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And I brought home this 1959 Lady Kenmore... which name I had not remembered being used on a stove! It is quite nice, with the full size oven and the 'sub' door (the glass door behind the main oven door so that you can view the food without letting the heat out of the oven) and the side rotisserie oven. And nice bling! It does unfortunately need some work, particularly refinishing some of the control panel, some cleaning, and the very elusive (NLA) oven switch. But it will look wonderful with its shining chrome and lit 'Lady Kenmore' control panel!

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Another photo... these were taken before I loaded it to bring home... It also has the middle griddle (it is a 36" stove).

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Gorgeous!

Could we see the sub door? I've never seen one before. By the way give us the model/serial number and what part is wonky so we can help beat the bushes. I have a source or two that sometimes comes thru...

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I think this would be a Roper... a very unusual one, I had not seen other Kenmores like it. Rather than the 7 pushbuttons, it has dials for the burner controls. But things like the griddle and lid are clearly the same as on my earlier model Roper-built Kenmore.

It does need work, so we were able to negotiate a price to reflect that... most unfortunately, at some time the right hand portion of the control panel was (small) brush painted black. I found this advertisement that shows that it must have been clear aluminum. In addition to (presumably) the switch that is not working, the roaster oven is missing its upper heating element. And of course the general aging issues from a well-used, although probably fairly well cared for, stove that is 54 years old!

Thanks Andrew for the offer... since I am rather a novice (ok, I am not mechanically inclined, lol) at repairs, I was hoping that John combo52 may help diagnose it next time I see him... but once I know the parts that I need I will most definitely take you up on your offer, I very much appreciate it!!! Interestingly, I did an internet search last night, just putting in the model number, and SearsPartsDirect came up with a basic parts diagram... they even show the oven control switch as available in an updated part number, but it appears to be for the gas version of the range. Plus assuming that it is the part, I would rather have an 'original' replacement part! But I was really surprised that Sears still had the model in their on-line catalog! It is Model 101-939590.

And I will take a sub door photo for you... I may have already posted one in the oven interiors thread, I had showed a photo of the brown Kenmore oven interior, with the sub door. Basically, there is a small latch/knob just under the door handle; push that latch, and it decouples a magnet so that when you open the oven door, the glass door underneath stays in place and you can see your meal cooking without letting the heat out.

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Congratulations, Jeffrey!

That's the deep skillet with the cast in heating element like an electric skillet. JOhn & Jeff found one in the 80s tha twas the only part they saved from teh stove. I never saw a cover for the pan, but it seems like there should have been one. This model is one of the nicest looking Kenmore by Roper ranges ever made with clean lines, unlike that gas range in the ad with the dated lines. It seems weird that Roper seems to have gotten stuck at 36" wide ranges long after other ranges were available in 40" widths.
 
Glass Door photos

OK, took a few pics today as I was cleaning the Lady K! First, here she is, burners and trays out as I cleaned the upper interior. You can also start to see where we tested getting the black paint off of the right hand side of the control panel (where the four burner controls and the griddle control are located). Per the advertisement, the black on the left portion of the control panel, where the oven controls are located, appears to be original factory applied.

Most importantly, note the small white knob just under the oven handle. That is the control to open either the oven door and the glass viewing door, to access the oven, or to open the oven door while leaving the glass viewing door in place.

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Next... both doors open, to access the oven...

Pulling open the main door by using the handle, without using the white knob, opens both the main oven door and the glass viewing door together, with the glass viewing door snug against the oven door.

And I am embarassed to show her interior before a cleaning... but her public wants the show, lol...

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And with the viewing door in place...

Pushing on the white latch knob when opening the oven door releases the magnetic attachment of the viewing door to the main oven door, so that the glass viewing door stays upright while the main oven door is open... and you can view your delicious dinner without letting out all the heat!

(You may have to trust me on this, the glass is clear and clean enough that it is hard to see, but if you look closely you can see some reflections and you will also see that it is not resting on the main oven door as it was in the previous photo).

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Hi Kevin, I am pretty sure that it is a Roper. They used the glass inner 'full vu' door for at least a few years, on different ranges.

It will be more fabulous when I finish cleaning, and get the home-hand brushed black paint off the right hand side of the control panel (where the cooktop controls are)!
 

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