Thread Number: 53760
Dig that ca-ray-zee brown oven interior |
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Post# 760734   6/1/2014 at 11:14 (3,616 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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A very nice Kenmore electric range with a not so very nice price. You have to admit it looks like a clean machine. "Ful-Vu" oven door is kind of fun too.
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Post# 760735 , Reply# 1   6/1/2014 at 11:23 (3,616 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 760757 , Reply# 3   6/1/2014 at 13:05 (3,616 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Could use that the rest of our lives! |
Post# 760776 , Reply# 4   6/1/2014 at 14:52 (3,616 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 760819 , Reply# 5   6/1/2014 at 20:03 (3,616 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Here are all the photos.
Because you will never see another in this condition in your lifetime. |
Post# 760825 , Reply# 6   6/1/2014 at 21:15 (3,616 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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They made a beautiful range! |
Post# 760856 , Reply# 7   6/2/2014 at 07:13 (3,615 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )   |   | |
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Post# 760858 , Reply# 8   6/2/2014 at 07:24 (3,615 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 760865 , Reply# 9   6/2/2014 at 08:02 (3,615 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 760884 , Reply# 10   6/2/2014 at 09:23 (3,615 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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A Roper owned company that only made Sears ranges. |
Post# 760887 , Reply# 11   6/2/2014 at 09:49 (3,615 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 760908 , Reply# 13   6/2/2014 at 11:47 (3,615 days old) by ken (NYS)   |   | |
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Post# 760954 , Reply# 14   6/2/2014 at 17:31 (3,615 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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The range was most likely made in Roper's Newark, OH plant. |
Post# 761009 , Reply# 15   6/2/2014 at 20:43 (3,615 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Back at the time this range was made, Sears operated somewhat like Walmart does today - they laid down specifications and a price point, and told manufacturers that they would either make the product to those specifications, or not get Sears' business.
This was the way that Sears offered such great value at that time. A case in point would be Sears' Lady Kenmore washer of 1966 and the competing Maytag A906. The A906 carried a list price of about $429.95. The Lady K's catalog price (exclusive of freight charges) was $239.95 - and the Lady K had more style, more glamour and more flexibility than the A906. There was a downside. Sears had very little supplier loyalty; whoever was willing to jig to their tune got their business - until someone else was willing to work for Sears cheaper. They were also notorious for not accepting responsibility for their mistakes; if a merchandise item they designed did not sell according to expectations, Sears would cancel orders no matter what. This practice almost put a clothing company my grandfather worked for out of business; a coat produced there didn't sell, and Sears canceled, saying in effect, "sue us," knowing very few companies could afford to take Sears on. The company my grandfather was with survived, and eventually Sears came around again, dangling an attractive order. But this time, the company's answer was, "Not only no, but Hell no." Sears did buy into some companies like Whirlpool and Roper, to get additional leverage. I think Whirlpool probably would not be around today if it had not been for Sears and their huge buying power. |
Post# 761020 , Reply# 16   6/2/2014 at 21:22 (3,615 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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