Kevin puts it all in perspective at 12:09 “…the best part of collecting is the people that you meet and the paths that get crossed through the collecting world."
Love your wonderful old stoves! My everyday range is a 40" 1947 Frigidaire built by General Motors in 1947. Everything works. Light bar, timer, clock/timer, soup pot and the oven cooks perfectly and evenly. One oven and side pan drawer with full length bottom pan drawer. Bought it in 2003 for $35. A wonderful stove still going strong and it will outlast me as I was also built in 1947! They built them right with pride 76 years ago!
I moved one of my Frigidaire Flair ranges on my own once and almost went for a ride. You're smart to get multiple people in on moving these old ranges. When things were made with quality and durability being fundamental considerations, you get the side effect that they seem to weigh as much as a stone cathedral!
Hi, Kevin and crew!! Stove exchange is one of my favorite videos!! I can't wait for you to cook on it for us. Thanks for the video. Have a lovely day, all!!
We had a new 1950 O'keefe and Merritt, with the fold up or back top cover. It had storage drawers and broiler, plug outlet and d clock. And side towel rack or they would hold the top cover up like a shelf. It had a griddle in the center of the 4 burners. It was gas. And it had shallow grease trays to pull out to clean under the burners. I was five years old when we got it. I loved it!
I bought an old house that had two GE stoves from the 50s that appear to be original. They both worked perfectly. When I sold the place I should’ve taken them with me I’m sure the idiots that bought it sent them straight to the scrap yard I would do anything to have one of them now and get rid of the garbage stove that I have. They are true classics, and they were made to last a lifetime.
Hi dlotboy - if those were GE stoves, they really built them well during that era and I'm sure they would have continued to serve you today. The manufacturing standards were much higher back then. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood Next time I’m up I will try and see it. Unfortunately I don’t see this travel in my near future. But I know where to look. Very enjoyable videos. Thank you for your time and hard work in producing these. Memory lane is always welcome.
Awesome job. Kevin you need magic sliders on your appliances to make them easier to move lol. I put some on my flair so I could pull it out easier if I needed to. You are definitely right about the community, I have talked to so many wonderful people.
Hi jlight! I'll have to get some sliders - that's a good idea especially for cleaning. I really have met a lot of great people through collecting! Thanks!
I can't believe how cool that stove is.. they just don't make stoves like they used to.. honestly they don't make anything like they used to that's why I try to use all vintage except I do not have one of those stoves🎉🎉❤
Nice video. When are getting to see the new fan? Just one tip: check your tire pressure on your dolly, looked like the right tire was a few pounds lower than the left. I prefer a solid wheel dolly, makes moving heavy objects easier. Nice to see Ralph back in the studio.
Hi PLK - the fan will make an appearance in a future video about vintage fans. I'll check the pressure on those tires. I have another dolly with solid tires, which I also prefer, but this one was more handy at the time. Thanks!
In the kitchens I remember the stoves gleamed and were spotless. People were proud they could afford such modern conveniences. It does bring back fond memories of places and people, holidays and celebrations and just the ordinary days gone by. My dad was a construction worker and got home from work before my mom. His job was to peel the potatoes, boil the cabbage and get the meat loaf mom made that morning in the oven. An image of him doing that came to mind. I miss those people. I understand your enjoyment of collecting.
Greetings Kevin and friends! Such beautiful vintage stoves you have! How fun to rotate them and enjoying cooking, baking and just looking at them. I have a 1949 vintage O’Keefe & Merritt stove that I had shipped from Colorado to the east coast about 14 yrs ago, I absolutely adore it! It brings such a nostalgic look to my kitchen as well as it cooks and bakes beautifully. These old stoves are super heavy and made to last! Its features have 6 burners, 2 ovens and 2 broilers. It’s a joy to cook on. Thank you as always for sharing your videos, I enjoy them so much. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks, Suzanne! Those vintage O&M stoves are really beautiful! I know they were very well made, so I'll bet it's a joy to cook on! Thanks for watching!
I love seeing the vintage appliances! I think it’s wonderful that you change them out occasionally for us to see them. I’m amazed at the clever features on those old stoves. Makes our newer ones seem a bit mundane!
Hi Kevin! Thanks for this video! I love it when you switch out your stoves! My Grandma had the same 1954 GE stove in her house in Detroit when I was little. I helped her bake lots of cookies in it. When she moved to a new house in the suburbs in 1968, she had a new kitchen with the lit ceiling and Aqua appliances. Such great memories of kitchens! Mostly of the food and people who cooked in them! But boy, were they pretty! Have a great week!
So interesting to see the same year offerings from two manufacturers with lots of engineering behind their products! Your GE model is the relative of the Pillsberry recipe stove final contestant giveaway model of the early 50s I think! As you went over the unique features of these models, it’s just hard not to think that modern stoves will never equate the same quality and craftsmanship of these earlier models. It’s neat to see each manufacturer tackling cooking task and challenges in a unique way. And built like a futuristic tank. A new stove made to this standard would cost over $10,000 probably today. Thank you for preserving and sharing American engineering from the past!
Hi John! Yes - the Liberator was the range that contestants got to keep from the Bake Off. You can imagine what an incredible prize that was at the time. These were very well made appliances and GE often touted the Bake Off where they would have 100 ranges in use at the same time, day after day, and there was never a single failure. They just couldn't build something like this today because most people couldn't afford it. Thanks!
Boy that was stressful and it wasn't even my stove. I remember a stove I had in my 44 years of homemaking that had a timer that would start and stop the oven to bake, so it was like a large slow cooker if you liked. Maybe it was a Kenmore.
Hello fellas! WooHoo!.. great job🥰! I'm really loving the unique features on both of these stoves! The numerals of the stoves' clock are so similar to the Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock I had back in the 1960s.
Hi Kevin, you are right on the 30 inch GE coming out with a 30 inch in 57, GE made a 24 inch range that they thought would catch on before that but it never did, your GE is a 55, .That Westinghouse is beautiful.
You’re welcome, Awesome to see it going into service. Hopefully it will work flawlessly. The ge has a nice car dash style. The Westinghouse kinda looks like a car front end of that time.
Thank you again, Anthony! So far, it seems to be working great. I really appreciate your help restoring that automatic control and for adjusting the oven door. When I talk about meeting wonderful people through collecting, you are a perfect example! Thanks so much!!
I like to remove the oven door before moving since the double or triple panes of window glass are heavy. Sometimes they are stubborn to come off though.
@@cavalcadeoffood thank you. It came with our apartment when we moved in in 1978 when I was 4. My mom finally got a new fridge in 88 & the landlord moved it out to the stairwell (we lived in the upper flat) He sold the house in 95 with the fridge still there 😂. I only know because my mom moved out in 98. It might still be there 😂
That Westinghouse has the largest single oven of any electric range, if had a baking business, I would want this Westinghouse range! I can imagine 8 to 10 layer cake pans in there at one time. Hope it bakes evenly with no hot spots!
Sadly, the oven was not all that deep and two 10" Bundt pans filled a rack. It was designed for bread baking and it held a lot of loaf pans on each rack, but GE and Frigidaire ovens held more due to their greater depth and height.
You know... after all these years I never realized that Ralph was so much taller than you! Granted your friend Todd is quite tall, but Ralph is not far behind! I guess it's rare to see you two side by side. Now it's time to start cooking on that new vintage stove!! Take care!
Hi Greg! Yes, Ralph is a couple inches taller. I tell everyone he wears elevator sneakers! Well, he may be taller, but I'm younger! LOL! I'm looking forward to cooking and baking with that Westinghouse! Hope you're having a great summer! Thanks!
That's stove looks really good in that kitchen. It's nice that you preserve these old stoves. My grandmother has a Jenn-Air stove from the 1980s which is not as decorative as any of yours but it has saved the day many times for Neighbors with newer stoves that malfunction more frequently. The Jenn-Air does have a lot of neat features that at plug and play. You can swap an electric grill for an electric griddle. She keeps the grill on one side but she never uses it. You also have your choice of any type of electric stove burner that exists including induction. Currently hers has the flat ceramic burners on it. It also has a downdraft exhaust vent.
Thanks, Robert. The Jenn-Air is one range I don't have in my collection. Most of the early ones were built-in units and you don't seem them too often. I know they are very versatile ranges which appeals to people who like to cook with different methods. Thanks!
Hi mojobofo - GE made a grill - it was more of a griddle - that plugged into that outlet. I have one. It was long and laid across two of the burners. When it was plugged in, you could control the heat of the griddle with the burner knobs. Thanks!
Hi Kevin, Sis, and friends, lovely to see Ralph. I love the stove exchanges so much, in fact i love everything you post so much. A 70 year old stove did not look like that over here, pretty sure of that x Probably would have been gas oven and stove top, and much narrower. I think electric stoves were coming in at the time, promoted as cleaner ( as the gas stoves used nasty old gas from town gasometers back then - coal gas - used to give me such a headache if i was at a friends house ) My Mum always preferred electric, with the radiant rings as you use. I remember her buying a green one ( because she so loved green everything ) At school cookery classes they used gas, it frightened me to death having flames in the oven, as it did again many years later when i lived in a rented house. In the early 70's when natural / North sea gas came - in, it was seen as healthier and less dangerous, and so our school felt they were being modern, in fact a gas - smell was added- to remind you that it was on, as the old coal gas was used as a way for suicide , how awful. Sorry i got sidetracked, and thankyou again. X
Hi Lauren - thanks for sharing the history of UK stoves. I grew up with an electric stove and that's all I ever had in my homes. I use a gas stove from time to time and have to be careful that I don't burn everything. They add odor to natural gas here, too, so you know when it is leaking. Thanks!
Hi! I have recently acquired a 1954 Westinghouse Commodore, would you say its normal for the side and top to heat up and be hot to the touch when the oven is on?
I had a friend that had one of those GE Liberators and I think when she sold her farmhouse she took the stove with her. Another thing that I thought was interesting for the stoves of that era were the ones with the wells. Now you can work on the Westinghouse, so "You can be sure".
Kevin, you have very nice cursive. Wow, on the technology they had back in the 50’s. I was born in Hazel Park. When I was 9 we moved up north and this is where I’ve been til I married a guy & lived in Detroit for 3 years. Then moved back up north.
Hi Denise! It's pretty amazing the technology they had at the time. Sounds like you've been up north for a long time - it's a beautiful part of the state. Thanks!
Kevin that is a beautiful stove. In my opinion those old Westinghouse stoves were the best bakers ever. Any chance you'll swap out the GE fridge for that wonderful Westinghouse you have and make it a Betty Furness kitchen? Cheer, Brian
Hi Brian! I've had good luck baking in Westinghouse ovens, and I'm hoping this one will be the same. I don't know if I'll swap out the refrigerators. That GE is just wonderful and the Westinghouse weighs a ton!! LOL! Thanks!
Try looking online (Ebay, etc.) and see if there are some available. It's very hard to find new elements, but there are usually some used ones available. Thanks!
Hi Lauren - some manufacturers made ovens with hidden elements, but there were issues with them. By the 1960's most electric ovens had exposed elements. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood You could use the jacks to lift enough to slide a flat dolly underneath. In the case of the stove, I think four would do it. Just verify the weight the dolly can handle. Probably safer. The jacks usually come in pairs. ☺️
Kevin, it's time to invest in an actual appliance dolly with a strap. Much safer and gives better control. Damaging a beautiful stove or your self would be terrible.
Hi Aaron - what's crazier is that I own an appliance dolly, strap and all. It's sitting in my garage and with everything going on and my company visiting I forgot it, so we used a dolly I had at the studio. Luckily, it was a very short move. Thanks!
Oh my gosh, I'm so envious of your beautiful ranges! So much fun to cook on I'm sure. You guy's give me such joy.. keep it up!
Thanks so much, Michael!
Kevin puts it all in perspective at 12:09 “…the best part of collecting is the people that you meet and the paths that get crossed through the collecting world."
Hi Albert - that really is the most joyful part of collecting. Thanks so much!
So true, no matter what you enjoy collecting be it transportation/ automotive or appliances you meet some awesome people..
Love your wonderful old stoves! My everyday range is a 40" 1947 Frigidaire built by General Motors in 1947. Everything works. Light bar, timer, clock/timer, soup pot and the oven cooks perfectly and evenly. One oven and side pan drawer with full length bottom pan drawer. Bought it in 2003 for $35. A wonderful stove still going strong and it will outlast me as I was also built in 1947! They built them right with pride 76 years ago!
Hi Barbedstar! They certainly made things right in 1947!! Glad you and your Frigidaire range are both still going strong!
Nice to see you all
Thanks for watching, Gussy!
This is so interesting,these old electric ranges were beautiful 😻! Great video and nice to see Ralph again!
Thanks so much, Canerican!
So good to see Ralph again and to meet Todd. Loved the video and the tutorial on the stoves. Cheers
Thanks for watching, Charles!
I moved one of my Frigidaire Flair ranges on my own once and almost went for a ride. You're smart to get multiple people in on moving these old ranges. When things were made with quality and durability being fundamental considerations, you get the side effect that they seem to weigh as much as a stone cathedral!
You are right about the weight of these appliances! And they only get heavier as I get older! LOL! Thanks!
Hi, Kevin and crew!! Stove exchange is one of my favorite videos!! I can't wait for you to cook on it for us. Thanks for the video. Have a lovely day, all!!
Thanks, Nancy! Looking forward to cooking and baking on this one!
I love the extra workspace on top of these wide ranges.
Me too! It's really handy!
You guys are awesome!! The year my parents were married. Omgggggggggg!! My Mom is still going to at 91. Love your videos
Hi Donald - thanks so much! It was also the year my folks got married! Glad your mom is doing well!
One thing i love about your channel... real people doing real, normal things, sharing knowledge.
Okay, that's 3 things. 😂
Thank you, Andrea! Those are three great things - I appreciate you watching!
Wonderful as always! Was really missing the stove exchange. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching,TonkaTruck!
Great job guys! It's a beautiful stove. Here's to fabulous cooking ahead. Cheers!
Thanks so much, Valli!! Looking forward to cooking and baking on this one! Happy Summer!
I still love colors and things that light up! Those were the days!
Hi Allen - seems like everyone wanted color light up buttons during the 50's!
Great job!!!!
Thanks, Carolyn!!
The oven space is huge! Will it fit a full size sheet pan?
Hi Amy - it's a big oven! No, while a full size sheet pan will fit lengthwise, the oven is too shallow for it to go in all the way. Thanks!
We had a new 1950 O'keefe and Merritt, with the fold up or back top cover. It had storage drawers and broiler, plug outlet and d clock. And side towel rack or they would hold the top cover up like a shelf. It had a griddle in the center of the 4 burners. It was gas. And it had shallow grease trays to pull out to clean under the burners. I was five years old when we got it. I loved it!
Hi Jay - all those great features on that O&M stove! They made great gas ranges - thanks for telling me about it!
All this and Ralph too!!
Glad you enjoyed! Having Ralph and Todd was an extra special bonus!
I love these stove videos! makes me want an old stove. - the 1950s were so very stylish!
Hi Cristina! The 50's and 60's really had style! Thanks!
I'm in love with that GE Liberator. Wish they still made stoves like that today.
Hi Harley! Me too. That GE is a great range. Thanks!
I bought an old house that had two GE stoves from the 50s that appear to be original. They both worked perfectly. When I sold the place I should’ve taken them with me I’m sure the idiots that bought it sent them straight to the scrap yard I would do anything to have one of them now and get rid of the garbage stove that I have. They are true classics, and they were made to last a lifetime.
Hi dlotboy - if those were GE stoves, they really built them well during that era and I'm sure they would have continued to serve you today. The manufacturing standards were much higher back then. Thanks!
Oh man...what a beautiful stove!! Sure wish they'd make a comeback with the same quality!!
Thanks, bbymks! I wish the same thing, too - but it would be too costly to build stoves like this today.
@cavalcadeoffood that's too bad :(
Love the stove exchanges! ❤
Thanks, Paul!
Great show as always. That is what I grew up with . I am a young 71 😊
Thanks, Charles! Glad it brought back memories - age is just a number! You are young!
I lived right next to Beltsville MD!
Hi Susan - my friend John has a wonderful collection/museum right there. It's always fun to see other's collections!
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Next time I’m up I will try and see it. Unfortunately I don’t see this travel in my near future. But I know where to look. Very enjoyable videos. Thank you for your time and hard work in producing these. Memory lane is always welcome.
Awesome job. Kevin you need magic sliders on your appliances to make them easier to move lol. I put some on my flair so I could pull it out easier if I needed to. You are definitely right about the community, I have talked to so many wonderful people.
Hi jlight! I'll have to get some sliders - that's a good idea especially for cleaning. I really have met a lot of great people through collecting! Thanks!
I can't believe how cool that stove is.. they just don't make stoves like they used to.. honestly they don't make anything like they used to that's why I try to use all vintage except I do not have one of those stoves🎉🎉❤
Thanks, Gussy! The older stuff was really made to last. Thanks!
Nice video. When are getting to see the new fan? Just one tip: check your tire pressure on your dolly, looked like the right tire was a few pounds lower than the left. I prefer a solid wheel dolly, makes moving heavy objects easier. Nice to see Ralph back in the studio.
Hi PLK - the fan will make an appearance in a future video about vintage fans. I'll check the pressure on those tires. I have another dolly with solid tires, which I also prefer, but this one was more handy at the time. Thanks!
In the kitchens I remember the stoves gleamed and were spotless. People were proud they could afford such modern conveniences. It does bring back fond memories of places and people, holidays and celebrations and just the ordinary days gone by. My dad was a construction worker and got home from work before my mom. His job was to peel the potatoes, boil the cabbage and get the meat loaf mom made that morning in the oven. An image of him doing that came to mind. I miss those people. I understand your enjoyment of collecting.
Hi knitterscheidt - thanks for sharing that wonderful memory of your dad. I know your mom appreciated him getting things started for dinner. Thanks!
I was hoping that you would have shown the fan that you received from your friend!
Hi Mr. Scottie! Oh I will - that's going to be it's own video: The Many Fans of Cavalcade of Food :-) I'll show some of my fan collection. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood nice! Looking forward to that!!
Great stove so very interesting!
Thanks, Trudy!
We have an old Westinghouse in our cabin and we love it! It still works!
Hi Clelia! Those old Westinghouse appliances were well made. Glad yours is still going! Thanks!
Greetings Kevin and friends! Such beautiful vintage stoves you have! How fun to rotate them and enjoying cooking, baking and just looking at them. I have a 1949 vintage O’Keefe & Merritt stove that I had shipped from Colorado to the east coast about 14 yrs ago, I absolutely adore it! It brings such a nostalgic look to my kitchen as well as it cooks and bakes beautifully. These old stoves are super heavy and made to last! Its features have 6 burners, 2 ovens and 2 broilers. It’s a joy to cook on. Thank you as always for sharing your videos, I enjoy them so much. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks, Suzanne! Those vintage O&M stoves are really beautiful! I know they were very well made, so I'll bet it's a joy to cook on! Thanks for watching!
I love seeing the vintage appliances! I think it’s wonderful that you change them out occasionally for us to see them. I’m amazed at the clever features on those old stoves. Makes our newer ones seem a bit mundane!
Thanks, Crystal! Yes some of these vintage stoves make modern stoves look kind of boring!
Hi Kevin! Thanks for this video! I love it when you switch out your stoves! My Grandma had the same 1954 GE stove in her house in Detroit when I was little. I helped her bake lots of cookies in it. When she moved to a new house in the suburbs in 1968, she had a new kitchen with the lit ceiling and Aqua appliances. Such great memories of kitchens! Mostly of the food and people who cooked in them! But boy, were they pretty! Have a great week!
Hi Terry Sue! Thanks for sharing that memory about your grandma's stove. I'll bet those aqua appliances sure seemed modern! Thanks so much!
That GE is so nice! Makes me so jealous.
The GE is really a nice range. Thanks, BritlnvLvr!
I like that stove. Never seen one like it.
Thanks, Ronald!
So interesting to see the same year offerings from two manufacturers with lots of engineering behind their products! Your GE model is the relative of the Pillsberry recipe stove final contestant giveaway model of the early 50s I think! As you went over the unique features of these models, it’s just hard not to think that modern stoves will never equate the same quality and craftsmanship of these earlier models. It’s neat to see each manufacturer tackling cooking task and challenges in a unique way. And built like a futuristic tank. A new stove made to this standard would cost over $10,000 probably today. Thank you for preserving and sharing American engineering from the past!
Hi John! Yes - the Liberator was the range that contestants got to keep from the Bake Off. You can imagine what an incredible prize that was at the time. These were very well made appliances and GE often touted the Bake Off where they would have 100 ranges in use at the same time, day after day, and there was never a single failure. They just couldn't build something like this today because most people couldn't afford it. Thanks!
Teamwork makes the dream work 😂 Great job everyone!
Thanks, John!
Boy that was stressful and it wasn't even my stove. I remember a stove I had in my 44 years of homemaking that had a timer that would start and stop the oven to bake, so it was like a large slow cooker if you liked. Maybe it was a Kenmore.
Hi Debbie! That automatic oven timer was a popular feature at one time. Thanks!
Hello fellas! WooHoo!.. great job🥰! I'm really loving the unique features on both of these stoves! The numerals of the stoves' clock are so similar to the Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock I had back in the 1960s.
Hi Vicki! That's a great comparison! I remember that Baby Ben alarm clock - we had one! Thanks!
Hi Kevin, you are right on the 30 inch GE coming out with a 30 inch in 57, GE made a 24 inch range that they thought would catch on before that but it never did, your GE is a 55, .That Westinghouse is beautiful.
Thanks, Hans! I knew you could confirm!
You’re welcome, Awesome to see it going into service. Hopefully it will work flawlessly.
The ge has a nice car dash style. The Westinghouse kinda looks like a car front end of that time.
Thank you again, Anthony! So far, it seems to be working great. I really appreciate your help restoring that automatic control and for adjusting the oven door. When I talk about meeting wonderful people through collecting, you are a perfect example! Thanks so much!!
I like to remove the oven door before moving since the double or triple panes of window glass are heavy. Sometimes they are stubborn to come off though.
Hi Mike - getting these oven doors off is a fairly involved project, so we just moved the whole thing. Thanks!
That refrigerator behind you when you were writing on the board looks like the one I grew up with.
Hi Lisa - that's a 1954 Westinghouse Frost Free refrigerator. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood thank you. It came with our apartment when we moved in in 1978 when I was 4. My mom finally got a new fridge in 88 & the landlord moved it out to the stairwell (we lived in the upper flat) He sold the house in 95 with the fridge still there 😂. I only know because my mom moved out in 98. It might still be there 😂
My favorite stove is the Westinghouse terrace top. i like how the light goes all the way acroos the back.
Hi TW - I have a couple of Terrace Top ranges. The later ones didn't have the light on the back panel. Thanks!
That Westinghouse has the largest single oven of any electric range, if had a baking business, I would want this Westinghouse range! I can imagine 8 to 10 layer cake pans in there at one time. Hope it bakes evenly with no hot spots!
Hi Russ - you sure can bake a lot at one time in that Westinghouse. So far, I find the oven to be very evenly heated.
Sadly, the oven was not all that deep and two 10" Bundt pans filled a rack. It was designed for bread baking and it held a lot of loaf pans on each rack, but GE and Frigidaire ovens held more due to their greater depth and height.
That GE Liberator would be my dream stove😅
Hi Diana - it really is a wonderful range. Thanks!
You know... after all these years I never realized that Ralph was so much taller than you!
Granted your friend Todd is quite tall, but Ralph is not far behind!
I guess it's rare to see you two side by side. Now it's time to start cooking on that new vintage stove!!
Take care!
Hi Greg! Yes, Ralph is a couple inches taller. I tell everyone he wears elevator sneakers! Well, he may be taller, but I'm younger! LOL! I'm looking forward to cooking and baking with that Westinghouse! Hope you're having a great summer! Thanks!
That's stove looks really good in that kitchen. It's nice that you preserve these old stoves. My grandmother has a Jenn-Air stove from the 1980s which is not as decorative as any of yours but it has saved the day many times for Neighbors with newer stoves that malfunction more frequently. The Jenn-Air does have a lot of neat features that at plug and play. You can swap an electric grill for an electric griddle. She keeps the grill on one side but she never uses it. You also have your choice of any type of electric stove burner that exists including induction. Currently hers has the flat ceramic burners on it. It also has a downdraft exhaust vent.
Thanks, Robert. The Jenn-Air is one range I don't have in my collection. Most of the early ones were built-in units and you don't seem them too often. I know they are very versatile ranges which appeals to people who like to cook with different methods. Thanks!
We have a 56 Liberator with a couple features that yours doesn't have. I'd love to know what the oddly unique "Automatic Grill" plug was used for.
Hi mojobofo - GE made a grill - it was more of a griddle - that plugged into that outlet. I have one. It was long and laid across two of the burners. When it was plugged in, you could control the heat of the griddle with the burner knobs. Thanks!
Does the light above your stove double up as an exhaust fan ? Just like both stoves It's absolutely wonderful.
Hi gymbeef - it is just a light, no exhaust. Thanks!
If they made a stove like that today it might cost a fortune but I would take out a bank loan to buy one. Thanks for this fun video.
Hi Fred! You're right about that - it would cost a bundle to make one like this today. Thanks!
Hi Kevin, Sis, and friends, lovely to see Ralph.
I love the stove exchanges so much, in fact i love everything you post so much.
A 70 year old stove did not look like that over here, pretty sure of that x
Probably would have been gas oven and stove top, and much narrower.
I think electric stoves were coming in at the time, promoted as cleaner ( as the gas stoves used nasty old gas from town gasometers back then - coal gas - used to give me such a headache if i was at a friends house )
My Mum always preferred electric, with the radiant rings as you use.
I remember her buying a green one ( because she so loved green everything )
At school cookery classes they used gas, it frightened me to death having flames in the oven, as it did again many years later when i lived in a rented house.
In the early 70's when natural / North sea gas came - in, it was seen as healthier and less dangerous, and so our school felt they were being modern, in fact a gas - smell was added- to remind you that it was on, as the old coal gas was used as a way for suicide , how awful.
Sorry i got sidetracked, and thankyou again. X
Hi Lauren - thanks for sharing the history of UK stoves. I grew up with an electric stove and that's all I ever had in my homes. I use a gas stove from time to time and have to be careful that I don't burn everything. They add odor to natural gas here, too, so you know when it is leaking. Thanks!
Hi! I have recently acquired a 1954 Westinghouse Commodore, would you say its normal for the side and top to heat up and be hot to the touch when the oven is on?
Hi - yes, the older ranges can get quite warm to the touch when the oven has been on for a while. Thanks!
I had a friend that had one of those GE Liberators and I think when she sold her farmhouse she took the stove with her. Another thing that I thought was interesting for the stoves of that era were the ones with the wells. Now you can work on the Westinghouse, so "You can be sure".
Hi Scooter! I see why your friend wanted to take her stove with her! The deep-well cookers were a popular feature in the 50's. I can be sure! Thanks!
So simple to swap over when you have a plug-in connection - not that easy in the UK.
Hi laincis - yes, it's nice to be able to just plug it in and be connected. Thanks!
Kevin, you have very nice cursive. Wow, on the technology they had back in the 50’s. I was born in Hazel Park. When I was 9 we moved up north and this is where I’ve been til I married a guy & lived in Detroit for 3 years. Then moved back up north.
Hi Denise! It's pretty amazing the technology they had at the time. Sounds like you've been up north for a long time - it's a beautiful part of the state. Thanks!
Kevin that is a beautiful stove. In my opinion those old Westinghouse stoves were the best bakers ever. Any chance you'll swap out the GE fridge for that wonderful Westinghouse you have and make it a Betty Furness kitchen? Cheer, Brian
Hi Brian! I've had good luck baking in Westinghouse ovens, and I'm hoping this one will be the same. I don't know if I'll swap out the refrigerators. That GE is just wonderful and the Westinghouse weighs a ton!! LOL! Thanks!
I've got the same stove, early 50s GE, where can I buy elements for it?
Try looking online (Ebay, etc.) and see if there are some available. It's very hard to find new elements, but there are usually some used ones available. Thanks!
The exposed bottom element always bothers me, i've noticed them in US dishwashers as well.
You don't see exposed bottom elements here in either.
Hi Lauren - some manufacturers made ovens with hidden elements, but there were issues with them. By the 1960's most electric ovens had exposed elements. Thanks!
Why does it take so long to heat up?
Hi Nancy - I think because the oven is so large it takes longer for the space to pre-heat. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood That makes sense. Are y'all still cooking & baking like at the cottage?
Two words: Appliance jacks. 😂
I've wondered about those. Someone told me they're more trouble than they are worth, but I've never tried them. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood You could use the jacks to lift enough to slide a flat dolly underneath. In the case of the stove, I think four would do it. Just verify the weight the dolly can handle. Probably safer. The jacks usually come in pairs. ☺️
They sure don’t make stove oven ranges like that anymore built like a tank Meant to last for a lifetime
Hi RugbyFootballer! They don't make them like they used to, that's for sure. These were built to last. Thanks!
Kevin, it's time to invest in an actual appliance dolly with a strap. Much safer and gives better control. Damaging a beautiful stove or your self would be terrible.
Amen
Hi Aaron - what's crazier is that I own an appliance dolly, strap and all. It's sitting in my garage and with everything going on and my company visiting I forgot it, so we used a dolly I had at the studio. Luckily, it was a very short move. Thanks!
Is Ralph bunny earring you?
Yes - he does that every chance he gets! LOL! We are still secretly 12 years old :-)
Foist for the hoist!
We made it! Thanks, tveyeonyou!
You can broil a whole ostrich now.😄
LOL! I think that ostrich would fit in this one! Thanks, Mike!
I think you all deserve a stiff drink after that !
Hi Lauren! Believe me, we celebrated when this was over!