Thread Number: 46780
Selling 1946 Kelvinator "Automatic Cook" Electric Range |
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Post# 682949 , Reply# 1   6/7/2013 at 15:55 (4,266 days old) by ned4spd8874 ()   |   | |
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Shameless bump. Anyone at least have an idea on how much this is worth? |
Post# 683023 , Reply# 2   6/8/2013 at 02:09 (4,266 days old) by rp2813 ![]() |
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![]() It's an unusual stove, that's for sure, and it appears to be 100% original right down to the bake and broil heating elements. I really like the knobs on it.
Value is likely all over the map. Parts could be difficult to find if that becomes necessary, and it needs quite a bit of elbow grease. It's going to depend on how badly anyone might want it, and whether they're willing to tack on shipping charges if they're not close enough to pick it up themselves.
It would be a shame if this stove went to the scrap heap. If there's no interest here, perhaps you can explore donating it to a charity like Salvation Army or other organization that can send a truck out to take it away and keep it out of the scrappers' hands long enough to give it a chance to find a new home. Get a receipt and enter a handsome figure that you can write off on your taxes. There are plenty of pie in the sky craigslist and ebay listings for similar items that will back up your number on the remote chance you're audited. |
Post# 683040 , Reply# 3   6/8/2013 at 09:01 (4,265 days old) by combo52 ![]() |
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![]() In the Washington area almost all of the appliances that get donated to the SA get sold directly to scrap dealers, unless they are very new looking and Stainless Steel.
If one wants to donate something like this there are often places that try to sell older appliances, try to find out what they actually do with old stoves etc. |
Post# 683054 , Reply# 4   6/8/2013 at 13:04 (4,265 days old) by rp2813 ![]() |
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![]() John, I know that not everything donated to the Salvation Army makes it onto one of their sales floors, but in recent months I've seen some old appliances at the one by me that weren't in anywhere near as good of shape as this Kelvy range. A few that come to mind were a 50's Hotpoint range, a TOL early 60's O'Keefe and Merrit in coppertone a mid-50's Norge dryer. |