Old Stoves

This is one old stove, and in my eyes, a piece of art.  It is a Frigidaire.  In 1918 an original founder of General Motors, William C Durant, invested in the Guardian Frigerator Company and adopted the name Frigidaire.  Their motto was  "Here today." "Here Tomorrow."  A testament to time and American craftsmanship, and adhering to their motto, this Frigidaire stove is still fully operable.

The age is actually unknown, but the fact that it has a flourescent bulb makes me think it hails from the early 1950's.  Though the flourescent bulb was invented before 1950, they were only common in commercial applications prior to this time and were not common in U.S. homes until the middle 1940's.  Moreover, a stove nearly identical to this one is featured in a commercial aired in December 1950. (see it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGsuhFXH90E  This beautiful piece of art is located at the Gainesville, Georgia home of my friends Elizabeth and Amy.

If you can't tell, I have a penchant for old cooking appliances.  I absolutely love the design and craftsmanship of older pieces.  Check out these photos

This is my 1967 Westinghouse Continental Range, complete with double ovens, four electric eyes, triple lighting, and built-in exhaust vent.  Though not as beautiful as the aforementioned stove, it too is a work of art in its own right.  Westinghouse, began in 1886 as an electrical company.  In 1934 in Mansfield Ohio, they opened their House of Tomorrow to showcase Westinghouse home appliances.
In the 1960's, their motto became "You Can Be Sure If Its Westinghouse."  In the 1967 print ad related to this stove, Westinghouse claimed it would do everything for you but set your table, guess they were right! (see the original ad here: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19671114&id=_C8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5572,2396300
It is located in my basement and the decor in the entire room containing this stove is centered around the Continental's avocado green color!  Note the matching cream and avocado, diamond, patterned carpeting.  Yes, I have the matching fridge too.

I hope you've enjoyed this off-the-wall segment featuring old works of cooking appliance art.  Stay tuned!

Sincerely
Easy-B