norgeway
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If it was pink I would buy it just for the tacky factor
The gaudiest stove on earth
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thespiritof76
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OMG!!!
I LOVE IT!!! Of coarse I love tacky retro like that. Its kinda my calling card..lol.
I LOVE IT!!! Of coarse I love tacky retro like that. Its kinda my calling card..lol.
I wouldn't say it's gaudy.... but ugly, yes!
I never use all caps but....
I LOVE IT!!! I WANT IT!!
I LOVE IT!!! I WANT IT!!
It reminds me of stoves I saw in upscale apartment complexes from the 1960s in Austin. I don't think it's nearly as bad as you made it out to be. But then, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
And speaking of beauty, it's good to see a glimpse of you as you continue with your recovery. Thinking about you quite often right now.
And speaking of beauty, it's good to see a glimpse of you as you continue with your recovery. Thinking about you quite often right now.
Googie appliances. Who woulda thunk it?
I'm torn between which is worse in this case -- coppertone or avocado.
norgeway
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I have decided
I probably will never use it, but im going to get it just for the way out factor, I think this is one of the first Magic Chefs after Dixie Products bought them out in the late 50s, made inCleveland Tennessee, not known for being a good electric stove, still a real rarity.
I probably will never use it, but im going to get it just for the way out factor, I think this is one of the first Magic Chefs after Dixie Products bought them out in the late 50s, made inCleveland Tennessee, not known for being a good electric stove, still a real rarity.
norgeway
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I know these are odd
So I wish John Lefever would chime in if he knows any of the history, I have never seen such a animal...LOL
So I wish John Lefever would chime in if he knows any of the history, I have never seen such a animal...LOL
Magic Chef Electric Range
This is basically what you get when you let a third grader design a range, LOL.
That clock is the most poorly executed design I have ever seen, What Were They Thinking ???
The burner control layout is hard to read an very illogical.
But most of all the quality of the range, its performance and its wiring are sub-par, as has been said many times before MC should have never tried to build electric ranges, even their gas ranges were pretty poor by the early 70s.
John L.
This is basically what you get when you let a third grader design a range, LOL.
That clock is the most poorly executed design I have ever seen, What Were They Thinking ???
The burner control layout is hard to read an very illogical.
But most of all the quality of the range, its performance and its wiring are sub-par, as has been said many times before MC should have never tried to build electric ranges, even their gas ranges were pretty poor by the early 70s.
John L.
norgeway
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LOL...I knew you would say it like you saw it,,lol
But when was this monstrosity made!!!!
But when was this monstrosity made!!!!
norgeway
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Im going to
Get it just for the silly factor, its about the most over the top design I ever saw, but I bet it wont bake worth beans,,,LOL, Really though, compared to the garbage being sold today it looks like a Rolls Royce,,,LOL.
Get it just for the silly factor, its about the most over the top design I ever saw, but I bet it wont bake worth beans,,,LOL, Really though, compared to the garbage being sold today it looks like a Rolls Royce,,,LOL.
justjunque
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Congratulations, Hans!
Put me in the "I like it " column!
When you described it in the other thread, I had a feeling that I would like it.
The first stove I remember my parents having was a Frigidaire in a similar color.
I hope this one ends up exceeding your expectations!
Barry
Put me in the "I like it " column!
When you described it in the other thread, I had a feeling that I would like it.
The first stove I remember my parents having was a Frigidaire in a similar color.
I hope this one ends up exceeding your expectations!
Barry
firedome
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me likey too...
...one can never get too tacky! Pank or Turquiose would make this one really pop!
Good on ya for saving this one Hans!
...one can never get too tacky! Pank or Turquiose would make this one really pop!
Good on ya for saving this one Hans!
Maybe my taste is defective...
This is probably the ugliest stove I've ever seen in my whole life!
It reminded me college, the "don'ts" in cosmetology classes.
This is probably the ugliest stove I've ever seen in my whole life!
It reminded me college, the "don'ts" in cosmetology classes.
norgeway
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Thats why I like it
Its kind of a tacky gaudy mess...LOL Im probably never going to use it,but im going to save it!
Its kind of a tacky gaudy mess...LOL Im probably never going to use it,but im going to save it!
Cannot comment on design nor build quality
However as for the color it is spot on for 1970's.
As one who watches tons of old 1970's programming (thank you MeTV!) can see that range fitting into no end of kitchens of the time.
Never noticed while growing up, but all those shades of earth tones (copper, sienna, orange, red/orange, avocado, browns, etc...) were every where. They well suited the whole "Mediterranean/Spanish" influence in interior decorating.
However as for the color it is spot on for 1970's.
As one who watches tons of old 1970's programming (thank you MeTV!) can see that range fitting into no end of kitchens of the time.
Never noticed while growing up, but all those shades of earth tones (copper, sienna, orange, red/orange, avocado, browns, etc...) were every where. They well suited the whole "Mediterranean/Spanish" influence in interior decorating.
norgeway
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coppertone
Came out in the late 50s I think, and was made thru the early 80s
Came out in the late 50s I think, and was made thru the early 80s
The looks wouldn't concern me as much as what it must smell like. Most old stoves I've seen at auctions or wherever smelled like rancid grease, even the ones that looked clean. I'm sure appliance techs can confirm that the grease works its way into every little seam or cavity on the backsplash, control panel and elsewhere.
I remember taking some scrap RTUs and HVAC parts to the car shredder place for recycling and seeing a Flair-like range in the drop off area. I smelled it from 10 feet away.
I remember taking some scrap RTUs and HVAC parts to the car shredder place for recycling and seeing a Flair-like range in the drop off area. I smelled it from 10 feet away.
