bluejay
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Oh wow! Those are stunning! I love the glass panel over the dashboard. I wish ours had it! The Canadian models look newer; I would have thought those were from '64 or '65. Interesting!
Vintage Stainless Steel Double Wall Oven by Frigidaire - $250 (Raleigh, NC)
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The US Custom Imperials also have the full glass panel. The later Canadian Deluxe and Custom Imperial models both have the full glass panel but they lack the recessed knobs on the Deluxe like yours and the dials under the glass like the US Custom Imperial (or my early 1962 Canadian Custom Imperial). While models with and without a glass in the oven door were available here too, those without the glass are much rarer.
Here are some mid-1962 and 1963 Canadian models illustrated in parts lists. Strangely, the mid-1962 got a black background for the timer while the 1963 got a white one (on the US models, it's the opposite)
In the US, the 1964 ranges were completely redesigned but not here! In fact, we kept getting slightly updated versions of these until the factory closed in 1970.
The pictures #7-8 show a 1964 Deluxe model in Aztec Copper that I parted out. The two front Calrod burners are not original on this one but some cheaper Canadian models did have 5 heat Chromalox burners instead of 2 wire Radiantubes and infinite switches (example in the picture #4).
The pics #9-14 show my Turquoise 1966 Custom Imperial range, instruction folder and a picture from the parts list, still the old-style panels but the top has been extended to arrive flush with the oven door and the window was made larger to look like those on the US 1966 ranges (pic #15).
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Here are some mid-1962 and 1963 Canadian models illustrated in parts lists. Strangely, the mid-1962 got a black background for the timer while the 1963 got a white one (on the US models, it's the opposite)
In the US, the 1964 ranges were completely redesigned but not here! In fact, we kept getting slightly updated versions of these until the factory closed in 1970.
The pictures #7-8 show a 1964 Deluxe model in Aztec Copper that I parted out. The two front Calrod burners are not original on this one but some cheaper Canadian models did have 5 heat Chromalox burners instead of 2 wire Radiantubes and infinite switches (example in the picture #4).
The pics #9-14 show my Turquoise 1966 Custom Imperial range, instruction folder and a picture from the parts list, still the old-style panels but the top has been extended to arrive flush with the oven door and the window was made larger to look like those on the US 1966 ranges (pic #15).
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