Whats 40 inches wide and FULL of CHROME!

[norgeway]

A PHILCO range!!!!, I couldn't resist for 75.00, Went to Mooresville today and got this 2 ton thing!!! Under the dirt its in really nice shape....It has the meat probe, Color Lit controls,Broil Under Glass, it had the book and broiler pan also, .....It has something I never saw before,a funny porthole with a swinging cover, between the right front and right rear unit, I think it could be the oddball smoke eater attachment port..Has anyone ever seen such a thing????

 

[frigilux]

Great range, Hans! Nice looking console with all that chrome trim. But aren't you the guy who recently posted about being tired of moving ranges, LOL?! Can't imagine how heavy that beauty must be.

 

[norgeway]

More philco pics

details of panel and porthole

 

[hydralique]

Nifty!

Looks like it has an extra-wide oven too, hope it works to your satisfaction. Did you cart it home in a Ford, I think that's the recommended way to transport anything Philco!

 

[tomturbomatic]

You are going to wear out two pairs of rubber gloves cleaning that range and yes, that little hole near the 8" element was for the smoke eater.

Broil under glass did nothing but create a very hard to clean surface that would not otherwise exist, but if the glass is not kept clean, broiling performance suffers. Since you don't broil, it should not be a problem for you.

 

[rp2813]

I would think the book that came with it should cover operation of the smoke eater thingamajig.  I'm curious to hear more about how it (supposedly) worked.

 

[norgeway]

Suprisingly..

I haven't found it, Im going to read it in detail tonight....Rubber Gloves, ..!  Ive never used them..

 

[norgeway]

We DID

Bring it home in a Ford, but Philco was not a Ford product yet, It was the early 60s I believe.

 

[gansky1]

Now that's a nice looking range! There's a Philco near me that maybe a 54? (Link) what year do you think this is? I like your styling better, it will be pretty when you're done with it!

http://lincoln.craigslist.org/app/5008191707.html

 

[norgeway]

Probably around

53-55, im not sure, pretty though isn't it!

 

[gansky1]

It's beautiful! So is that pic of you with the range - you could make that your profile picture, it's perfect.

 

[norgeway]

Yeah....

Its my fat self!LOL, Im relly going to do some heavy cleaning, the first owners broiled everything, but oven cleaner and Brillo pads will get the carbon off...But it really is in nice shape overall, and HEAVY!! great day, maybe im just getting older, but some of these old stoves are brutally heavy, about twice or more heavy than than a new range.

 

[combo52]

Philco's Smoke and Odor Eater

Was a cover that could be lowered over a pan or skillet that had a electric heater and a catalytic converter in it to burn away smoke and odors from cooking. I have only seen pictures of them, in theory it might actually work, something to keep an eye out for at yard sales Hans.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Can you give us a model number so that I could determine the year? Then I could look up an ad in Better Hams and Giblets to find a picture of the thing.

 

[norgeway]

SS 4076

According to the Philco newsletter you posted.."Thanks!"  its a 57 model.

 

[kevin313]

Hans! What a fabulous range!! Can't wait to see it all cleaned up - all that chrome is going to sparkle! Congratulations!!!

 

[norgeway]

Its soaking

In oven cleaner now!