When I moved to my house I found a Tappan Pan-O-Matic in the basement. The appliance works great and I have a ton of pans for it. Just wondering if anyone else has heard of one of these. I have done some searching on the internet and not been able to come up with anything. I still have the users manual also. Just wondering how much one of these would be?
Tappan Pan-O-Matic
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mikepaquette
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pan o matic
Hey Is there anyway you could show us a pic or two of this? Very much would like to see it . Mike
Hey Is there anyway you could show us a pic or two of this? Very much would like to see it . Mike
Sounds Fabulous!
How can one not want a Pan-O-Matic just for the name alone? So, although I readily admit to wanting one for myself too, I would most like to know what it actually is! A pic would be much appreciated.
How can one not want a Pan-O-Matic just for the name alone? So, although I readily admit to wanting one for myself too, I would most like to know what it actually is! A pic would be much appreciated.
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I think it's a cooktop/oven....
Pan-O-Matic
Here is the front view of the Pan-O-Matic. If you look toward the bottom, the white section open's to reveal the places where you plug in the pot's and pan's. You can see this on the front of the manual. The opaque glass in the back also is a light. The top is a plate warmer. It has a timer and each burner/outlet has it's own temperature setting's. There are two regular electric burners that plug into the side. You can see one of them on the front of the manual. Any other questions?
Here is the front view of the Pan-O-Matic. If you look toward the bottom, the white section open's to reveal the places where you plug in the pot's and pan's. You can see this on the front of the manual. The opaque glass in the back also is a light. The top is a plate warmer. It has a timer and each burner/outlet has it's own temperature setting's. There are two regular electric burners that plug into the side. You can see one of them on the front of the manual. Any other questions?
That looks like the warming trays that Tappan made for years. Never saw one seperate from a range!
What an interesting contraption. Are there cords on some/all of the pans or do they just butt up to the panel outlets?
Wow!
My parents had a Tappan electric range from the 70's that was very much like this: Imagine a regular range with an oven, and four burners, then graft the "pan-o-matic" to the top of it. (not that it had the plug-ins like that one, but it had the tall lighted backsplash, with the controls at eye level, and a warming tray across the top.)
How fun! Even better than the frigidaire fold-down burners.
My parents had a Tappan electric range from the 70's that was very much like this: Imagine a regular range with an oven, and four burners, then graft the "pan-o-matic" to the top of it. (not that it had the plug-ins like that one, but it had the tall lighted backsplash, with the controls at eye level, and a warming tray across the top.)
How fun! Even better than the frigidaire fold-down burners.
toggleswitch
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Another unique treasure. oh and so is the merchanidse!
Muy differente.
Thank you for posting this!
Muy differente.
Thank you for posting this!
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How interesting! I remember the ranges like Dan mentions very well, but had never seen this.
One of my great Aunts had a Montgomery Ward version of the range. It even had a ventless exhaust! I also remember the Tappan version and the Hardwick "Chalet"!
One of my great Aunts had a Montgomery Ward version of the range. It even had a ventless exhaust! I also remember the Tappan version and the Hardwick "Chalet"!
whirlcool
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What an interesting concept. Count me in on the numbers who have never seen/heard of this before. It just screams "space age" design!
I think I remember Tom talking about this range before. I've seen ads for them, but never the "real thing". I wonder if the appeal just wasn't as strong as they'd hoped it would be for the Tappan - I guess it would be somewhat limiting for someone who was fussy about their utensils ("I have to use only MY pans").
I always liked the look of the Tappan/Wards ranges with the warming shelf/tray above the cooktop and the gas version with the built-in vent.
I always liked the look of the Tappan/Wards ranges with the warming shelf/tray above the cooktop and the gas version with the built-in vent.
The avocado cookware is West Bend, probably Teflon lined. Do the two photos of the surface units show different stages of response to stimuli? This looks like a take off on the appliance centers one of us found (Sunbeam?)where you install the thing on a 30 amp 240 volt circuit and then through the wonders of wiring and fusing, you can plug all of your 120 volt portable appliances in on the counter without blowing fuses. Most had some retractable cords with the female terminals at the ready with the rest of the cord on the reel so you only had to pull out what you needed and did not junk up the counter with cords. They also had fused outlets and timing capabilities. This was before homes were built with Full Housepower so heavily endorsed by Redi Kilowatt in the 50s and early 60s shelter magazines. This Tappan creation is certainly unique. I watched most of Alice in Wonderland on Sunday and the cartoonists really got the drug lingo across in pictures as well as the script. It was hard to imagine old Uncle Walt releasing something like that. My favorite line was when the Cheshire Cat told Alice that everyone there was mad. As his tale started to disappear he said, "Even I'm not all here." Anyway, this sort of appliance from Tappan shows that they had some creative minds that were allowed to roam far afield. Whether their minds were expanded by substances, I don't know, but this is a pretty over the top version of the Sunbeam and Westinghouse products.
alr2903,
Yes, all of the pots that I have with this (about 10 different pots, pans, etc.) are all avocado. They are also all teflon lined (Tomturbomatic) . How much would something like this go for? All of the pots are still in there original brown boxes. All of the lights, outlets, warming surfaces, knobs and ventilation fan still work on this.
Yes, all of the pots that I have with this (about 10 different pots, pans, etc.) are all avocado. They are also all teflon lined (Tomturbomatic) . How much would something like this go for? All of the pots are still in there original brown boxes. All of the lights, outlets, warming surfaces, knobs and ventilation fan still work on this.
maytagbear
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It would go for what it would go for. These are rare. It could do quite well on eBay or better on Craigslist. Or, it could be considered "too unusual."
Welcome from the upper right hand corner of Ohio.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
It would go for what it would go for. These are rare. It could do quite well on eBay or better on Craigslist. Or, it could be considered "too unusual."
Welcome from the upper right hand corner of Ohio.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Speaking of which, is there a museum near Mansfield (home of Tappan and Westinghouse home appliances) that has anything of their production? Especially Tappan made some interesting stuff in the 50s/60s (including the first home-use microwave oven in the mid-50s).
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