Thread Number: 51258
40" GE ELECTRIC STOVE - $300 (BLOOMSBURY NJ) |
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Post# 736461   2/19/2014 at 23:23 (3,709 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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JCS57 or JCP67 - which ? No other photos of interior, etc. :-(
Ad: " WHITE 40" RANGE WITH 2 OVENS, LARGE OVEN SELF CLEANING, EVERYTHING WORKS, GE, X-LARGE STORAGE DRAW BELOW BOTH OVENS, SMALL OVEN HAS BAKE AND BROIL like large oven. RANGE STILL MADE TODAY-----COST $1300+++. MUST have help to move. $300.00. live by rt 78 exit 7 by Phillipsburg NJ." CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK on Allentown Craigslist |
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Post# 736486 , Reply# 1   2/20/2014 at 05:20 (3,709 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 736488 , Reply# 2   2/20/2014 at 05:56 (3,709 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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A very sad, ignominious end to a once proud line of 40" GE ranges, but even in the late 50s, CU stated in their tests of electric ranges that the 30" range was the most popular size electric range. |
Post# 736491 , Reply# 3   2/20/2014 at 06:14 (3,709 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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....Is:
While GE did service the replacement market for 40-inch ranges all through the '70s and '80s, the average consumer was completely unaware of that fact. I have always had an interest in appliances, and during the second half of the '70s, the only 40-inch availability I was aware of was Kenmore. For a while, it was quite common to see a 30-inch range shoved into the space formerly occupied by a 40-inch range that had come with the house. Homeowners shoved whatever they could into the remaining space, like a trash can, or came up with homemade solutions like shelves. It seems to me that GE could have benefited enormously from just one ad showing a 40-incher, with a tag line like, "You know that big, beautiful range that came with your house? We still make them, only better." And then a little bit of copy making sure people understood that direct slide-in replacement was the most cost-effective option, with no cabinetry expense; 40-inchers always did seem spendy next to 30s - until you figured up the additional cost of making the size switch look good. Is a puzzlement! |
Post# 736509 , Reply# 5   2/20/2014 at 09:44 (3,709 days old) by DaveAmKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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