Vintage stoves will always have a very special place in my heart, because the first story I ever wrote about homes was about vintage stoves, for the (now defunct) Ann Arbor News in 1995. My neighbor Dave had salvaged a 1940s Magic Chef from his grandmother’s barn and sent it to Macy’s Texas Stove Works for restoration. My story was about why folks were starting to treasure vintage stoves — and where you could buy them. Hey, even then, 17 years ago (gulp) I was all about the where-to-get-the-stuff and where-to-get-it-restored. Do you think that after all this time I ended up right where I should be — writing this blog? I think so! Last uploader, when readers shared 234 pictures of their vintage small appliances, readers also asked to share their vintage large appliances. Above: A photo that came in early from reader JoAnn. Pretty!
This uploader is now closed — check out the 208 photos that readers submitted — they’re pretty darn amazing!
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Scott says
Hope there is another uploader soon as a really fun 1976 GE P*7 found its way to my house just a few weeks ago.
pam kueber says
Yes, probably Friday after next, that is, Oct 9
Joe Felice says
What is “Western Holly?” That set-up definitely takes the cake, along with GE’s in-cabinet refrigerator/freezer.
pam kueber says
It’s the name of an old brand of stoves.
lynda says
Oh my! Thank you everyone for taking the time to load your fabulous appliance pictures. I loved looking at them. We had two of the 1977 KitchenAid dishwashers in white. They died about 8 years ago. I love the coppertone range with the classic Michael Graves bird teapot! I guess the teapot is almost vintage now. So happy to see so many old appliances “saved” and loved.
Lizzy says
Wow… There is nothing like a great vintage stove! I have a Chambers 90 C I grew up with and won the shoving match for; It’s been used every day since 1954 and is in fantastic shape. The new stove I used for a few years here wasn’t anything like a Chambers, the oven is wretched.It’s vented to pour heat out into the house, very uncomfortable. A Chambers is insulated, and the heat is super even. Cooks amazingly well.
But somebody posted a red one. I have paint envy now.Mines white…
JoAnne says
My family has an older Magic Chef stove that we love! It is 36″ with a large pancake griddle in the middle. Our one problem is that my kids’ father scoured the numbers off the knobs, even the oven! Even though we know the model number- 41ea-2kw- and the part number- PS133538- we can’t find the thermostat anywhere. Does anyone have any ideas?
pam kueber says
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Ivan says
My wife came home the other day with a General Chef stove-refrigerator model #2E-1004 does anyone know of any information on this? It has 2 electric burners.
Susan says
We are closing on a 1930 brick colonial in NYC. It has a summer kitchen with a beautiful 1950s era Caloric pink wall oven and pink range. Not a scratch on it. It is built into an exposed brick chimney. I asked how did a brand new oven set get in there.
It seems it was not the original but a replacement. The women’s father, the original home owner, built the wall for the oven. Eventually it stopped working and they found a replacement oven on eBay because that was the only oven that would fit. The reason it looked brand new was the oven and range were bought for a housewife in the 1950s who died 2 weeks after they were installed, her husband never used them. Pretty excited since the summer kitchen has 1950 laminate countertops. The yellow bathrooms from the 70s – not so much.
Kimberly says
I have a wall mounted, olive green Modern Maid oven and a stove that is original to my 1969 constructed home that I still use today to cook with.
Pat Jordan says
What is the model number? My grandmother has the olive green also, needs repair on the stove top. We can’t see the model number.
Thanks!!!!
Kate says
I found a beauty of a wall oven on Craigslist today. If I owned my home, I’d buy it myself.
1960s Signature electric cooking center with Nutone hood fan. There’s a double sided-by-side wall oven and a pull-out cooktop.
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/fuo/4840588159.html
lulamae says
is it still available? THis wall oven you saw. I am looking for one. But I am so concerned that the compresser is so old (from the 50-60s) that it may go anytime and where oh where and how oh how could it get replace and make the repairs necessary. I dream a lot about owning a wall oven. How so cool !!! why don’t they design things spectacular as this one thought up refrigerator design?
pam kueber says
lulamae, see our category Bathroom Help / Appliances for our story for resources where you may find help.
Kimber says
I have one like the range in 146 but its a brown picked it up for free from Craigslist don’t know if it works or not yet it does not have the plug and I have not been able to find any info about it on the Internet was told it works