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Thread Number: 31416
RARE!!! Frigidaire Fold Back Surface Units!! |
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| Post# 474074 11/8/2010 at 19:36 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Donald went to an auction Saturday and came home with these!!! 
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| Post# 474075 , Reply# 1 11/8/2010 at 19:37 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I ABOUT FELL OUT!! I have wanted some of these for years! 
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| Post# 474076 , Reply# 2 11/8/2010 at 19:39 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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There are two of them,!!! Each has an 8 and a 6 inch unit! 
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| Post# 474077 , Reply# 3 11/8/2010 at 19:40 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Controls! Thermometer type indicator! 
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| Post# 474078 , Reply# 4 11/8/2010 at 19:42 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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The units!!! Pull down individually,so you dont take up any more counter space than you need to. 
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| Post# 474079 , Reply# 5 11/8/2010 at 19:43 (4,910 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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NOW!!! All I have to do ...is figure out where to put them!!! | ||
Post# 474083 , Reply# 6 11/8/2010 at 20:05 (4,910 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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Wow | ||
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Post# 474084 , Reply# 7 11/8/2010 at 20:09 (4,910 days old) by 112561 (River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Post# 474095 , Reply# 9 11/8/2010 at 21:01 (4,910 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan) |
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Wonderful!
These are so cool!! I've seen them a couple of times before, but yours look to be in the very best condition. What an interesting idea of using counterspace when not cooking - I'm sure they came with built in wall oven, as well. And I love those Frigidaire wide-tube coils of that era. Find a place to put these and fire these babies up!!
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| Post# 474102 , Reply# 10 11/8/2010 at 21:25 (4,910 days old) by washernoob () | ||
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Wow That is one cool piece! It looks fabulous too! What a find for sure! Were these freestanding units, or where they built into a wall? Looks like you could go either way! | ||
| Post# 474113 , Reply# 11 11/8/2010 at 21:51 (4,910 days old) by dynaflow (rockingham nc) | ||
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| Post# 474126 , Reply# 12 11/8/2010 at 22:04 (4,910 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Those are sooooo cool!! I bet they look fantastic when installed :-) Pics please! Rich | ||
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Post# 474136 , Reply# 13 11/8/2010 at 22:27 (4,910 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 474138 , Reply# 14 11/8/2010 at 23:13 (4,910 days old) by spookiness (Alexandria VA) | ||
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Saw them once Kentuck Knob, a Frank Lloyd Wright house not far from Fallingwater has these. Thats the only place I'd ever seen them, and I thought they were so cool (even though I'm not a fan of cooking with electric!) | ||
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Post# 474163 , Reply# 15 11/9/2010 at 07:29 (4,910 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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These were in the home of one of my classmates when I lived in Watertown, SD. This would have been 1964-67. They also had a TOL three-speed GE washer, which always impressed me.
Reflecting back on these burner units many years later, (having moved from Watertown in mid-'67 upon completion of the 2nd grade) I often wondered if I had somehow conjured them up in my mind, as I'd never seen them anywhere ever again. And here's proof of their existence! Congratulations on your big, rare score. And they appear to be in great shape, too. | ||
| Post# 474179 , Reply# 16 11/9/2010 at 11:12 (4,909 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 474181 , Reply# 17 11/9/2010 at 11:24 (4,909 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Here's a couple scans of the original sales brochure. It's dated 6/55. Greg 
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Post# 474182 , Reply# 18 11/9/2010 at 11:25 (4,909 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Post# 474183 , Reply# 19 11/9/2010 at 11:26 (4,909 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Post# 474260 , Reply# 21 11/9/2010 at 19:50 (4,909 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Nice find Had no idea these were available so early - introduced the same year as me, 1955! Very sleek and modern; the very first of the "Sheer Look". Does anyone know how long Frigidaire made this type unit? | ||
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Post# 474262 , Reply# 22 11/9/2010 at 19:59 (4,909 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 474426 , Reply# 24 11/10/2010 at 20:35 (4,908 days old) by customline (pennsylvania) | ||
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Wow..... I use to see these on Fleabay now and then. That's so cool you scored a pair. Congrats. | ||
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Post# 474440 , Reply# 25 11/11/2010 at 01:07 (4,908 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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Here are a set in Bridgewater New Jersey
from 1959 supposedly....they are asking $150 but say you can make an offer
CLICK HERE TO GO TO appliguy's LINK on Newjersey Craigslist | ||
| Post# 474687 , Reply# 28 11/12/2010 at 20:40 (4,906 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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They! Are not made so you can wall mount them, they have to have a flat surface to rest on when they are opened, the higher than usual cooking platform wouldnt bother me, but you could use a lower counter for someone who was shorter. | ||
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Post# 474840 , Reply# 29 11/13/2010 at 12:43 (4,905 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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You really don't want to be pulling cooking exhaust through anything not designed to handle it. | ||
| Post# 474862 , Reply# 30 11/13/2010 at 14:54 (4,905 days old) by Kittysunshine () | ||
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Help please I have 2 of these units as well and am having a hard time finding out where to sell them. If anyone has any ideas of a good way to go about that please let me know! | ||
| Post# 479099 , Reply# 33 12/3/2010 at 00:14 (4,886 days old) by bd () | ||
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Unit For Sale We have a mint condition of this exact unit. Can someone help me to find a buyer? We are in Northern CA. How much should we charge? Thanks for your help! | ||
| Post# 479126 , Reply# 34 12/3/2010 at 03:44 (4,886 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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List them on Ebay , bd and hope for the best! What part of Northern Ca are you in? | ||
| Post# 777219 , Reply# 35 8/13/2014 at 22:45 (3,536 days old) by cherilync () | ||
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RBW84 foldback surface unit Looking for an RBW84 Frigidaire foldback surface unit to purchase Pic attached 
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| Post# 778181 , Reply# 36 8/19/2014 at 10:57 (3,530 days old) by brib68 (Central Connecticut) | ||
I remember these!
My grandparents had a lake cottage (actually, pretty nice for a 'cottage', but def only designed for a summer vacation home) in NW Indiana. The kitchen was basically a 1-sided galley. The stove was a single unit (2 burners) of these. I think they may have been from the early-to-mid 60s. *IF* my memory serves (a bit doubtful) the cabinet may have been a combination of stainless and brown-painted, or stainless and woodgrain. I also think the indicator dial was a little different--more radio-tuning dial in appearance, with the "window" in the middle rather than the sides. Again...memory is tricky after so many years (They sold the cottage in the early 80s.) The oven was definitely newer than the French Door model. It was a brown wall oven that was built into the opposite wall, in a space tucked under the staircase that was on the other side of the wall. The fridge was white and small and squared. and the freezer was not a separate door. I don't remember the brand, I just remember the treat of having a variety of flavors of Shasta cans to choose from--not like boring ol' home! The other appliances were an enormous International Harvester deep freeze (which fascinated me because my Dad had an IH Scout), and an ancient, battleship gray GE revolving-top vacuum.
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| Post# 801573 , Reply# 38 12/30/2014 at 15:29 (3,397 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
I'd Be Interested....
....To hear from owners of these units regarding their cleanability. Every time I see these things, I have a vision of fried chicken or bacon spatters covering every exposed atom of their surface, with lots of time, lots of Job-like patience and a powerful degreaser needed to get all their little nooks and crannies back up to snuff.
Anyone have any war stories - uh, owner's lore? | ||
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Post# 801664 , Reply# 39 12/31/2014 at 04:37 (3,397 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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I think of this too... ...every time I see a pristine Flair range with the shiny clean interior. All I think to my self is one roast or pan of chicken would cause a terrible mess to clean up. How did people clean these? I hadn't thought about it for these fold down burners but you're right. Wouldn't they be a pain to keep clean? | ||
| Post# 822519 , Reply# 41 5/8/2015 at 05:50 (3,269 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I think The rack for a standard Frigidaire range oven will fit. | ||
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