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This is a local (Mobile, AL) ad for a range that I've never seen before.  It is 24 inches wide, Harvest color (non-shaded, so that tells me late 1970's/early 1980's), with loads of faux woodgrain and proudly proclaiming its "Princess" badge.  The seller has been unable to locate a data plate so no model number or serial number.  I believe this must be a Canadian product.  Is anyone familiar with this one or others similar to it?  Can't see the knobs clearly enough to identify French/English text, but it's probably there.

 

Comments anyone?

 

lawrence


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Canadian Appliance Manufacturing Company....

Camco made the stove. Camco made appliances in Canada under GE, Hotpoint, Moffat and some department store brand names. Not sure how Camco came to be, probably as a result of some kind of mergers way back but GE held a controlling interest in the company. Mabe bought Camco at some point in the mid 2000's and they eventually shut down the Canadian manufacturing plants sometime thereafter I believe....
 
Camco

is Canadian GE, still in Hamilton Ontario. They still make the GE and Profile slide in ranges. Some of the parts are either from MABE in Mexico, or China.
I think the Montreal plant which made dryers, etc. closed.
 
If it's Canadian, there are probably fuses!  They sometimes were under the rear cover - when lifted to access the fluorescent light tube, you'd see 'em there, especially with a range of this vintage. 

 

Camco in Montreal is indeed shuttered - I think it's been a few years now.  
 
John,

You're correct about the color - definitely shaded = Harvest Gold.  That makes me wonder as to the age.  Did GE's Canadian appliances observe the same color changeover as did the American counterparts (in 1977) or not?  Somehow with all that woodgrain everywhere it just looks newer than 1976.

 

lawrence
 
Camco

Is the Canadian arm of General Electric: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_General_Electric

"1975 - Household appliance division spun off and merged with GSW Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of household appliances with brands such as McClary, Easy, and Moffat, in a new company named Camco. Camco is a publicly traded company and is a part of the General Electric family of companies."
 
24" Range

Just yesterday I went to visit a job site where a 1927 house is being flipped.  Lance Brown, the guy who takes these projects on isn't your typical flipper.  He seeks out houses with charm and retains as much of the original architectural treatments as possible, while adding modern treatments that make better use of the space.  He takes time to do things right and do the house proud.  He's even re-using all of the original double hung sash windows on this latest place, which have all been rebuilt by a specialist.  He's been working on this particular house since March.

 

There is a small separate cottage in the back yard.  It has a tiny kitchen.  I took a look at the space where the stove will go, and figured it would be a 20" model.  He corrected me and said it's going to be 24".  While he uses classic treatments in kitchens, the appliances are all new.  I didn't ask him where he found a brand new 24" range, but apparently they're out there.  I'll have to inquire next time I see him.

 

In case anyone is interested, you can see some of his previous work via the link provided.  His girlfriend Diane also has a blog with updates on their current project -- accessible through the link.

 
Fuses...

I didn't realize that having fuses in stoves was only a Canadian thing Paul! All the stoves that I remember growing up had them. Learn something new every day!

It looks like Camco was sold to Mabe in 2005 so maybe your stove is a bit older than 2007 Vacerator?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mabe-buys-camco-1.525800

24" ranges are still sold in Canada at most retailers. I just had to shop around for one for a rental - they are great for small spaces. Got a great deal and this is the one I went with:

 
Did GE import Canadian 24" ranges to the United Sates like it did for it's electric kettles? The Canadian 30" GE ranges looked very similar to that 24" back then. I'd like to find one of the early self-cleaning Canadian GE ranges from 1966. So far, I have only seen them in old newspaper ads like this one:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-kcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u08EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2395,2151313
The French-language ad states that this self-cleaning range has infinite switches. I don't know if all models had them back in 1966 but most of them certainly had rotary controls. I do recall seeing one very similar GE Canadian range with pushbuttons but most seemed to have rotary controls.

I saved the larger pics from the Craigslist ad for the 24" range.

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24" was sometimes seen in apartments but 20" seemed to be the norm here for smaller sizes. But you can get some fancy 24" ranges these days, stainless steel, smooth top etc. But as noted above a lot of places are just fitting 30". Easier to find, and cheaper for price vs features.

I always wondered why Canadian ranges tended to have high control panels with the burner knobs stacked on each side whereas others tended to be lower.
 
Bertazzoni seems familiar.  If memory serves me, that may be the make of the 30" or 36" stove Lance used in the house he flipped next door to my friend.   He might be using their 24" model in his latest project.
 

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