1984 Belling Classic cooker shaded sable brown

This cooker could date from the late 1970s until early 1980s and was a develipment of the Classic 80 series which was launched in around 1968 or so and which benefitted from some of the clean, almost minimilist styling that was also seen at that time on some Hotpoint washers, Murphy TSv and the like. It was a very good cooker and this example is beautifully clean - I hope it gets a good home.

John, this would have been a standard sized range for its time (21" x 21" approx) but right from the early 1960s manufacturers did exactly what you have suggested and "welded" two ranges together to make one unit with two large ovens a grill chamber and similar sized warming compartment at floor level. They would have four rings, usually in a straight line. This concept really ramped up in the mid 1990s when it seem like every manufacturer starting making all manner of what is termed here "range cooker" - harking back to the coal fired ranges that Laundress has a current thread on - although with varying combinations of gas and electric burners.

Al


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Post# 1010014 10/7/2018 at 12:59 (2,028 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Belling classic electric cooker 90dlr/mk5 in outstanding and fully working condition. I would like this cooker to go to someone that will appreciate it and look after it, so am advertising it here before putting on ebay. I think this model was one Bellings finest cookers. I bought this cooker as a temporary measure to use, as when we moved into our 1959 built bungalow there was no where to fit our built in oven and hob. Yes the time had come to move into our end of life home, a bungalow, plus they usually have the benefit of vacant possession. So now we have got round to refitting the kitchen this beautiful example of British engineering must sadly go. Please contact me if interested. Will let it go for what i paid for it. Cooker located Northampton U.K. . Kind regards Nige. Photos... < > Photo 1 of 5 View Full Size

Post# 1010118 , Reply# 1 10/8/2018 at 13:38 (2,027 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)
Checkrate/Likes That's a beautiful range.

Post# 1010187 , Reply# 2 10/9/2018 at 07:40 (2,026 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes *Agreed A Beautiful Range* Imagine a kitchen with two of these ranges installed either SXS or with a similar sized work space in the middle, one could really turn out the meals. John L.

Post# 1010286 , Reply# 3 10/10/2018 at 08:14 (2,025 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Belling* This cooker could date from the late 1970s until early 1980s and was a develipment of the Classic 80 series which was launched in around 1968 or so and which benefitted from some of the clean, almost minimilist styling that was also seen at that time on some Hotpoint washers, Murphy TSv and the like. It was a very good cooker and this example is beautifully clean - I hope it gets a good home. John, this would have been a standard sized range for its time (21" x 21" approx) but right from the early 1960s manufacturers did exactly what you have suggested and "welded" two ranges together to make one unit with two large ovens a grill chamber and similar sized warming compartment at floor level. They would have four rings, usually in a straight line. This concept really ramped up in the mid 1990s when it seem like every manufacturer starting making all manner of what is termed here "range cooker" - harking back to the coal fired ranges that Laundress has a current thread on - although with varying combinations of gas and electric burners. Al