::raises hand::
I was 9 years old.
Oh, and feel free to add it to the Picture of the Day rotation, if desired.
I was 9 years old.
Oh, and feel free to add it to the Picture of the Day rotation, if desired.
Who's old enough to remember when THIS was brand new?
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cehalstead
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Here I sit, with my hand raised!!!!!!
Here I sit, with my hand raised!!!!!!
cehalstead
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David: turing 50 isn't so bad...happened to me in June.
GE P-7 cleaning was available in the sixties...and with GE, you could leave the oven racks in while cleaning. But...believe it or not, Sears proclaimed sometime in the 90's that they were INTRODUCING racks that could be left in their ovens during the self-cleaning cycle....
David: turing 50 isn't so bad...happened to me in June.
GE P-7 cleaning was available in the sixties...and with GE, you could leave the oven racks in while cleaning. But...believe it or not, Sears proclaimed sometime in the 90's that they were INTRODUCING racks that could be left in their ovens during the self-cleaning cycle....
maytagbear
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To the best of my recollection--
GE introduced the P-7 self cleaning system in 1964.
I was just getting into washers then.
By the time I started into stoves and learning to cook, it was 1967, and self cleaning was still less common.
As for "Americana," I remember that designation for GE's upper end cooking from '65 on.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
GE introduced the P-7 self cleaning system in 1964.
I was just getting into washers then.
By the time I started into stoves and learning to cook, it was 1967, and self cleaning was still less common.
As for "Americana," I remember that designation for GE's upper end cooking from '65 on.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I remember those stoves roo, my aunt in Maine had one just like that. When she and her late husband were building their new home she put one in. SHe just replaced it about a year ago, my mom told me. She told us that it did get very hot on the outside when you cleaned it. When I bought my house in 1984 there was a Ge electric range that said P7 self cleaning on it. It was soooo dirty when we moved in I think the owners never cleaned it. It was so disgusting when I opened it but after one 3 hour cleaning cycle it was spotless. I left the racks in because I did not care if they discolored. A few years later we bought a new GE range and it did not clean as well as the old one. Last year we had to get a new one again and I got the Profile with the porcelain coated oven racks that GE says you can self clean them, This one I feel self cleans ok but not as well as the first one in this house. I found that the window does not get cleaned very well.
I raise my paw.
Americana was also for washers, dryers, and fridges. I'm sure there was a dishwasher too.
Hey Chuck, you're only 4 days older than me!!
Americana was also for washers, dryers, and fridges. I'm sure there was a dishwasher too.
Hey Chuck, you're only 4 days older than me!!
Great range!
Well, I'm definitely old enough to remember the GE P7, but never saw one. Believe me, I would have remembered all that stainless!
I don't think the windows in any of the self-cleaning models ever really get clean. It's almost as if there is residue between the glass. I'm also glad to see that they are now coating the racks so that they can be self-cleaned as well. It's a pain to have to take them out every time you clean the oven.
Was that a range hood above the upper oven?
Well, I'm definitely old enough to remember the GE P7, but never saw one. Believe me, I would have remembered all that stainless!
I don't think the windows in any of the self-cleaning models ever really get clean. It's almost as if there is residue between the glass. I'm also glad to see that they are now coating the racks so that they can be self-cleaned as well. It's a pain to have to take them out every time you clean the oven.
Was that a range hood above the upper oven?
laundromat
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The initials "P7" were coined because in 1964 the cost of the electricity needed to run the ovens through the pyrolitic self cleaning mode were 7 cents per killowatt hour.Frigidaire called theirs "Electriclean".The original GE/Hotpoint/Penncrest self cleaning oven ranges had a shield inbetween the double window on the oven door you had to pull up and lock before cleaning.it was lined with asbestus!!!!
cehalstead
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appnut: 50 isn't so bad, is it???? and at least we can remember when the classics were new.
appnut: 50 isn't so bad, is it???? and at least we can remember when the classics were new.
richm
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I'm raising my hand and I owned one...
I'm more than old enough to remember (lol). I think mine was an Americana (harvest gold) which I bought brand new in 1974. It was the first stove I ever bought and also the best and most favorite stove which I have ever owned. Two great ovens, the upper one had a rotisserie. The side and bottom panels in the top oven were removable and placed in the bottom oven for cleaning. It did a fantastic job cooking and cleaning. Mine also had the vent hood. Unfortunately when we remodeled in the early 80's the harvest gold went away....I'm sorry I ever got rid of it! My aunt had one in coppertone that they put in their brand new house that they built in 1965. It was not self cleaning but she had it about 30 years.
Rich
I'm more than old enough to remember (lol). I think mine was an Americana (harvest gold) which I bought brand new in 1974. It was the first stove I ever bought and also the best and most favorite stove which I have ever owned. Two great ovens, the upper one had a rotisserie. The side and bottom panels in the top oven were removable and placed in the bottom oven for cleaning. It did a fantastic job cooking and cleaning. Mine also had the vent hood. Unfortunately when we remodeled in the early 80's the harvest gold went away....I'm sorry I ever got rid of it! My aunt had one in coppertone that they put in their brand new house that they built in 1965. It was not self cleaning but she had it about 30 years.
Rich
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Also raising my hand here!
My aunt in Miami had one in Avocado.
Her's was a later model. I say that bacause it had dials instead of pushbuttons to operating the "burners". The dials were located next to the upper oven.
I would imagine that the pushbuttons next to the "burners" reduced the size of the cooktop. I would also imagine that they were grease catchers and were very hard to clean. That being said, however, pushbutton controled GE and Hotpoints are my all time favorite stove design. (I'm still slightly annoyed at a friend who just replaced a prefectly good pushbutton coppertone Hotpoint with a Sears. The reason -- the Hotpoint wasn't self cleaning!)
Mike
P.S. It's a little scary to think that the "pull up" window sheild, which I also vividly remember, was made of asbestos!
My aunt in Miami had one in Avocado.
Her's was a later model. I say that bacause it had dials instead of pushbuttons to operating the "burners". The dials were located next to the upper oven.
I would imagine that the pushbuttons next to the "burners" reduced the size of the cooktop. I would also imagine that they were grease catchers and were very hard to clean. That being said, however, pushbutton controled GE and Hotpoints are my all time favorite stove design. (I'm still slightly annoyed at a friend who just replaced a prefectly good pushbutton coppertone Hotpoint with a Sears. The reason -- the Hotpoint wasn't self cleaning!)
Mike
P.S. It's a little scary to think that the "pull up" window sheild, which I also vividly remember, was made of asbestos!
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I don't know how old the one in the ad is, I would expect around 1965, judging by the woman's suit, which I really like, so I was very young, but around. They are a favorite of mine. GE would probably be my second range choice besides a (GM) Frigidaire.
GE made these for years, in fact they may have even extended into the 80s. Some later ones had a microwave on top instead of another oven, but I'd rather have the extra oven. A neighbor had an avacado green one with that had the small buttons up near the upper oven to control the burners.
GE made these for years, in fact they may have even extended into the 80s. Some later ones had a microwave on top instead of another oven, but I'd rather have the extra oven. A neighbor had an avacado green one with that had the small buttons up near the upper oven to control the burners.
I dunno, but the model to me has an eerie resemblence to Martha Stewart, maybe it was her mother LOL.
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Asbestos
is only dangerous if it's loose, which it wouldn't be in the window shields.
is only dangerous if it's loose, which it wouldn't be in the window shields.
These are beautiful, I'd bring one home in a minute! The house where I found my Maytag wringer washer and a mint 806 dryer had a GE model just like this in turquoise. I tried to wriggle it out of them but the house had just sold with the range in it so there was nothing they could do but give the new owners my name & number.
My aunt had a Hotpoint model with the microwave above and a self cleaning oven. Since hers was the first self-clean in the family (in 1979!) the "women" tried it out with a mess they half created with a cherry pie. It worked beautifully, of course.
My aunt had a Hotpoint model with the microwave above and a self cleaning oven. Since hers was the first self-clean in the family (in 1979!) the "women" tried it out with a mess they half created with a cherry pie. It worked beautifully, of course.
We had this exact model in coppertone as shown
I grew up with this exact stove in Buffalo, NY. We lived in that house from 65-73. There is a white version of this model in the Henry Ford museum.
I remember my mother using the rotisserie from time to time.
The kitchen also had a GE diswhasher, GE refigerator with foot pedal to open the roll to you freezer (no auto fill ice-maker like the Americana I have now). We also had a GE console stereo and GE 1050X Washer and matching dryer.
I have a very similar GE console and am still hunting the washer/dryer.
MK in LBC
I grew up with this exact stove in Buffalo, NY. We lived in that house from 65-73. There is a white version of this model in the Henry Ford museum.
I remember my mother using the rotisserie from time to time.
The kitchen also had a GE diswhasher, GE refigerator with foot pedal to open the roll to you freezer (no auto fill ice-maker like the Americana I have now). We also had a GE console stereo and GE 1050X Washer and matching dryer.
I have a very similar GE console and am still hunting the washer/dryer.
MK in LBC
Americana name
Americana was used on GE's TOL appliances beginning in the early 60's. It had nothing to do with the bicentennial, which was still over a decade away.
Our house was new in 65 and had this stove in it. The earliest Americana ad in my collection is from 1963.
MK in LBC
Americana was used on GE's TOL appliances beginning in the early 60's. It had nothing to do with the bicentennial, which was still over a decade away.
Our house was new in 65 and had this stove in it. The earliest Americana ad in my collection is from 1963.
MK in LBC
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LOVE that Americana fridge! Why can't anyone make creative, interesting designs like that any more?
All this talk about Americana has me thinking. Isn't that the name GE uses now for the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel appliances they sell at Home Depot? My memory's not great, but I think I'm right. A pity, really.
veg
All this talk about Americana has me thinking. Isn't that the name GE uses now for the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel appliances they sell at Home Depot? My memory's not great, but I think I'm right. A pity, really.
veg
Americana: Builder's specials for the rest of us
Veg:
Yes, Americana is now GE's sub-Hotpoint line and sold only at Home Depot. They come in pretty handy if you don't want to leave a beloved stove or dishwasher behind while allowing you to claim "KITCHEN W/ALL-NEW MAJOR APPLS." on your house's "for sale" listing.
Veg:
Yes, Americana is now GE's sub-Hotpoint line and sold only at Home Depot. They come in pretty handy if you don't want to leave a beloved stove or dishwasher behind while allowing you to claim "KITCHEN W/ALL-NEW MAJOR APPLS." on your house's "for sale" listing.
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How ironic that Americana switched from a TOL to a BOL appliance label. I saw an Americana dishwasher at Lowe's and that was more BOL than you could believe...OY.
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Oops...I meant Home Depot...LOL
GE plummeting from grace....
Yuk. GE has reached an alltime low when it comes to quality. I seriously have second thoughts about buying anything they make. Unfortunately, the ice/beverage dispenser on the the GE SxS fridges are taller than those of Whirlpool or Frigidaire, and therefore more practical. I may have to consider a GE refrigerator unless I happen upon a vintage Frigidaire Custom Imperial or similar (perhaps in Poppy Red or Stainless; do you hear that Patrick and Cory?).
Yuk. GE has reached an alltime low when it comes to quality. I seriously have second thoughts about buying anything they make. Unfortunately, the ice/beverage dispenser on the the GE SxS fridges are taller than those of Whirlpool or Frigidaire, and therefore more practical. I may have to consider a GE refrigerator unless I happen upon a vintage Frigidaire Custom Imperial or similar (perhaps in Poppy Red or Stainless; do you hear that Patrick and Cory?).
Venus, I was a friend's mother's house Sat evening who has a KA SxS with ice/water. Took a couple pizzas over there, had a look at his house remodel in-progress, etc. I iced the glasses for soda pop, and a medium-size glass wouldn't fit in the dispenser without hitting it at an angle. As you know, it would fit in my Arctica.
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Turquoise Americana
So, MK, did you ever find the ice cube tray for the icemakder for that frige? I remember you saying it was cracking.
So, MK, did you ever find the ice cube tray for the icemakder for that frige? I remember you saying it was cracking.
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Oooh! That turquoise Americana frig is the ultimate! Have been looking for one of those forever. One of my two favorite models and my favorite color. Way to go.
something new everyday.
I always believed the "americana" was from the mid seventies. Thank you, I never realized it was out and about so much earlier. LBcarguy that is a Wonderful refrigerator, Thank you for posting the pic. alr2903.
I always believed the "americana" was from the mid seventies. Thank you, I never realized it was out and about so much earlier. LBcarguy that is a Wonderful refrigerator, Thank you for posting the pic. alr2903.
Auto-Fill Ice Service
Hi Kenmore 78,
Yes, my very good friend filter-flo found an excellent ice tray and a missing trim piece for the fridge. All is well and the ice cubes come out perfect.
For those who may not know, the Americana has a hinged ice tray. After you swing it over to the ice cube storage tray to empty, you put it back and it sits high on a spring loaded lever. When the ice service rack is pushed in, the high level of the ice tray activates a switch to turn on the water solenoid valve and refill the ice tray. When the water level in the tray is high enough, the weight of the water overcomes the spring loaded lever under the tray and it drops down. This opens the switch to the water solenoid and the water stops.
A very cool feature to show your friends. This option was available in most upper end GE refrigerators of the early 60s, and standard on the Americana.
MK in LBC
Hi Kenmore 78,
Yes, my very good friend filter-flo found an excellent ice tray and a missing trim piece for the fridge. All is well and the ice cubes come out perfect.
For those who may not know, the Americana has a hinged ice tray. After you swing it over to the ice cube storage tray to empty, you put it back and it sits high on a spring loaded lever. When the ice service rack is pushed in, the high level of the ice tray activates a switch to turn on the water solenoid valve and refill the ice tray. When the water level in the tray is high enough, the weight of the water overcomes the spring loaded lever under the tray and it drops down. This opens the switch to the water solenoid and the water stops.
A very cool feature to show your friends. This option was available in most upper end GE refrigerators of the early 60s, and standard on the Americana.
MK in LBC
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