brib68
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I haven't seen any mention of the Westinghouse Terrace-Top range in my time on here. I'm thinking it may be a bit of an unsung gem, eclipsed by the razzle-dazzle of the Frigidaire Flair and the push-of-a-button modernity of GE?
My parents bought a set of new Westinghouse appliances (range, fridge, FL washer, dryer) sometime between late '67 and early '69. All in white. The stove was a Terrace-Top and just seemed normal to me growing up, but I realize now it was pretty different. It got its name from its stair-stepped cook top. The front burners were actually dropped lower than counter height, and the rear burners were at counter height. the sides came straight up to counter height, giving the lower tier side walls. Apparently the idea was that if it was installed with counters on either side, it gave the free-standing stove a built-in look. (Mom's was on the end of the counter at the first house, and completely free standing at the second house, so we didn't really have that visual benefit.) I think the side 'walls' were capped with a metal trim piece. The burner knobs were lined up along the right side of the cook top, and the front of the 'riser' from the lower cook top to the upper had an electrical outlet, and IIRC, round indicator light(s) for either the burners or the oven. Might have just been a single light for the oven. The oven controls and timer were in a square cluster on the right side of the backsplash, and the entire rest of the backsplash was a largish light (fluorescent, I imagine) behind a white glass with the Westinghouse logo on it. A lot of times my folks used to leave that light on in the evening as kind of a kitchen night light. It was just enough for my Dad to go out and grab a beer or a snack during a commercial break without the usual lecture about leaving lights on.
My Mom replaced the stove around 1979-80 with a gas Magic Chef because she wanted to change to gas cooking--there was nothing wrong with the old stove.
Does anyone else have any familiarity with these stoves? Anyone have on in their collection?
My parents bought a set of new Westinghouse appliances (range, fridge, FL washer, dryer) sometime between late '67 and early '69. All in white. The stove was a Terrace-Top and just seemed normal to me growing up, but I realize now it was pretty different. It got its name from its stair-stepped cook top. The front burners were actually dropped lower than counter height, and the rear burners were at counter height. the sides came straight up to counter height, giving the lower tier side walls. Apparently the idea was that if it was installed with counters on either side, it gave the free-standing stove a built-in look. (Mom's was on the end of the counter at the first house, and completely free standing at the second house, so we didn't really have that visual benefit.) I think the side 'walls' were capped with a metal trim piece. The burner knobs were lined up along the right side of the cook top, and the front of the 'riser' from the lower cook top to the upper had an electrical outlet, and IIRC, round indicator light(s) for either the burners or the oven. Might have just been a single light for the oven. The oven controls and timer were in a square cluster on the right side of the backsplash, and the entire rest of the backsplash was a largish light (fluorescent, I imagine) behind a white glass with the Westinghouse logo on it. A lot of times my folks used to leave that light on in the evening as kind of a kitchen night light. It was just enough for my Dad to go out and grab a beer or a snack during a commercial break without the usual lecture about leaving lights on.
My Mom replaced the stove around 1979-80 with a gas Magic Chef because she wanted to change to gas cooking--there was nothing wrong with the old stove.
Does anyone else have any familiarity with these stoves? Anyone have on in their collection?
