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Unusual 30" Electric Range
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Post# 1172237   2/14/2023 at 19:29 (439 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

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Can't make out names or badges on this one.  Looks related to GE, but also looks like it could be Canadian in origin.

 

Not bad looking.

 

$50 in Flint, MI

 

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Post# 1172242 , Reply# 1   2/14/2023 at 19:56 (438 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

The knobs have a Caloric, Amana, Philco look about them.

Post# 1172255 , Reply# 2   2/14/2023 at 22:16 (438 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        
GE Canada

The name on the upper right says "Contessa", which is a line of appliances made by GE Canada. The cooktop looks to be the same as on US models, but the door and drawer are different. The door handle looks like the same as was used on GE bottom freezer refrigerators of that time.

Post# 1172279 , Reply# 3   2/15/2023 at 02:05 (438 days old) by 114jwh (Vancouver)        
Camco Range

This is Canadian GE range that was produced by Camco (you can barely make out the GE logo between the oven control and timer). Camco was the result of a merger between the major appliance division of Canadian General Electric and GSW (who produced appliances under Moffat, McClary and various other brand names) in the mid 1970s.

If I remember correctly, GSW had also acquired the Canadian Westinghouse major appliance division shortly before the merger with GE (but not the rights to use the Westinghouse name). WCI had been blocked from purchasing the Canadian division of Westinghouse by a foreign review panel.

This basic range design was was a carryover from Westinghouse Canada and Camco used it as the basis for all their ranges from the 1970's all the way into the 2000's. You could find them under many different brand names such as GE, Hotpoint, Moffat, McClary, Kenmore and in every configuration from BOL to TOL and even 24" versions. You used to see them literally everywhere, I bet at some point every second household in Canada had a version of this stove. They were reliable, bulletproof and did a great job at cooking and baking.

At some point I believe in the early to mid 2000's, Camco closed their Canadian range plant and began sourcing ranges from the US. In 2005 Camco was acquired by Mabe.



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