WOW -- Unusual MCM Wedgewood Range $100 (SF Bay Area)

[rp2813]

This thing is like new.  A real steal if you're into the clunky styling.

 

On SF Bay Area CL.

 

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/app/4934031192.html

 

[rp2813]

Damn it -- I did it again.  This should have been posted in Shoppers Square.

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

A spanking for you young man. Oh yeah, that's some serious range!

 

[sudsmaster]

That range looks to be in excellent condition. Don't see any rust on the chrome plated top or griddle, where it usually resides. Looks like a dual oven or side by side oven/broiler setup. At 60 years old that would put it in at about 1955, although I'm wondering if it's a bit newer than that. Older models would have had more rounded corners and a more complex back panel, with maybe a shelf, a light, and salt/pepper shakers.

 

I bet it cooks nice, too.

 

 

[davey7]

How closely akin were Wedgewood and O'Keefe & Merritt? This looks like it's my ranges kin, especially the outward angle on the doors and the rangetop and knobs.

 

[sudsmaster]

They were similar designs but different manufacturers.

 

Wedgewood was located in the SF Bay Area and hence seems to be more common around here than OK&M. On the other hand, the OK&M's I've seen around here tend to be more top of the line than the Wedgewoods. Not that Wedgewood didn't make high quality top of the line stuff, it just happened to supply a lot of lower end models to the rental market. Probably due to shipping costs, OK&M couldn't compete as well on price at the low end.