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Vintage Norge Fridge & Gas Range
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Post# 1186669   8/3/2023 at 02:58 (269 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 1186864 , Reply# 1   8/4/2023 at 23:50 (267 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Damn! That is UGLY!

Post# 1186908 , Reply# 2   8/5/2023 at 15:23 (267 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Yes, but...

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That's a very skilled application of a vintage pattern called "Cracked Ice". That might be the original finish on the stove but likely not the icebox. I remember that contact paper and Formica from the Sixties had that pattern in different colors.


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Post# 1186946 , Reply# 3   8/5/2023 at 21:14 (267 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

I believe that to be the original finish on both items. If you look at the refrigerator part that has the Norge nameplate, you will see that it is porcelain enamel that has chipped in a couple spots. I was in an antique store several years ago that had a gas range in that enamel finish, but in a pink beige color. Green and ivory was a popular combination on items for a short time in the mid 1930's.

Post# 1186948 , Reply# 4   8/5/2023 at 21:24 (267 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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" Green and ivory was a popular combination on items for a short time in the mid 1930's."

Yes it was! On both sides of the pond you found green/ivory combination in home furnishings, appliances, interior decoration... So much so that when one sees that combination or even just shades of either in vintage anything almost at once go to 1930's.


Post# 1187015 , Reply# 5   8/6/2023 at 22:47 (266 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

I have seen appliance ads in 1930s magazines for this color, but I still think this is an ugly finish today.


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