General Electric "Spacemaker 30" Electric Range, 1957

Artifact

Range

Date Made

1957

Creators

General Electric Company 

Otto Grunewald & Son 

Place of Creation

United States, Kentucky, Louisville 

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Made by General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky and bought from retailer Otto Grunewald & Son, Detroit, Michigan.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2004.29.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Fred & Mary Bennett.

Material

Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)

Color

Turquoise (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)

Inscriptions

Above control panel: GENERAL ELECTRIC Sticker inside oven door: EQUIPPED WITH... / CALROD OVEN UNITS / NO OLD FASHIONED OPEN COILS Metal label inside broiler/storage drawer: GENERAL ELECTRIC / MOD NO. 304R1GR / 11.8 KW / SER. NO. RR001093 / FOR USE ON 60 CYCLE A-C ONLY... / LOUISVILLE, K.Y.

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