Turquoise...

[philr]

After getting a Turquoise refrigerator last year,





And a turquoise dishwasher from SteveD soon after...


I finally got a turquoise oven and cook top that have been advertised for over a year locally on Craigslist and on eBay.

Their external wiring was cut so I need to find new fuse panels and replace a few wires but they are in decent shape otherwise.








I had to test the oven's clock/timer and it still works! (See the link). Now I need to find a Turquoise washer and dryer to complete the set!

 

[turquoisedude]

Sooo cool! We need to find you a Frigdaire disposer and you'll have the complete '1965 Beacon Hill Monarch Homes' kitchen...
Great save, Phil. The lighted clock dial of the oven is really something!

 

[ovrphil]

PhilR - I was just looking at this tonight and thought it would be cool to have a turquoise oven, stove and frig..the Tappan is ugly next to yours...congrats , it's a beauty!!!!!!

LK washer and dryer would be nice as Countryford owns...or whatever your thinking of! Good luck, Phil!

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/app/3333102923.html

 

[philr]

Paul, should I get a turquoise sink for the disposer!?

 

 

I figured that if I didn't get these, they might eventually end being scrapped... And because of the neighborhood where these come from, I see an interesting connection between these and how I first talked to you a few years ago when I saw that "wanted" ad on Craigslist from someone searching Turquoise Frigidaire appliances from Beacon Hill! 

I don't have the exact text for your ad but here's my original reply!

"Hi, unfortunately, I can't help you but I'm also looking for old Frigidaire appliances, if you ever come across something that doesn't interest you... I'm looking for a frost-proof bottom freezer refrigerator from the late fifties to the mid-sixties I'd also like a set of Frigidaire washer/dryer from the early sixties (any color is fine!).

Thanks

Phil

http://montreal.craigslist.ca/wan/1322609190.html"

 

Still haven't got a washer/dryer set from the early sixties... Maybe someday!

 

 

About the oven that I got today, all I did so far was replacing a light bulb for the clock dial that was burned and the knob for the Meat Tender that was broken...

 

Phil, 

 

Tappan also made nice-looking appliances. Some also had nice chrome ovens.

 

 If I ever see a washer/dryer set for sale locally in turquoise that isn't Frigidaire, I think I'll pass! I don't want to loose a friend because I get a pair of Turquoise Lady Kenmores before he does! But if they happen to be Frigidaires, I hope he'll forgive me!

 

 

[hydralique]

Such Beauty . . .

As far as I'm concerned, turquoise is the best appliance color, ever!

 

[pdub]

Very Cool Phil

Congratulations. Me being a fellow Frigidaire fan I know how cool it is to get a complete set together and in such a cool color. You sure have had good luck finding these. Hope you are on a roll and find a turquoise washer and dryer to go with them.

Patrick

 

[gansky1]

A bit far, but there was that turquoise washer & dryer in Florida.

These are just wonderful - turquoise was one of Frigidaire's best colors. Congrats on the latest finds.

 

[firedome]

Really nice!!

I particularly like that model wall oven!

TWIMC: I have a turquoise Hotpoint 4 burner elec cooktop (just the metal cooktop sans controls and burners) in mint condition, free to a good home. One could convert any Hotpoint cooktop to turquoise by using your guts and this piece. It's for the Hotpoint cooktop that has the controls between the 2 front (smaller) burners, and 2 large burners in the back.

 

[philr]

Thanks for your comments everyone!

Roger, I remember you showed me your Hotpoint turquoise cooktop cover

 

Greg, I have seen the '65 Custom Deluxe set in Florida. I also wish it was a bit closer... In fact, I also wish it would be a WI-65/DI-65 set or a Custom Imperial set!

 

 Here in Canada, it would have to be an Imperial because the Custom Imperial wasn't available starting in 1965 (there were just 5 models offered here in 1965). Strangely, the Custom Deluxe models like the set in Florida (with the remote timer knob) was available with a suds saver here too (WCDRC-65) but not in the US (it was the WCDAR-65 without the remote timer knob).  

 

[franksdad]

Beautiful!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations! My turquoise 1961 range salutes your turquo

Is it because of Canadian standards that the cooktop has two indicator lights?

 

[philr]

That's right Tom, that's because each pair of burners was on a separate circuit. 

 

Look at this Canadian 30" Custom Imperial range, it also has 2 burner lights and no "speed heat" but it's otherwise identical (or almost) to the US models. After that, the Canadian free standing ranges were quite different-looking from the US models and they didn't look as nice... 

 

 

 

[philr]

Now a US model.

 

Tom, is yours like that or a 40" model?

 

 

[philr]

The other thing that was different on some Canadian Frigidaire appliances was the color of the porcelain inside. My built-in ovens have gray porcelain like the US models. 



But the 30" range above has dark porcelain.

 

[turquoisedude]

"I don't want to loose a friend because I get a pair

Ah, but you forget - I KNOW where you live... LOL

I forgave you for the Control Towers, so I think I'd cope with you finding a set of Turquoise LK's!!

 

[ovrphil]

PhilR: That link for CL was null - so they sold and I missed the pics.
Once in a while, it's nice to have something so old require so little other than a bulb and a knob.
Finding an old 60's washer and dryer will come..and give 'em some baked cookies or cakes as a reminder to keep a lookout for a matched pair.

Not that you have any plans right now, but let us know how you liked using the stove, what you cooked or bake. It's straightforward to use, but did you get a manual with it?

 

[philr]

I didn't get a manual for it but I should figure how it works without it! I have two Flairs and I have both owner's manuals (in French!) for them. 

 

[swestoyz]

Love it Phil! Glad to see you are so close to having a complete turquoise set!

Ben

 

[tomturbomatic]

Phil, mine is the 40" and the only one with the linear Cookmaster controls. I like the little concertina wire-looking guard across the front of the oven to protect a user from touching the bake element of the range in your picture. Where are the fuses located? I was told about them in the 60s by a lady who had a vacation place in Canada with an electric stove.