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Thread Number: 39165
FS: TOL yellow 1958 GE Liberator 40" dual oven color Piano Key range |
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| Post# 580559 3/5/2012 at 15:19 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
THE Top of the TOL for GE 1958, as good as it gets. Sunshine Yellow 40" range with Large/Small ovens with stainless steel door liners, Floating Control Panel, Automatic CalRod Selectable Twin Coil Large Burner (works perfectly) 2 small burners, 1 regular large burner, Griddle outlet, Meat Probe Thermometer Display (no probe but often avail on eBay), Piano Key Burner controls with Color Light Displays (different color for each heat range), full Automatic Timer and time controlled A/C outlet, one regular A/C outlet. Built in concealed Full Width Floruescent Lighting. Everything works great, though one small burner has a tad less ooomph than the other, may need new element at some point, readily available. Couple very small nicks on top, have touch-up that matches perfectly. Includes the Original Owners manual and copy of the GE Factory Service Manual for '58 Ranges! Gorgeous Mid- Century Modern TOL range! You pick up in NY or I have a very reasonable shipper who covers Carolinas to Mid-Atlantic and NorthEast to Ohio area. $375
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| Post# 580561 , Reply# 1 3/5/2012 at 15:22 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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L side | ||
| Post# 580562 , Reply# 2 3/5/2012 at 15:23 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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R side | ||
| Post# 580563 , Reply# 3 3/5/2012 at 15:24 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Calrod controller slide pot | ||
| Post# 580566 , Reply# 4 3/5/2012 at 15:27 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Piano Key burner controls | ||
| Post# 580567 , Reply# 5 3/5/2012 at 15:29 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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This beauty can be yours! | ||
Post# 580569 , Reply# 6 3/5/2012 at 15:31 (4,434 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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| Post# 580574 , Reply# 7 3/5/2012 at 15:41 (4,434 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Stainless door liners | ||
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Post# 581192 , Reply# 8 3/8/2012 at 10:49 (4,431 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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You might want to do some cooking with the gas stove before getting rid of the electric range. | ||
| Post# 581213 , Reply# 9 3/8/2012 at 12:57 (4,431 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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We have...
and will be having both, the 42" Chambers gas cooktop and a 30" electric range, so won't need the 40" electric range any longer. Can't beat gas for saute-ing etc imo, but the electric is good for other stuff, espeailly the end of summer canning. Prefer electric for baking as well... answer: you need to have both!
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Post# 581218 , Reply# 10 3/8/2012 at 13:27 (4,431 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Very smart! I keep a gas stove outside for use during power failures. | ||
| Post# 581340 , Reply# 11 3/9/2012 at 06:56 (4,430 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I have both! But use the gas oven more than the electric, the electric for simmering. | ||
| Post# 581358 , Reply# 12 3/9/2012 at 08:40 (4,430 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Electric really shines
when you gotta really put the heat to something like frying, or the big double decker Pressure Canner that holds 18 pint jars that takes forever with gas but will heat up to steaming in about 7-8 minutes with the electric Big Burner. I like the fast adjustability of gas when doing delicate sauces like a Hollandaise or light sauteeing, however the 2 level Automatic Calrod is almost as good, you can shut off the inner coil for really delicate stuff.
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| Post# 750337 , Reply# 13 4/15/2014 at 16:39 (3,663 days old) by surfertee () | ||
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40" yellow GE Are you still trying to sell the GE yellow 40"?? | ||
| Post# 750510 , Reply# 14 4/16/2014 at 11:32 (3,662 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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No, sorry...
but she went to a good vintage-loving home in Syracuse last summer... kinda miss her, however overall the '56 definitely has higher quality build, and last of the breed with the lower-able well/burner, plus she has the original griddle, rotisserie, temp probe, auto CalRod, colored light up buttons etc. as well, and is in even better shape.
The pink '56 WILL be up for grabs as we'll be moving to a smaller place and need to get an eye level oven. | ||
| Post# 750513 , Reply# 15 4/16/2014 at 11:35 (3,662 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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Oh, and the '56 is a Hotpoint, | ||
| Post# 750521 , Reply# 16 4/16/2014 at 12:49 (3,662 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
Hotpoint was higher quality than GE? I never knew that. Correct me if Im wrong but Hotpoint was owned and made by GE wasnt it? I always thought Hotpoint was a "junior" to GE. At the same time I have recently seen some HP ranges on here and thought the styling wasnt lacking in any way and in some ways more deluxe compared to GE.
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Post# 750523 , Reply# 17 4/16/2014 at 13:07 (3,662 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I think it depended on the era... My opinion is that a lot of the 50s Hotpoint stuff was pretty innovative compared to GE - well at least for dishwashers... Hotpoint sure beat GE when they introduced the 'double-deck' spray arms in their 1958 dishwashers!! GE didn't have a drop-door spray-arm dishwasher until 1962.
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| Post# 750528 , Reply# 18 4/16/2014 at 13:36 (3,662 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Hotpoint....
....Was a luxury brand up into the '60s, with more features than GE.
Eventually, GE turned Hotpoint into a "junior" brand, with lots of parts-sharing between GE and Hotpoint, just different trim - cheaper for Hotpoint. At the low end of Hotpoint's product lines, they did a tremendous business in "builder's specials" - basic appliances for new tract houses and big apartment complexes. But there was a time when Hotpoint's TOL ranges were the big deal, much more feature-laden than even the vaunted GE Liberators. | ||
| Post# 750680 , Reply# 19 4/17/2014 at 13:37 (3,661 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
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That's right...
We had a mint original '56 GE Liberator that went to John Jowers in GA in exchange for the yellow '58 GE Lib, then we got the '56 'Point... the details of the trim and metal castings on it are heavier/better/fancier on this one than what was on the GE. Of course the Calrod elements, stuff behind the backsplash and other functional stuff are all the same pretty much. The porcelain is better on both of the '56s, and I can't believe how much heavier the '56 HP is compared to the '58 GE; almost as heavy as a Chambers!
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