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Thread Number: 42570
Out with the NEW in with the OLD! FRIGIDAIRE! |
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| Post# 626421 9/20/2012 at 19:49 (4,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Well, one year with a new stove, and i have been ready to change...Then I inherited this 75 Frigidaire from my Neighbor in my hometown who was like a grandmother to me, I ate lots of good food off this stove as a kid, she bought it when I was 10! 
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| Post# 626423 , Reply# 1 9/20/2012 at 19:51 (4,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Donald ! Hates the color, but being the good sport he is, didnt fuss! It weighs about twice what the new Hotpoint did! 
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| Post# 626424 , Reply# 2 9/20/2012 at 19:52 (4,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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As you can tell! She took good care of her stuff! She died a couple of months ago..one month shy of 102! | ||
| Post# 626426 , Reply# 3 9/20/2012 at 19:53 (4,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I hope! It will be as good as it has been...the clock still keeps time! 
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| Post# 626427 , Reply# 4 9/20/2012 at 19:56 (4,234 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Bought in March 1975.. By Raymond and Bertha Reavis, two people I loved very much growing up,they were just like family to me.So this has sentimental value ,it was bought at W.E.Shaw furniture in Lenoir NC,She had a 52 Thrifty Thirty before this . 
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| Post# 626447 , Reply# 5 9/20/2012 at 21:59 (4,234 days old) by A440 () | ||
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It looks showroom new! I love the color. It looks great in your kitchen! I love the story about your neighbor! I am sure she is smiling down on you! Brent | ||
Post# 626448 , Reply# 6 9/20/2012 at 22:03 (4,234 days old) by joelippard  (Hickory) |
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Post# 626454 , Reply# 7 9/20/2012 at 22:16 (4,234 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 626460 , Reply# 8 9/20/2012 at 22:35 (4,234 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Very lucky to have a beautiful range you've known personally nearly your whole life!
A good friend of my grandmother bought this same range along with a Mini washer and dryer set. She replaced an open coil Frigidaire range. She would have bought a new refrigerator but didn't like how "cheap" they were compared with her rounded top Frigidaire. I remember one thing all the (us :-) girls liked was that you could see the burner setting from across the room. If you were cooking for me, I'd let you have any range your heart desired too - Donald is a good sport and a good catch! | ||
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Post# 626506 , Reply# 10 9/21/2012 at 03:07 (4,234 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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Looks great Hans
Wish you much happy baking with your "new" range.
Now, over in imperial there is a washer and dryer set that would compliment this new range very nicely ......... Al CLICK HERE TO GO TO vacbear58's LINK | ||
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Post# 626516 , Reply# 11 9/21/2012 at 07:34 (4,234 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 626526 , Reply# 12 9/21/2012 at 08:52 (4,234 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Post# 626532 , Reply# 13 9/21/2012 at 09:31 (4,234 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Nice All Around
That's a perfect design for your kitchen with its horizontal lines of the drawers. We all have our color prefs, as long as you like it for what it means, the color becomes a moot point. Check out the width of the heating elements, wow! I forgot how much thicker they made them. I remember when stoves had plugs - maybe earlier 1970's? I'm wondering, too, was it 1975? Great condition!
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Post# 626533 , Reply# 14 9/21/2012 at 09:49 (4,234 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan) |
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Han, enjoy your beautiful "new" Frigidaire - I think the avacado is wonderful! My mom had this range in "copper" because it went with her "Early American" styled kitchen. Hers had the flat Corning top, which she loved.
It's wonderful that you have such a personal connection to this range - I'm wishing you many years of happy baking and cooking on this stove (or until you switch it out with another!!)! Enjoy! | ||
| Post# 626541 , Reply# 15 9/21/2012 at 11:02 (4,234 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Happy cooking! Hans- You've got a lovely link to dear friends. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 626552 , Reply# 16 9/21/2012 at 11:37 (4,234 days old) by franksdad (Greenville, South Carolina) | ||
 That sure is a beauty! My Mama had a 1974 TOL Frigidaire stove in avacado similar to yours. It was still working fine in 1995 when I got rid of it when I redid her kitchen and replaced it with a Whirlpool. Like your Hotpoint, that Whirlpool didn't weight 1/2 as much as that Frigidaire.
Happy baking! Jim | ||
| Post# 626592 , Reply# 17 9/21/2012 at 15:12 (4,233 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Outlet on stoves... I dont know when they quit putting outlets on ranges, im thinking 77 or so, but I do know when this one was bought, I was just a few months shy of being 10 years old, it was bought March 75. | ||
| Post# 626721 , Reply# 18 9/22/2012 at 04:18 (4,233 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 626722 , Reply# 19 9/22/2012 at 04:23 (4,233 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Oops... Didn't mean to delete all of it. Was just trying to redo it. Anyway, love the stove. Nice that you knew the person who owned it. | ||
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Post# 626753 , Reply# 21 9/22/2012 at 08:53 (4,233 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Nice stove Hans! | ||
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Post# 626795 , Reply# 22 9/22/2012 at 12:48 (4,233 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles) |
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Beautiful Range . . . I'll admit to not being a big avocado fan, but at least at Christmas you can put some red enameled pots and pans on it and have seasonal colors! | ||
| Post# 626834 , Reply# 23 9/22/2012 at 14:42 (4,233 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Hans... I meant to tell you I like that kettle on the stove too!!! :) | ||
| Post# 626835 , Reply# 24 9/22/2012 at 14:46 (4,233 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Hans... I didn't know Frigidaire was making those thick surface heating elements as late as 1975!?! Would have lost that one on a retro stove trivia game show! LOLLL :) | ||
| Post# 626840 , Reply# 25 9/22/2012 at 15:14 (4,232 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Radiantubes.. They used them until GM sold Frigidaire out! | ||
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Post# 626883 , Reply# 27 9/22/2012 at 19:01 (4,232 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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It's Greaaaaaaaaat Hans -
That stove looks great and absolutely right in your kitchen. Do the burners heat up quickly as I've heard some say?
I can only imagine what kind of great meals you'll prepare on it.
Very happy for you! John | ||
| Post# 627213 , Reply# 28 9/23/2012 at 23:59 (4,231 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 Nice to see it in your kitchen! I really like your range and it's color too! Is the matching fridge there too?
Maybe you should post the model numbers and serial numbers here! I also think the fridge might be a bit older than 1975... I had a single door fridge very similar to yours with the cabinet still hiding the door seals and the same style door and it was a "N" model from 1968-69. There were probably some of these still made in the seventies but I'm wondering if it could have been as late as 1975. But Frigidaire often kept the prior year's models in production for a few years on some models after having switched to new models. For example, there were still 1962-style Frigidaire fridges produced in 1963-64 but they didn't get much advertising except in some newspaper ads from dealers.
As for the ranges. Frigidaire didn't sell appliances for a few years here in the seventies here and most of those sold in the mid-to-late sixties and very early seventies didn't look like the US models at all so my knowledge on the US models like yours very limited!
I think that by (or during?) 1975, the Super and Deluxe ranges had their control panels redesigned with their clock in the center like the one is this ad from august of 1975 but 1974 models still had their clock on the left like yours. So I suppose it might be a left over 1974 model sold in 1975 or an early 1975 model... And about convenience outlets. I think they were banned from ranges in the US in 1976 so 1975 models should still have them. (But again I live in Canada so...). 
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| Post# 627252 , Reply# 29 9/24/2012 at 08:08 (4,231 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Re left over 74... I can believe this knowing them as I did, they were not rich folks and were very good at saving, it was bought in March of 75. The model number is RGD3-35W..Anyone know exactly how old, also, knowing WE Shaw furniture as I do, it might be even older , they were known for buying lots of stuff in bulk. | ||
| Post# 627253 , Reply# 30 9/24/2012 at 08:10 (4,231 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Re Radiantubes... I think the big surface units are a little slower to heat up, but once they are hot the heat is much more even and steady, also, because they are wide and flat, they make better contact with the cookware. | ||
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Post# 627261 , Reply# 32 9/24/2012 at 08:36 (4,231 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Hans, | ||
| Post# 627281 , Reply# 33 9/24/2012 at 10:59 (4,231 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 627410 , Reply# 35 9/24/2012 at 22:20 (4,230 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Range Outlets and Push-To-Turn Surface Unit Controls | ||
| Post# 627542 , Reply# 36 9/25/2012 at 18:31 (4,229 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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Miss those outlets.. Wish stoves still had a power outlet and dash light, but especially the power outlet. It was so convenient. | ||
| Post# 627588 , Reply# 37 9/25/2012 at 22:50 (4,229 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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About convenience outlets... Not a lot of information on the net about the exact time they were banned but I found this... CLICK HERE TO GO TO PhilR's LINK | ||
| Post# 981206 , Reply# 38 2/4/2018 at 08:36 (2,272 days old) by Jhmorpheus (Wenatchee) | ||
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How to set the stop time and temp for the stove I live in an apartment with this stove and don't know how to set the stove. Can someone please help me? I have no manual. | ||
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Post# 981210 , Reply# 39 2/4/2018 at 09:23 (2,272 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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It looks wonderful! I had a great aunt who had one in poppy red. Have fun with this. Gary | ||
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