find a suitable touch-up paint in this color???
lawrence
ovrphil
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The Adventure of Ol Red begins....and
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations!
danemodsandy
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Dare I Ask?
First, congratulations on nabbing the Pensacola range!
I have a question, though: Is the lens of the clock/control center cracked, or is that a stain of some kind?
There are porcelain touch-up options that go beyond mere touch-up paint. Acrylic fillers can bring the void of a chip up to the level of the surrounding surface, and then careful spraying of a matching paint over the acrylic can result in a very hard-to-detect repair. Antique dealers are using this idea a lot with chipped porcelain dishes, vases and figurines.
Here's a link to a page offering an acrylic porcelain repair system, about $30:
http://www.acrylicrepair.com/porcelain.html
First, congratulations on nabbing the Pensacola range!
I have a question, though: Is the lens of the clock/control center cracked, or is that a stain of some kind?
There are porcelain touch-up options that go beyond mere touch-up paint. Acrylic fillers can bring the void of a chip up to the level of the surrounding surface, and then careful spraying of a matching paint over the acrylic can result in a very hard-to-detect repair. Antique dealers are using this idea a lot with chipped porcelain dishes, vases and figurines.
Here's a link to a page offering an acrylic porcelain repair system, about $30:
http://www.acrylicrepair.com/porcelain.html
Sandy
Yes, that lens is cracked. It will have to be handled with great care. I am disappointed to realize that the text on this glass is not back-painted. It's on the face of the glass and some of it has been worn off.
Oh well, she is far from perfect.
lawrence
Yes, that lens is cracked. It will have to be handled with great care. I am disappointed to realize that the text on this glass is not back-painted. It's on the face of the glass and some of it has been worn off.
Oh well, she is far from perfect.
lawrence
What about the harvest gold GE you bought?
Tom
I will post it on CL and sell. It cleaned up well enough, but I was having difficulty "embracing" the color. There is some internal signs of wear in the oven. It looks like someone either cleaned the h*ll out out the oven or baked/broiled a LOT. The liner for the door is warped and the porcelain is cracked, the same condition exists on the floor of the oven. It does look much better after several days of elbow grease, though.
lawrence
I will post it on CL and sell. It cleaned up well enough, but I was having difficulty "embracing" the color. There is some internal signs of wear in the oven. It looks like someone either cleaned the h*ll out out the oven or baked/broiled a LOT. The liner for the door is warped and the porcelain is cracked, the same condition exists on the floor of the oven. It does look much better after several days of elbow grease, though.
lawrence
danemodsandy
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Lawrence:
I'm sorry that glass is cracked, but everything turns up sooner or later, so we'll all keep our eyes peeled.
My J 370's control panel glass is not reverse-printed, either. It has held up fine over the course of forty-two years, but then I don't think it was cleaned much during its last few years with the former owner. And it obviously had good care for much of its working life.
Sounds to me like the Pensacola lady might have had some favored scratch pad she used on everything. A lot of people do.
I'm sorry that glass is cracked, but everything turns up sooner or later, so we'll all keep our eyes peeled.
My J 370's control panel glass is not reverse-printed, either. It has held up fine over the course of forty-two years, but then I don't think it was cleaned much during its last few years with the former owner. And it obviously had good care for much of its working life.
Sounds to me like the Pensacola lady might have had some favored scratch pad she used on everything. A lot of people do.
That or she cooked the text off the glass. She claimed that she had cleaned the range before posting the ad, but I find her cleaning very minimal.
lawrence
lawrence
red colour name
I don't know GE's name but Belanger or Belanger-Tappan from Quebec called their's POPPY RED IIRC.
I don't know GE's name but Belanger or Belanger-Tappan from Quebec called their's POPPY RED IIRC.
danemodsandy
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Lawrence:
On my J 370, the control panel indicia appear to have been silk-screened in glass frit and then fired on. They would hold up to any kind of normal cleaning.
You could definitely wear them away and damage them with use of a scratch pad, though, and a lot of people have no judgment whatsoever about those things. I've seen new stainless sinks with Kurly Kate damage.
On my J 370, the control panel indicia appear to have been silk-screened in glass frit and then fired on. They would hold up to any kind of normal cleaning.
You could definitely wear them away and damage them with use of a scratch pad, though, and a lot of people have no judgment whatsoever about those things. I've seen new stainless sinks with Kurly Kate damage.
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