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jamman_98

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Ok here I try again. I really need to find a new home for my 1968 GE 40" range. I have to be out of my home by June 27th. If you want this please e-mail me asap. Otherwise I'm not sure what will happen to it.
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Joe
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My experience has been that on this site there aren't very many of us who are interested in old stoves, especially electric ones. I'd take that one off your hands to replace the '49 Westinghouse at my mom's if you were closer. Now that she's in a nursing home and my partner and I may be spending more time at her place, the Westy has got to go because he'll beat on it and replacement Corox burners are impossible to find. Your GE would be perfect, as I need something that's at least 40" to fill the space the Westy currently takes up. Here's the pic again. Just in case somebody happens by who hasn't seen it posted here before and has an interest.

Ralph

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You have a beautiful stove and we had one almost like it. I wish I had room, honestly, but I have 11 electric stoves in this house already. They are all all prize finds. John is talking about trying to get rid of some of what I thought were going to be beautiful ranges in the museum so none of mine can find safe shelter over there. There is one 30" gas stove outside under the deck for emergencies. There are many of us who do like old electric ranges and in most cases the parts for fixing electric stoves are far more generic than comparable parts for old gas stoves. I hope as much as you that someone can save your range. It is interesting that as early as the late 1950s, the 30 inch electric range was outselling 40" models. I would imagine that the wide ovens offered in 30" ranges were a big selling point and gave most cooks the oven capacity they needed. Also, as kitchens began to feature more counterspace and cupboards, the extra storage in 40" ranges as well as the work space on top was not needed as much. I have seen pictures in old magazines and cookbooks where the stand mixer is being used on the space next to the surface units and the cord plugged into the outlet on the control panel of 40" ranges. That was how you put a cake together.
 
I would love to have it too

but distance and already having 4 stoves here makes it impossible. I really wanted to pick up another Philco like mine that was on e-bay a while back and make one good one out of two, but could not swing the bucks needed at the time. Then the other yellow GE was posted for only thirty bucks, but a long way away to pick up... such is life.

I too hope you find it a good home.

Scott
 
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