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Post# 993034   5/4/2018 at 05:50 (2,184 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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General Electric range
General Electric fridge Thor wringer washer Who could ask for anything more? rochester.craigslist.org/atq/d/v... |
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Post# 993049 , Reply# 1   5/4/2018 at 08:33 (2,184 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Wow, both the stove and fridge look like they've never been used. Thinking the GE fridge is either a '47 or '48 model.
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Post# 993058 , Reply# 2   5/4/2018 at 09:52 (2,184 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 993092 , Reply# 3   5/4/2018 at 16:23 (2,183 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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The range looks like it's the 36" version that my dad's aunt & uncle had. |
Post# 993100 , Reply# 5   5/4/2018 at 17:50 (2,183 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 993101 , Reply# 6   5/4/2018 at 17:54 (2,183 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Long story short as with so many other appliance makers Meadows Inc. was swallowed up by Hurley Machine Company, makers of Thor appliances. Company would later become known by that name until they also vanished.
Years ago some venture capitalist firm or something purchased/resurrected the brand name "Thor" as was slapping it on front loading washing machines and maybe other appliances. The original washers were Merloni clones IIRC, similar to Malber, Splendide, Equator and other such brand names. |
Post# 993102 , Reply# 7   5/4/2018 at 17:58 (2,183 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Range: Advert copy states the thing was recently "lovingly restored"; so that explains the like new condition.
Thor wringer washers didn't receive high marks from Consumer Reports IIRC. They seemed to find many minor niggles; things like washing being abraded by being dragged over the drain opening, and the unfortunate tendency for users to receive electrical shocks. |
Post# 993104 , Reply# 8   5/4/2018 at 18:48 (2,183 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I lived in a rental in 1973 that had a GE refrigerator just like this one. It was not in as good a condition as this beautiful fridge. And at the time, it seemed like a PITA to have to defrost it, but now I would gladly defrost one if I had one. They really do keep your food fresher, especially leftovers. Things don’t dry out like in a frost free fridge. But if you buy ice cream, you better plan on eating it soon, they didn’t keep ice cream very well as I recall. And virtually no plastic to break!
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Post# 993128 , Reply# 9   5/5/2018 at 00:19 (2,183 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Everything appears to be 1947 or 48.
Those GE refrigerators will run forever without asking for much. It's the ones that got kicked to the garage or some unprotected spot that developed problems.
Eddie, the only way I could get ice cream to remain firm in one of those "freezers" was to place the carton on the bottom surface of the evaporator. It worked best when ice cream came in rectangular half gallon cartons. |
Post# 993141 , Reply# 10   5/5/2018 at 07:24 (2,183 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 993153 , Reply# 11   5/5/2018 at 09:51 (2,183 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I think the reason for placing the burners to the left, leaving half the stove top clear was because many kitchens then had limited counter space. This arrangement gave some extra work space. And they had an extra electrical outlet too, so you could plug in and use a toaster, coffeepot, electric frypan, ect. and place the appiiance on the extra space.
Eddie |
Post# 993211 , Reply# 12   5/5/2018 at 18:46 (2,182 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 993212 , Reply# 13   5/5/2018 at 18:55 (2,182 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I have seen pictures in shelter mags from the 40s with an electric mixer plugged and being used on that work surface over the oven in old kitchens with limited work space. |
Post# 993215 , Reply# 14   5/5/2018 at 19:01 (2,182 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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You’re Welcome!🙂
I found out first hand just how handy these beautiful 40’ electric stoves were when we lived in a duplex in Petaluma, Calif. in the early 80’s, The previous tenant left her 1939 Westinghouse 40’ electric stove behind. It was absolutely the best stove I have ever used. I used that extra space on the right hand side all the time, as the counter space was limited. It broke my heart when the oven stopped working and our great landlord immediately replaced it with a brand new 30’ Magic Chef electric stove. He thought he was doing us a solid, and I really appreciated how he took care of us, but that Magic Chef couldn’t hold a candle to the beautiful 39’ Westinghouse! I still have the recipe book that the former tenant left behind. Eddie This post was last edited 05/05/2018 at 19:28 |
Post# 993222 , Reply# 15   5/5/2018 at 19:54 (2,182 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 993241 , Reply# 16   5/5/2018 at 22:39 (2,182 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Good range design is no more, nice fused outlets, fluorescent lights etc |
Post# 993886 , Reply# 17   5/11/2018 at 15:08 (2,176 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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The oven knobs are a dead giveaway. The video in the link below shows what the 1948 GE ranges look like. PAT COFFEY
CLICK HERE TO GO TO appliguy's LINK |