Range Room Tour Vintage Stove Collection
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Over the past few months I have had a number of requests for a peek at the stove collection at Cavalcade. While we like to do the "Stove Exchange" every so often (will likely do one in early 2021), here's a walk around the Range Room showing the variety of electric ranges waiting to be put into service in the studio kitchen!
an era when quality and quantity worked hand in hand probably something we'll never see again thanks to the dominance of plastic components
Hi Charles - you are so right about quality and quantity working hand in hand! Thanks for watching!
The brown unused GE is really something. It is pristine. I always liked their push buttons.
That GE is a real gem. It's rare to find something that was never used. Glad you like the collection!
You can tell years of service and military,navel and utility design left it’s mark. The designers have Aviation’s and a submarine reference towards the functionality. It’s honestly so beautiful and I hope repair manuals and parts will be remanufactured as my generation realizes the beauty and dependably of these.
Hi Mason - these appliances have sure passed the test of time! I wish more things were still made like these! Thanks!
Love the old ranges. They were more like a piece of furniture than just an appliance. So stylish. Love seeing your wide range of ranges.
Hi Cindy! That's so true - the range was like kitchen furniture! They really reflected the styles of the time! Thanks!
Oh my gosh! I'm in vintage stove heaven! I love my 1940s O'keefe & Merritt stove. No griddle in the middle; I only had a 30 inch opening. But that's okay! Cooks and bakes like a gem! :) Have a great day!
Hi Going Slightly Mad! Your O&M stove was made with real quality! I'll bet it's a joy to use - nice to hear you enjoy it! Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood I used a 1956 O&M 40" gas stove that had a "burner-with-a-brain" equivalent to GE's Sburner. ensi-Temp. Like using an electric skillet! very precise temperature regulation! The burners were arranged in "checkerboard" style. It only had one oven, but the top of the line had a double oven.
@@russ5024 I've heard those were excellent controls on O&M. That checkboard layout is interesting and I guess would come in handy if you were using a lot of big pots. Thanks!
My 92-year-old mom still uses her 1953 40" GE stove, original to her house. I've repaired it several times. My grandmother had the same 40" Hotpoint you have. Your stoves make my 1985 30" GE look newfangled by comparison. I'm using it more now than ever before and it sure was made to last. Thanks for the tour. You also have the early Corning Ware percolator my mom had, with the ceramic rim on top. It was our "tea pitcher" for many years.
Hi Jonathan! Glad to hear your mom is still using her GE range - those were very well built appliances. Yes, yours looks ultra modern by comparison!! Glad you enjoyed the tour - thanks so much!
They are all so beautiful ! Nothing nowadays is meant to last ,how sad ! thanks for sharing your beautiful collection . ❤️ your channel.
Hi Jainy! They sure don't build them like these anymore. Most of these stoves are 50+ years old and still working. Thanks for watching!
when people complain that things don't last like they used to, they often conveniently forget that things don't cost what they used to either! A quality stove in the 1950's would have cost several weeks salary for the average working man. Now, we can buy a modern stove for little more than a few days salary. If you want the same quality stove today it's perfectly possible to buy one- you just have to be prepared to spend some serious cash, just as our grandparents would have done.
Nothing is meant to last or has character either. Just like the houses nowadays.
@@spencerwilton5831 I strongly disagree with you ! we live in a throwaway society, a wasteful society. I don’t mind paying a high price for some thing that actually is worth it ! I’ll give you a for instance, my grandmother had a KitchenAid it lasted over 50 years I bought two new brand new pro ultra KitchenAid they were each over $500 apiece and they’re absolute garbage!! plastic gears . absolute garbage! they make things so they don’t last and that’s what ticks me off!! I hope you have a wonderful day😊
Having space on the side of the stoves, to keep items warm n in a smallish kitchen was brilliant.
I was brought up using a gas stove. When we moved to AZ everything was electric. Took me a while to get used to cooking on the electric stove. Burned a couple of things. I learned quickly electric doesn’t cool off as fast as gas when you lower the temperature vs lowering the flame. Great video. Loved the French door ovens. Take care guys. See you next time.
Hi Bonnie! I had the same experience in reverse when I had to cook on a gas stove - I was burning things because I wasn't used to the immediate heat. Those French door ovens are the best. Thanks so much!
I just love watching all the vintage stuff. Your love of this Era certainly shows! Peace.....Dave
Thanks so much, Dave!
EXCELLENT, informative video!
I just purchased a new GE stove, but it's so nice to escape the reality of the present day and go back to these days when stoves were much more-interesting.
Thanks for sharing !
Thanks so much, Jake! Glad you liked the video and I hope your enjoy your new GE range!
The stoves are just too cool for school. I like the 40 ones with all the separate storage, warming drawers, broilers and such. I think those deep well cookers are so ingenious. Really like the one you got from your friends for birthday. It reminds me of those from the 20's and 30's .
Hi Scooter! Amazing how many features many of these old stoves had to offer. Makes me wish new stoves had some of these things! Thanks!
I wish I could send you a picture of my stove. My home was built around 1948 and the stove is original to the home. I still use it almost every day. It's 40" wide with all 4 burners on one side and a bare top on the other. It has a regular stove on one side and a smaller bread stove on the other. Everyone admires it & I love it! 😁 It's sort of like one I saw in your video, but it has glass in the oven doors.
Thanks for telling me about your stove! If you want to share a photo of it with me you can email it to cavalcadevintage@gmail.com. Thanks!
That Tappan Fabulous 400 range can also be found in the Graceland Mansion Kitchen in Memphis, TN!
Hi Russ! I had no idea! Well, if the stove was good enough for Elvis then it must be OK! Thanks for the info!
I like it better than the Flair, which has been my favorite.
the Flair doors swinging up are more user friendly, as long as the springs hold out@@dawnelder9046
Kevin they are soooo stunning I absolutely love them! Especially the French door models!! They are terrific! How I wish I kept my moms Terrace top stove... breaks my heart to think she replaced it and it was scrapped 😢 but luckily I can live vicariously through you because you do have the white version in your home kitchen🥰🥰
Thanks so much for sharing these!! It was such a treat!!! ❤️❤️
Warmly,
Jeff xo
Hi Jeff!! Thank you so much! Why they don't still make French doors for ovens is something I don't understand. Such a nice feature and no bending over the door. How great that your mom had a Terrace Top!! Another interesting design and a very good range. Glad I can share mine with you via the videos!! So glad you enjoyed the range room!! Hope all is well!!
I've been looking forward to a tour of your wonderful stove collection. I'm telling all my vintage stove friends about your new video!
Hi Desiree! Glad you like the look at the vintage stoves! Thanks for watching!
FABULOUS ! Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!
Thanks for watching, TJ!
Love learning about the stoves and love the creaking wood floor!
Thanks, Peggy! I always know when someone is in the range room -- you can hear those floors all over the building!
Those creaking floors remind me of the 5 & 10 cent stores and older department stores we used to go to when I was a kid.
Hello, I must say this was a most wonderful collection of ELECTRIC STOVES, I also notices many small appliances too. A tour down MEMORY LANE , 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I'm glad you enjoyed the tour! Thanks for watching!
Love your range room, when my husband and I were first married, we had a 40 inch electric stove, just wish I could remember who it was made by. I grew up though with gas ranges, so I never quite got the hang of using the electric range. It was a great looking stove but, it shorted out and when I replaced it, I went back to my gas. Every time I see the stoves with the push buttons, I am reminded of my Dad's Chrysler Newport that had the push button automatic transmission. It was sort of a turquoise blue and I took my driver's license test in it. Fond memories! Thanks Kevin and Ralph!
Hi Cathy! There was a time when a 40-inch stove was the standard. It wasn't until the early 50's when the 30-inch stove started getting popular. Those big stoves were great - many featured double ovens. But were they ever heavy!! Believe me! LOL! I love your memory about the pushbuttons! I remember those Chryslers with the pushbutton transmission - and now some of the new cars have it once again! Thanks so much!
That was incredible! I'm so glad UA-cam suggested me your channel!
I could feel the passion and care you put in your collection. It really was an amazing experience.
You deserve more views, thank you so much!
Hi Jacopo! Thank you so much - I'm glad you enjoyed the tour of the stove collection!
Looks like your shop glistens! Love how you treasure your old, interesting kitchenwares.
Love your different Stoves.
Thanks, Lori!
New favorite UA-cam channel. I own a 40 inch Frigidaire super, and just got my mom a 1964 Frigidaire compact 30
You've got two great ranges there!! Enjoy!
I wish I could find more out about mine. I use it and love it.
Hi Michelle - try an online search of your stove. It's amazing how much information is out there! Thanks!
I had a beautiful old stove that had the flat griddle in the middle, and a warming oven, a baking oven, and a broiling oven. I loved it. It was in an old house we rented, and I don't even remember the make of the stove, but I loved cooking on it, and the griddle in the middle which had an enameled cover for when you weren't using it, was the best, most useful item on the stove. It was great for cooking pancakes or even flat grilling steaks.
Hi Bizzy Bee - I don't have one in the collection, but I've seen those ranges with the center griddle. I always thought that was a nice feature and handy for so many things. Sounds like you enjoyed using yours! Thanks!
I sent the following to one of your 'exchange' videos:
Hi Bob - hope you can get your stove repaired. Sounds like there is an electrical short somewhere. A good technician should be able to find the problem and fix it - those old Hotpoint ranges are very nice. Thanks!
I'm so sorry. It's literally your collection. Was thinking this was a store. I LOVE your collection of vintage kitchen appliances.
Yes, it is my collection but I'm glad you found the videos!
What a fascinating look at many of the stoves and ovens I grew up with and learned to cook on through the years! Thanks so much!
You're welcome, Sarah!
Hello Sir, I just came up on your vintage stoves. Let me just say I love everything you collect and have subscribed to your channel for I am sure I will never tire of you. I was however hoping to see a 1950 Philco stove. I cook on mine every day.
Hi Magdaleana! Thank you for watching and subscribing! I don't have a Philco stove in the collection - still haven't found the right one, but I hope to add one someday! Thanks!
Frigidaire pink Cadillac of stoves, gorgeous.
Thanks, Paula! That pink Frigidaire is a favorite!
i really enjoyed watching this wow you got some great working stoves
Thanks, Gary!
Hi Kevin and Ralph! I liked this tour of ranges! Brought back so many memories, as always! I found a few from my own childhood home and a few from neighbors' homes. I appreciate your collection a lot, Kevin. I also spied an old meat counter scale like my Aunt Irma used for so many years in the store she ran. There were many pounds of sliced stick bologna weighed on her set of scales. Ah, such good memories. You just can't get good bologna like that anymore, can you! Another great stroll down memory lane with you guys today-thank you so much! Happy Holidays to you both, Kevin and Ralph. Stay safe up there in Michigan! Your friend in Georgia, Sheri :-)
Hi Sheri!! Glad to hear that the tour of the range room brought back a lot of fond memories! There's something magical about old stoves that seem to take us back to so many good meals and times with family and friends. Yes, that is an old butcher shop scale!! I would have loved to been in your aunt's store - I'll bet it was a great place, especially since she had a meat counter! Sending the warmest holiday wishes to you and yours in Georgia!! Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much!. My favorite is still that 40" Westinghouse that you had in the studio kitchen. Also love the white frigidaire with the french oven. i'd love that in my kitchen
you do need to add a 1948 GE stratoliner or liberator. my grandmother had one. they have the tele cook pushbuttons that light up blue to red like the westie but with clear pushbuttons. there's one for sale on ebay now for $350. lol
thanks again for the great tour
Hi Mark!! I really love that 40" Westinghouse - a great stove all around. I have a 1954 GE Liberator that has the clear pushbuttons that light up different colors - a fun feature! The GE stoves of that era were real tanks and had some pretty advanced features for the time. So glad you liked the tour! Thanks!
Seeing your collection of vintage ranges, and watching vintage GE range videos on UA-cam, I'm amazed at the many awesome features many of these old stoves had - and how incredibly short-sighted that some were discontinued. If I had the room, I'd install a vintage GE 40" stove with double oven and the deep well cooker.
Hi David! Some of these ranges really had incredible technology for the time and were designed to make cooking and preparing meals less of a chore. The deep well cooker was a popular feature for many years, and on a lot of the stoves you could convert the deep well into another surface burner if you wanted to. The element could be raised up and locked in place, as an example. Thanks!
I love the creaky floor. Reminds me of when I would go to the hardware store or 5 and 10 with my parents on Saturday.
Hi B Happy - those old stores with wooden floors all seemed to creak! I like the sound - I always know where people are walking! Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood
I love your program. My mother was a housekeeper for many wealthy Jewish families.
They gave her many of their leftovers. So many things that you display , my mother would have in our cubby. No insult to you. The items are priceless. My mother was so proud of her collection . Your program reminds me of when time was calm and fun . When I want to hear creaky floors , I also go to Cracker Barrel.
Thanks again , great program.
Wow!!! 😮 This collection is awesome! So many varieties. It’s clear when they were first produced many people ran out and bought electric ranges like they do any time there’s new technology. 😊
I think most of them were financed through the electric companies
The sunken well hob makes so much sense. It could be used to slow cook stews,soup etc. It is also very safe for little children....no pulling pots of scalding liquid on curious tots.
Hi Craig - the "deep well" as it was often called was a popular feature in the 1950's. Thanks!
Some of the stoves are so much more functional then todays. Things had style back in the old days. I miss the florescent lights on stoves. I like the one with the double opening side by side doors the best. It makes sense not to have to stoop over the door to get to rack. Thanks for the look see.
Hi Beast - I know. I wish modern stoves had some of the features of the vintage ones. Thanks!
Beautiful collection. Such classics!! Thank you.
Thanks so much, Karen!
@@cavalcadeoffood you are welcome. I love vintage products. Quality built back then. They still work. Not like today’s appliances that you’re lucky to get 10-years out of them.
How interesting, they're beautiful. I cooked on an old model from 50's in my first apartment and I loved that stove.
Hi Michalene! Glad you enjoyed the stoves - Thanks so much for watching!
Ooohhhh that Electro Chef is as cute as a button. I'll take two please. 😉👍
Hi Jane - they are on their way! Isn't that a cool range? Thanks so much!
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That's EXACTLY what i thought would happen when the doors open ! 🤯😎
Thanks!
We've got a 52 hotpoint custom set. Everything still works. Love it
That Hotpoint is a great range! Enjoy!
Kevin i really enjoy your knowledge. Id love to tour your place
The functionality of many of these stoves it just crazy!
Hi K Shoe - there sure were some great designs back then! Thanks!
This is wonderful. What a nice way for so many of us to connect with the our memories of the past. Time machine totally.
I’ve a 40” GE with a double oven new in 1991. You have an incredible collection!
Electric is back in style, required in new construction in CA. I had a new gas stove in a home we lived in for 9 years ~ I never thought about Carbon Monoxide risk. Or carbon emission.
Thanks for your channel and content!
You're welcome, Flautalee! Appreciate you watching!
Wow! That was soo interesting...I loved it! Saying hello from the UK
Hello Marsy 1!! So nice to hear from the UK - thanks for watching!
@@cavalcadeoffood subscribed immediately...i loved the pink range!
Very interesting , thanks.
Love seeing more of your building and collection.
You're welcome, John!
so nice! i saw my grandma's stove (dad's mom) but not my other grandma's (mom's mom) - oh well - i did see both of my mom's stoves from over the years - the very first one you described, though ours was green with a refrigerator to match - so great to see the (NOT FROM) "bewitched" stove - i'm sure that almost everyone who see's it mentions that to you, even though it's different - but i enjoyed this - thanks for posting! :)
Thanks, Jim! Glad you saw at least one of your grandmas' stoves!! Glad you enjoyed the video!
i like the westinghouse ones the best AND THE BROWN AND THE HARVEST GOLD 60S STOVE and colors they made good stuff you dont see now a days
Hi Gary! Those colors from the 60's and 70's really reflect the styles of the times. All the Westinghouse ranges are very good performers! Thanks!
I loved this video! They're all beautiful but if I had to choose I would pick the terrace-top. I have always wanted one of these since seeing one in a house many years ago
Hi bdh70 - glad you liked the video! The Terrace Top is one of my favorites, too! Thanks!
Oh Thank You for this great video!! I’ve been looking forward to seeing all your stoves! 😍
Hi Grace! You're welcome - glad you enjoyed the tour of the range room!
I loved this collection- spectacular!
Thanks, Rebecca! Glad you enjoyed the tour!!
Oh my goodness! I just love the tour of your stoves!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks!
Great episode.
Hi gew1898! Glad you enjoyed the stoves! Thanks!
Oh, you have a light timer collection. I saw one we had growing up and another I use on vacations in my current house. With the stoves, it is difficult to have a favorite but the Norges are near the top. Great collection.
It is hard to pick a favorite stove. There are things about each stove in the collection that I really like. The Norges are great ranges! Thanks!
My grandmother had a 1960s Kenmore dual range that had the french door oven on top like the Flair, but the range top was static, with another oven underneath. It was brilliant silver. When my cousin took over the house, she got rid of it (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I wish I could find one again. (I also see a lot of things that I use on a daily basis in your collection and it's giving me heavy nostalgia!)
Hi ToastNotifier! The kind of range your grandmother had are often called "Hi-Lows" for their upper and lower ovens. There are many still out there - hope you find one some day! Thanks!
Back when things were built to last!
They sure were well built! Thanks, Romaro!
All I can say is "WOW"!!! 🤗
Glad you enjoyed the tour, Janet!! Thanks!!
Thank you for the tour! All of these stoves are fabulous, I would put any one of them in my kitchen if I could!🆒💙
Hi Pink Peony! You're welcome! These are all great stoves and are a joy to use. Thanks so much!
Wonderful video. Love the vintage appliances!
Thanks, Christopher!
Howdy and hello,
That is quite the collection you have there and I have a small collection of ovens and they are all from the 1920's. I have a 1924 Hotpoint oven and a Hotpoint oven with one burner. The next item I have is a 1925 Everhot oven with one burner on top and the last one I have is a early 1920's Griswold quick bake oven with a window on the front. And that one is in a unrestored condition. Kind of rusty with the original green paint which is lead based paint. The top shelf is adjustable and these ovens I have mentioned are very small and are for anyone living in a apartment or small cabin.
And all of them operate on 110 volts My oldest toaster is from 1914 and made by Hotpoint. And I am always looking for new pieces to add to my collection. I will look forward to your next video.
Hi Robert! Thanks for watching and it sounds like you have some great old stoves - very early models!! Glad you enjoy the videos!
I love that General Electric stove it's built like a tank it's beautiful nice stuff nice collection.
Thanks, Dominic!
Collection?! 😲 Not store?! This is incredible!!
Just a collection - thanks!
Your store is a dream. I wish you were in the house.❤️❤️❤️😀
Thanks so much, DD Waters!
These have so many great features, I want to see you use one with the drop in cooker. You do need an advocado green since you have the harvest gold and coppertone colors. Frigidair was the top seller in our area because our local electric utility sold them. you could buy on the credit and just add it to your electric bill each month. My mother had the 1958 Frigidaire that you have now. These were true work horses because housewives (can I use that word?) cooked three meals a day back then. Thanks !
Hi Fred! I might install a range with a deep well cooker next time - it would be fun to use. Of all the colors of the late 60's and 70's, I think I may like avocado green the best for some reason. Always looking for one! I'll bet your electric utility sold lots of Frigidaires! When I look at some of the stoves in the collection, you can tell which ones really got used. I'll bet some of them cooked thousands and thousands of meals! Thanks!
This was a wonderful tour thank you very much for your time and hard work collecting all these Mike
Hi Beryl!! Glad you enjoyed the tour of the ranges!! Hope you are safe and well in Paris!!
Oh my gosh, you guys are great!
Thanks, Dennis!
I really enjoyed your tour of the ranges. Growing up, we had an O'Keefe n Merritt range. I really loved that stove. It was a gas stove but it was tremendous. I'm from Southern California and that was O'Keefe n Merritt country. Too bad that they got sold off and then no longer built.
Hi Burny - We didn't see many O'Keefe and Merritt stoves here in Michigan, but I've seen a few and they are beautiful! I also understand they were very well built ranges. Thanks!
I loved watching this. I've learned so much. I still want a Crosley 30 inch Kelvinator. I have a vintage electric stove. The one that has the cast iron sealed plates, which I love. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
Hi Nora! Glad you enjoyed the video of the vintage stove collection! I don't see many with the iron sealed plates! Thanks for watching!
I have a Kelvinator stove ❤ love it... I believe it to be 60s , haven't seen an identical yet!!
Hi Donatella! There are more Kelvinator appliances to see in future episodes - maybe you'll see a match to yours. Thanks!
I grew up with an electric stove and never liked it. What a very neat collection though. Would love to see a few more vintage gas stoves if you can find them .
I sold the pot on Ebay from the stove we had when I was a child. I can remember that recessed hole where the pot fit in it. I think it was a Hotpoint? Recently, we bought a fixer upper in Montana and we decided to keep the old stove. The freezer is from the 50's. The stove works great!
Hi denickite - those deepwells were featured on many brands of ranges in the 50's, including Hotpoint. Glad you decided to keep the old stove in the place you bought! Thanks!
I like this place, he such a nice guy.
Thanks for watching, Lilly!
Omg where have you been all my life? I love this! New sub.
Thanks for subscribing - glad you found us!
Love everything about your channel! Got our DREAM STOVE at a Habitat for Humanity (we live in FL) - We have a very small footprint for our kitchen and most of the time it's only the two of us, so we'd committed to finding a 24 inch stove. Our a 1956 Spacemaker J245 Deluxe (push button, copper oven control knobs and clock plate, full width fluorescent light, 21 inch stove) is in really good condition and we love everything about it. Latest acquisition is an ice crusher we saw on another episode and a Dishmaster faucet. :)
Hi Robin - that GE Spacemaker range is a great one! They were very well built and should provide you years of good service. Glad you enjoy the channel - appreciate you watching!
Loved this tour. Gracias🎉
You're welcome, Anthony!
No maytag dutchoven? Splendid cookers. The model on the green cart, I have. It never fails. We have a 1948 maytag dutch oven with deep fryer/side drawers/timer/broiler. Our midcentury modern 53' ranch kitchen was built around that range.
The last apartment I lived in before I bought a house had the non self cleaning version of your Frigidaire twins in harvest gold. My friend moved into that apartment after I moved out and lived there for almost 20 years using that stove. He moved out a couple years ago but I'm sure that stove is still there and serving the new tenant.
Hi tallboyyyy! I'm sure you're right that the stove in the apartment is probably still in service. If found that both of the "Frigidaire Twins" are also excellent baking stoves. Thanks!
Hi guys, I really enjoyed the tour of the vintage stoves, Happy Holidays.
Hi Ann!! Glad you like the tour!! Have a wonderful holiday season!
20:48 is stunning.
Oh can I come over and just drool over everything. Lol I have a 1940s gas roper, four burner. And I have several old percolators, one is a la belle electric. I have one stove topper that is stamped 1899. Its a little four cupped.
Hi Stacy! You're vintage Roper range sounds wonderful! They made very good stoves. Sounds like you also like coffee pots! Thanks!
My friends mom had that stove you mention that had the oven on top and the slide out burner section. Always thought it was very cool as a kid. My last apt had a small avacado green mini stove the same size as that brown drop in stove u show. It was not a drop in thou. The apt. Had the full size matching green fridge. I would love to have a stove with the french doors....I have never seen that feature before. Neat video!
Hi Meighen! A number of manufacturers made the top oven/slide out range during the 60's. They became a popular option for people wanting a more "modern" styled range. I'm looking for a nice range in avocado green! That's a color I don't have, yet. Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for watching!
Oh my, I want one! Those push button stoves are rather fab and I bet they weigh a tonne.... alas we never got appliances this nice in New Zealand even in the 50s, our stoves were always smaller and less chromey.
Hi Ryan! Yes, these are heavy! But that's how they built them back then. A vintage range would be right at home in your 20's kitchen! Thanks!
I didn’t know what an electric range was until I moved away from home. We had gas stoves at home. I have used electric stove (range) since 1994.
Hi Barbara! I have the reverse experience. I never knew what a gas range was because we always had electric stoves at home. Thanks!
I grew up with gas stove (40 inch Kalamazoo), learned how to cook with a wood fired range when I was 20 and still use it 45+ years later.
Hi bearmaine! Wow - how cool that you are still using that wood fired range! Cooking on a range like that is a skill in itself! Thanks!
As soon as I saw it, I thought of Bewitched, before you got to it. Incredible collection. If you ever get down to PA, look up shop in Adamstown -- antique mall called The Mad Hatter. if it is still there, your studio museum reminds of that shop there with vintage kitchen items.
Hi Tom! The Mad Hatter sounds like a place I'd enjoy spending some time in! Thanks for the tip! Glad you enjoyed the collection!
Was watching a video called It Happened in the Kitchen, Part 2 - ca. 1941 And it shows off this stove. @20:48 I was like. I recognize it!
Hi Wysperfauna! I've seen that video - so many great old appliances! Thanks!
Wonderful tour, guys! Makes me want to change out my pink 58 GE for a Westinghouse now. Have a happy holiday season and a great new year!
Thanks so much, Greg! The pink GE is a keeper!! Sending warm holiday wishes to you and yours!
An excellent range of stoves!
Thanks, crazybobdj!
When I was still working in appliance sales & service many moons ago. Many of these ranges were still in use as a canning stove or just in a basement kitchen setting and still operating in their designed condition.
Most things that went wrong were aging wiring issues and occasional control issues. But mostly heating element burnouts of in most cases the original heating elements. Just fix them and keep going for a modest price. This is compare to today’s product obsolescence where it’s too expensive to fix ten years later kind of waste!
Hi Channel123! So true! These ranges were built to last a long time, and to be repaired fairly easily when needed. We don't repair much anymore, just toss out and buy new. I have found that sometimes there needs to be some rewiring as the old wires get brittle, loose, etc. As you said, other than minor things, these stoves just keep going! Thanks!
I like the one with the window on the front
Hi Michelle - I like the windows on the oven doors, too. Thanks!
Fabulous!! ❤️
Thanks, Jennifer!
Always wanted the GE all in one with washer dryer combo with the wall fridge. Or at least a Frigidaire Flair. VERY jealous!
Hi JC! Thanks for watching! I'm sure your GE all in one is out there!
We recently purchased the Hotpoint Boulder stove
I love, love, love retro & vintage kitchens! I so wish I could keep the 1956 GE Stratoliner that came with the house we bought. It's lemon yellow & the kitchen looked like it was designed around it - as it should have been, the stove is a work of art! It's still in good shape & still works, although I'm not sure how safely or effectively. I refuse to scrap it, do you know who would take it & care for it like the beauty it is?
Hi Danielle! If you put your beautiful stove up on your local Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, someone like me will likely see it, want it and give it a good home! But if it working properly, you may want to keep that beauty! It is much better built than anything new you can purchase today. Thanks!
Do you still have it? If so, is it for sale?
Love your awesome channel
Thank you, anna!
In 1948 I had a Montegomery Ward apartment size range. Good little stove, I think about 20 or 24 inch. Electric,
Hi Joan! I'm hoping to find a Montgomery Ward stove sometime! Thanks!
I’ll bet you never saw one of these: a thirty inch stove with an upper and lower oven. My mother-in-law had one in her kitchen for years. It was a gas stove, and when it wore out, she lit the burners with a torch lighter. That gave her several more years. I don’t remember the brand. It may have been a Kenmore.
Hi Mary Ellen! Those double oven ranges (top and bottom) were out in the late 60's and 70's. I don't know if I've seen a gas one, but I've seen a couple that were electric versions. I'm sure Sears/Kenmore sold them. Thanks!