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Old 02-25-2015, 03:46 PM   #1
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Vintage Appliances - Where are they?

Does anyone know of any pickers or another source of vintage RV appliances? I would love to replace mine in the galley of my Cruisette but don't even know where to begin to look. Do I have to buy a donor canned ham? HELP!!
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Old 02-25-2015, 08:39 PM   #2
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Hey Kelly,
I think they have all been bought up by hipsters to use in worshipping container apartments.
Sorry, no appliances but I have a vintage yellow toilet. I'll save it for you or you can pick it up any time.
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Old 02-25-2015, 09:01 PM   #3
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Have you checked Vintage Campers?
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Old 04-01-2015, 10:18 PM   #4
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I am about to take out my wall mounted magic chef oven and will be selling. 72


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Old 04-05-2015, 10:59 AM   #5
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I think vintage fridges can be made to work, but ranges are (in my experience) a different story- the valves have mercury and are impossible, if not difficult to replace. I bought a second range like the one in my '64 because it was available. When my oven valve and two of the burners went out- no control, it was scary, I took the two ovens to be made into one working oven. After three tries, shopping all over the US online for replacement valves, listed in catalogs but no longer available, I gave up and bought a new range. It may be for the much older white appliances you can jury-rig a new valve to fit. Good luck with it!
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Old 04-13-2015, 09:39 PM   #6
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If I have a working original Dometic frig from my 1972 and it works should I replace it since I am replacing everything else or keep it??
I don't want to finish the project and have to take out down the road.


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Old 06-22-2015, 07:08 AM   #7
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Where did you buy the range? Did you also find an oven? Refurbing 65 Safari Single, refer is fine, but need stove and oven. Thanks, Duke
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Duke: by range, I mean the combination, 21" cooktop/oven. I didn't take the easy way to purchasing another range, I bought the interior from a similar AS from a guy in PA, and then picked up a bunch of it when I drove through there (I live in California) and drove the duplicate stove home. I also looked online and saw a lot of ranges available, but when I tried to get the controls repaired or replaced for mine, there were none to be found. The new stove is a Seaward Princess, made for a boat and much higher quality than Atwood or other RV ranges. Now I see that they're being discontinued...
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Try Craigslist.
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Old 06-22-2015, 06:08 PM   #10
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Keep us posted, I hope you can get an old range to work. The Magic Chef that was in ours was great, baked really well. Seaward/Whale are not making the same one that I have, which I got two years ago. The cooktops appear to have the same burners, which are first class

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and then Sure Marine has these, the two burner version of what I have.

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I cook a lot while camping (well, always) and like to be able to bake stuff for rally pot lucks, so an oven was important to me. It seems like a lot of people make do with a microwave or something else.
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