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Thread Number: 34832
Picked up a 1960's GE coppertone range... |
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| Post# 521890 6/1/2011 at 23:30 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
Well, this is the GE electric range that was on craigslist up in MN that I had delivered to Chicago. It arrived this evening, my shipper friend got it here all in one peices with no problems. I love this thing. A bonus surprise was that it came with the original owners manual that was down in the drawer as well as the temperature probe. Its nice and clean, just needs a little detail work to get it just right before it goes in the kitchen.
Anyone have any idea what year this is? 
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| Post# 521891 , Reply# 1 6/1/2011 at 23:32 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
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| Post# 521892 , Reply# 2 6/1/2011 at 23:32 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
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Post# 521893 , Reply# 3 6/1/2011 at 23:33 (4,727 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 521895 , Reply# 4 6/1/2011 at 23:42 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
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| Post# 521897 , Reply# 5 6/1/2011 at 23:52 (4,727 days old) by A440 () | ||
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Beautiful!
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Post# 521921 , Reply# 6 6/2/2011 at 06:14 (4,727 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Post# 521925 , Reply# 7 6/2/2011 at 07:25 (4,727 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Aferim! Looks like a "D" at the end of the model number; that would make it 1968, but it looks like the 1966 model because the buttons are not on the backsplash. These were great stoves except for the burner buttons which are in the wrong place. Use it in good health. Is there a built-in rotisserie? If so, they work wonderfully. 
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Post# 521931 , Reply# 8 6/2/2011 at 08:01 (4,727 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GREAT GE RANGE I have always loved this range it is one of the best examples of great 1960s style. A collector friend of mine has this range in both pink and copper-tone like yours. I am in the process of rebuilding the hi-low version of this range where the bottom oven is also a microwave oven, mine is also going to be copper-tone. They also made a version of your range with the microwave oven, but the single oven micro combos never sold as well and are very rare.
I actually love the convenience of where the controls for the top burners are located. It is very easy and logical to use and adjust the heat levels, you will never give a second thought to which burner you are controlling. It is a very easy range to cook on, the heat settings are very logical and simple to adjust you never spend any time fiddling and guessing about proper settings once you get used to this range. I have had this control system on my built in 1965 GE cook-top in the mountain house for over 20 years and it is a delight to cook on. GE really knew what they were doing when they designed this. As to the problem of cats turning on the burners, as with any range DO NOT store flammable items on top of any gas or electric range or in any oven that is connected to power. I am aware of what happened to Chucks GE range in Florida. | ||
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Post# 521932 , Reply# 9 6/2/2011 at 08:06 (4,727 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| Post# 521933 , Reply# 10 6/2/2011 at 08:10 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
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| Post# 521950 , Reply# 11 6/2/2011 at 09:48 (4,727 days old) by drh4683 (Chicago western suburbs) | ||
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Post# 522011 , Reply# 12 6/2/2011 at 14:20 (4,726 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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The Tan People Notice!
Coppertone!
What a gorgeous range! Contrats. Always thought "GE" did the most beautiful coppertone colour. So deep and rich. Also goes great with all that shag carpeting of the 1970's! *LOL* This post was last edited 06/02/2011 at 14:50 | ||
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Post# 522016 , Reply# 13 6/2/2011 at 14:31 (4,726 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 522022 , Reply# 14 6/2/2011 at 14:43 (4,726 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Absolutely! BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it! | ||
| Post# 522181 , Reply# 15 6/3/2011 at 05:24 (4,726 days old) by MaytagA710 () | ||
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Such a beautiful range! Congratulations! My favorite part, other than the original owners manual, is the push buttons. | ||
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Post# 522332 , Reply# 16 6/3/2011 at 20:15 (4,725 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 522417 , Reply# 18 6/4/2011 at 09:11 (4,725 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE PUSH BUTTON SURFACE CONTROLS GE stopped making these when UL required two distinct separate motions to turn on a surface burner for greater safety, this is when the push to turn controls were used on all ranges. They could have redesigned the push-button switches but chose not to, this is why even my 1986 KM induction cook top which has touch controls you have to hit two pads to start cooking. This was around 1971, this was the same time that connivence outlets disappeared on all gas and electric ranges, cook-tops and wall ovens. | ||
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Post# 522434 , Reply# 19 6/4/2011 at 12:08 (4,724 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 522453 , Reply# 20 6/4/2011 at 14:48 (4,724 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Age
I'm going to vote for 1966. If you'll look closely at the page that Ken posted, the range is an exact match to the photo, including the chrome/silver vertical band that sets the clock and timer apart from the rest of the console and the way the oven locking mechanism is in a separate "panel". The 1968 catalog shows another configuration for the lock and the glass at the console is dark all the way across. Also note in the page above that the color choices include "Dark Coppertone". The 1968 catalog lists the colors as "white, Harvest, avocado and coppertone". Note the model number on this range as "J756B2DC"; the "B" should be 1966 and I'm guessing the "DC" indicates the dark coppertone color.
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| Post# 522479 , Reply# 21 6/4/2011 at 17:04 (4,724 days old) by retropia () | ||
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Congrats! The previous owner obviously took great care of this range, and I'm glad it ended up in another loving home. | ||
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