Vintrage Stoves or Wall Ovens - CL finds

[danemodsandy]

Uhhhhh....

Is no one noticing that the Whirly range in Reply No. 17 looks to be the ultra-rare ('67-'68 only) Edged Sapphire Blue?

That's quite a find, Phil!

P.S.: I concur with Bob appnut - that is a double-oven setup, not an oven plus a microwave. Do I detect the presence of a self-cleaning latch at the center top of the lower oven door?

 

[ovrphil]

Innocence with suspicions

Sandy. I'm unabashedly naive with some appliances, but that stove looked suspiciously unique, even though the place looks vintage thrashed. lol.

Whatever it is, Sandy, I haven't seen one of these before and I couldn't see a microwave, either.

 

[ovrphil]

Late 50's/Early 60's Vintage Electric Range - $150 (

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/app/4793081532.html

 

[moparguy]

Wow, that sapphire blue sure jumped out at me! Such a rare color, and on a rare range! The other (white) Whirlpool range is one that I have not seen before, either, old enough to still have the 'RCA Whirlpool' name, but is that also new enough to have the "W" (for Whirlpool, not to be confused with the "W" for Westinghouse!) emblem on the right hand side of the dash?

 

[ovrphil]

the clock on the white whirlpool reminds of the starburst clocks - not that it's a clincher to buy it. LOL!

 

[philr]

Belanger

This one is on Kijiji Quebec city. No price but an unusual design...

 

 

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cuisiniere-four/ville-de-quebec/cuisiniere-belanger-bon-appetit/1037055245?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[ovrphil]

It's almost as nice a Frigidaire or GE panel, but imho, not quite. There's always the positive message there, even if you happen to burn the food "Bon Appetit' " on the panel.

 

[danemodsandy]

Interesting....

....To see that burner pan/trim ring design so late, and on a Canadian range. In the '50s, it was seen on some American ranges. If memory serves, Philco was one brand using them.

I think it's a sensationally attractive range! What can our Canadian contingent tell us about Bélanger? And is that supposed to be Turquoise, or is it another color meant for the Canadian market?

 

[philr]

I think it's plain white!

 

[danemodsandy]

PhilR:

It looked like it was light blue on my laptop's monitor!

 

[firedome]

Major burner ring love...

for those circle-in-rounded-square trim rings... c'est tres chic!
Who made Belanger?

 

[twintubdexter]

A real bargain...

You could easily spend $25 at the KFC drive thru. Needs a knob. Had a similar oven in SJ only both ovens were S/C and there was a meat probe. Once the doors were changed from avacado to white we got along fine. In San Diego.

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/app/4797902284.html

 

[danemodsandy]

That's....

....A JK 25. It's not from the first couple-three years of production (1967 to say, 1970) because of the Ye Olde Woode Graine inserts in the oven door handles. Earlier handles had a brushed metal-look insert.

That is a very nice oven, and Joe is absolutely right that the price is basically lunch money.

 

[philr]

Roger

, Belanger was a Canadian brand, the factory was in Montmagny Quebec. At some point, Belanger acquired the Gurney brand from Tappan-Gurney. They stopped to make appliances in the late 1970s.  They originally made wood stoves (we had a small Belanger box stove when I was a kid) but they also made large wood stoves and eventually a full line of appliances (apparently, their automatic washers were no good, I guess they were sourced but I don't know who made them, never seen one!). They mostly sold stoves, refrigerators and built-in appliances.  

 

[philr]

Here's another one on Kijiji.

 

A Philco with 3 burners in a row at the back...

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1039170358

 

[danemodsandy]

Something Tells Me....

....That that poor Philco has bad smells and possibly a vermin infestation. Look at that wall behind it. Someone is not exactly the Happy Homemaker....

 

[gansky1]

LOL - Sandy, I thought the exact same thing about the Philco!

Part of the rescue for a beautiful appliance is bringing it back from a hard life. It's not uncommon to find them this way after years of elderly person's use when arthritis and other medical challenges make cleaning and care nearly impossible. I've seen so many homes that were once obviously spotless clean decline in later years of the owner's lives - "deferred maintenance" they call in the real estate biz.

I'm beginning work on the little Red Red Range I brought home a month or so ago, it's in pretty good shape overall and everything seems to work perfectly. The Sensi-Temp and even the clock, but still some hours of work and detailing will be very gratifying in the end. I can't wait to see it all done.

 

[moparguy]

Oh beautiful red range! Was that a special color for GE in, I want to say, 1961ish? Very pretty. Great that the stars and the "General Electric" and logo light up through the surface lighting. And very hard to find! I passed on one a couple of years ago because it was 'too far away'... and have regretted that ever since!

 

[ovrphil]

Agree! Beautiful stove and even if it you're not done yet, it's looking great. I don't usually love red stoves, but it works well with that design.

 

[pulltostart]

Greg

That's the exact model that I bought over in Pensacola for my Mobile house.  It had truly been ridden hard and put up wet.  I cleaned and cleaned and polished for months, never could get it to a point where I was pleased with the results.  The clock/timer did not work, the Sensi-Temp had been replaced with a conventional 8" burner, the red had several bad nicks in the porcelain and there were stains in the body of the range that defied removal.  The range was ready for a complete restoration - something I wasn't really interested in going for (not to mention not really equipped to do).  When I removed the back panel I could tell that everything (EVERYTHING) internally was coated with grease.  When I finally got the front of the clock removed and tried to clean the clock face, the numerals and markings came off the plate.  Very discouraging.

 

The final straw happened after I  moved into this house and started using the range.  One evening I was preparing dinner, had something in the oven and needed to melt butter so was going to use the left rear burner.  Set the pan on the burner and pushed WM and the whole house went dark.  Not just the kitchen but the WHOLE HOUSE.  It was then and there I decided that I needed to say good-bye to the red one.  Fortunately for me I placed an ad on CL on a Friday and sold it on Saturday to 3 guys from a Fraternity House at the University of South Alabama.  I did make it clear to them that whatever they did - do NOT attempt to use the left rear burner.

 

Hopefully you will have a better experience with your 1961 GE range!

 

lawrence