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Post# 633827   10/23/2012 at 21:22 (4,212 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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After getting a Turquoise refrigerator last year,
And a turquoise dishwasher from SteveD soon after... I finally got a turquoise oven and cook top that have been advertised for over a year locally on Craigslist and on eBay. Their external wiring was cut so I need to find new fuse panels and replace a few wires but they are in decent shape otherwise. I had to test the oven's clock/timer and it still works! (See the link). Now I need to find a Turquoise washer and dryer to complete the set! CLICK HERE TO GO TO PhilR's LINK |
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Post# 633829 , Reply# 1   10/23/2012 at 21:36 (4,212 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 633835 , Reply# 2   10/23/2012 at 22:04 (4,212 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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PhilR - I was just looking at this tonight and thought it would be cool to have a turquoise oven, stove and frig..the Tappan is ugly next to yours...congrats , it's a beauty!!!!!!
LK washer and dryer would be nice as Countryford owns...or whatever your thinking of! Good luck, Phil! CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK on Atlanta Craigslist |
Post# 633837 , Reply# 3   10/23/2012 at 22:14 (4,212 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Paul, should I get a turquoise sink for the disposer!?
I figured that if I didn't get these, they might eventually end being scrapped... And because of the neighborhood where these come from, I see an interesting connection between these and how I first talked to you a few years ago when I saw that "wanted" ad on Craigslist from someone searching Turquoise Frigidaire appliances from Beacon Hill!
Still haven't got a washer/dryer set from the early sixties... Maybe someday!
About the oven that I got today, all I did so far was replacing a light bulb for the clock dial that was burned and the knob for the Meat Tender that was broken...
Phil,
Tappan also made nice-looking appliances. Some also had nice chrome ovens.
If I ever see a washer/dryer set for sale locally in turquoise that isn't Frigidaire, I think I'll pass! I don't want to loose a friend because I get a pair of Turquoise Lady Kenmores before he does! But if they happen to be Frigidaires, I hope he'll forgive me!
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Post# 633843 , Reply# 4   10/23/2012 at 22:55 (4,211 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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As far as I'm concerned, turquoise is the best appliance color, ever! |
Post# 633846 , Reply# 5   10/23/2012 at 23:29 (4,211 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 633887 , Reply# 6   10/24/2012 at 07:22 (4,211 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 633917 , Reply# 7   10/24/2012 at 09:38 (4,211 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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I particularly like that model wall oven!
TWIMC: I have a turquoise Hotpoint 4 burner elec cooktop (just the metal cooktop sans controls and burners) in mint condition, free to a good home. One could convert any Hotpoint cooktop to turquoise by using your guts and this piece. It's for the Hotpoint cooktop that has the controls between the 2 front (smaller) burners, and 2 large burners in the back. |
Post# 633937 , Reply# 8   10/24/2012 at 10:46 (4,211 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Thanks for your comments everyone! Roger, I remember you showed me your Hotpoint turquoise cooktop cover
Greg, I have seen the '65 Custom Deluxe set in Florida. I also wish it was a bit closer... In fact, I also wish it would be a WI-65/DI-65 set or a Custom Imperial set!
Here in Canada, it would have to be an Imperial because the Custom Imperial wasn't available starting in 1965 (there were just 5 models offered here in 1965). Strangely, the Custom Deluxe models like the set in Florida (with the remote timer knob) was available with a suds saver here too (WCDRC-65) but not in the US (it was the WCDAR-65 without the remote timer knob). |
Post# 633939 , Reply# 9   10/24/2012 at 10:49 (4,211 days old) by franksdad (Greenville, South Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 633941 , Reply# 10   10/24/2012 at 10:55 (4,211 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Is it because of Canadian standards that the cooktop has two indicator lights? |
Post# 633947 , Reply# 11   10/24/2012 at 11:14 (4,211 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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That's right Tom, that's because each pair of burners was on a separate circuit.
Look at this Canadian 30" Custom Imperial range, it also has 2 burner lights and no "speed heat" but it's otherwise identical (or almost) to the US models. After that, the Canadian free standing ranges were quite different-looking from the US models and they didn't look as nice...
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Post# 633948 , Reply# 12   10/24/2012 at 11:16 (4,211 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 633951 , Reply# 13   10/24/2012 at 11:34 (4,211 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634029 , Reply# 14   10/24/2012 at 19:14 (4,211 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 634079 , Reply# 15   10/24/2012 at 22:39 (4,210 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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PhilR: That link for CL was null - so they sold and I missed the pics.
Once in a while, it's nice to have something so old require so little other than a bulb and a knob. Finding an old 60's washer and dryer will come..and give 'em some baked cookies or cakes as a reminder to keep a lookout for a matched pair. :-) Not that you have any plans right now, but let us know how you liked using the stove, what you cooked or bake. It's straightforward to use, but did you get a manual with it? |
Post# 634082 , Reply# 16   10/24/2012 at 22:57 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634184 , Reply# 17   10/25/2012 at 10:36 (4,210 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 634209 , Reply# 19   10/25/2012 at 13:05 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634212 , Reply# 20   10/25/2012 at 13:11 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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40" ranges like yours weren't available anymore from Frigidaire in the 1960's here. Canadian Compact 30 ranges had their fuses located behind a chrome strip visible below their oven door (I don't have a picture showing one but I've seen one). Built ins and Flairs had a remote fuse panel and Flairs with a base cabinet had their fuse panels located in their base cabinets.
Here's another newer free standing Canadian Frigidaire 30" range, "K" model from 1966.
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Post# 634216 , Reply# 21   10/25/2012 at 13:16 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634217 , Reply# 22   10/25/2012 at 13:18 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634219 , Reply# 23   10/25/2012 at 13:21 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 634221 , Reply# 24   10/25/2012 at 13:31 (4,210 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Here's an ad from November 1967 showing Canadian appliances. They were the last generation ("L" ranges, "N" washers and "P" dishwashers) built here. The Canadian factory in Scarborough was fully converted to automotive production in 1970. Some appliances were also imported from the US since at least the mid-sixties since my 1965 top loading (D&M) Super dishwasher was sold new here but made in the US. I think that at about the same time, some of the fancier refrigerators started to be imported from the US too but I'd like to find out more about that... |
Post# 634367 , Reply# 25   10/25/2012 at 23:40 (4,209 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 634631 , Reply# 28   10/27/2012 at 01:46 (4,208 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Kelly, did you get pictures of this fridge?
This model is on the top of my wish list! My 1963 brushed chrome refrigerator also came from a kitchen with brushed chrome appliances. A brushed chrome Imperial cooktop and a Custom Imperial 30" Flair wall oven both from 1963 but there was no spin tube dishwasher in sight... The other appliances were not available as the fridge alone was replaced (because it was noisy). The noisy condition was much easier to address than I expected! And it's been running fine since I got it. Is the Flair you showed in your post currently in your kitchen? I have one just like it that (RCIB-645C-2) and I haven't used yet. I thought I'd replace my older one which is currently just beside my 1963 refrigerator with this one so the years would match but I haven't done it yet... I first thought about repainting the base cabinet and side panels of my 1961 RCIB-645C in Turquoise so it would match my 1961 refrigerator but now that I got the turquoise built-ins, I don't know what I'll do with all these! For now, I'll just keep them, along with a few other appliance that are waiting to be connected! (but all have been tested/repaired as needed! And all my fridges are connected even if some are almost empty! |
Post# 634687 , Reply# 30   10/27/2012 at 12:44 (4,208 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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