Another reason a vintage stove might not be for you is they can be a bit pricey. Quality never comes cheap, and the same is true for these stoves. Sometimes, vintage Roper stoves can be hard to find. Many antique appliance stores sell vintage stoves and occasionally Roper ranges. There are also a few online places to find them, such as eBay, but it may take a while to find the specific model or color desired.
Users all around are switching from modern to vintage because, as it turns out, your grandma had it right. Vintage Roper stoves still work great in our modern world today.
The vintage Roper range may not be perfect for everyone, but it was a great addition to my kitchen. It truly is the Cadillac of vintage stoves.
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Finding Parts for the Roper Stove Finding vintage Roper stove parts can be difficult, especially for older models. The Roper Electric Stove Roper electric stoves were usually less popular than their gas counterparts. The Roper Gas Stove Vintage Roper gas stoves are much easier to find than their electric counterparts. The third digit of the serial number 3 indicates that this refrigerator was manufactured in The next two digits 02 indicate that the refrigerator was completed in the 2nd week of This refrigerator is just over 5 years old.
Grab a tape measure and measure the width, depth and height of the inside of your refrigerator. Multiply the numbers together W x D x H and divide the total by to get the cubic feet. For example, if you have a refrigerator that measures 30" wide by 30" deep by 48" high, you multiply 30 X 30 X General Electric GE is a manufacturer of household appliances including: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and stoves.
Affixed to each appliance is a serial number plate which can give you information about the age of the appliance. The serial number is comprised of two letters and six digits. If you're trying to tell the age of a KitchenAid product in your home, you can do so using its serial number. Find the serial number of your KitchenAid appliance. Look at the second letter in your serial number. Examine your serial number for the first two numbers after the "Year" letter.
How do I find out how old my stove is? Category: home and garden home appliances. To determine the age of your appliance , use your serial number not model number to find date of manufacture. How can you tell how old an appliance is? Where is the serial number on a stove? How can you tell how old your dishwasher is?
First, Locate the Serial Number. Since they worked 7 days a week downstairs, they did all their cooking down there, and the stove, which was in the kitchen in the upstairs apartment, was never used for anything other than boiling water. Like I said except for a couple dings in the enamel, it was almost like it was right off the line, good housekeeping stickers and everything.
You could even tll the drip trays had never seen a piece of food or a drop of oil I really enjoyed being the first person to cook a meal on it, almost 60 years after it was built! Why don't you do a search on Google Images to see if you can find one that looks the same. Then take a look at the web page to see if it will give you a year and model. Thank you.
Yes, I keep doing that. Today I found a posting on ebay of the exact same one as mine Here is a link that might be useful: vintage s or s Roper stove. I need help with induction stove top vs gas stove top. Clearance between gas stove top and microwave above. What heat resistant product do I need around my gas stove? A lot of Roper ranges on eBay seem to have vague dates. They may have had longer production runs than we have now?
I'd contact a stove restorer and ask them. They might be a lento turn you onto parts suppliers. I imagine it won't the the easiest finding what you need. Might be worth watching that auction and buying the stove for parts.
You could mix and match to have the best of the two and still have backup parts. If you click on the link below, it will take you to "appliance advisor". Click on the "manufacturers" link at the top of the page. Then scroll down until you reach the "antiques and rebuilt antiques" section. Each of those links will connect you with companies that refurbish and rebuild old stoves, etc. If you provide them with a photo, they should be able to date your range as well as provide the missing parts you're looking for.
Here is a link that might be useful: appliance advisor. Thank you! Haven't heard from them yet. I thank you for sharing this link and directions to find these others.
What a tremendous help! Just saw this post now, not sure if you ever got your answer but I have a Roper that is almost identical to yours I will post pic below. I got it about 3 yrs ago, never used, still had the original Good Housekeeping stickers inside the inside of the door. I have all the original instructions and books for it, so I know for a fact it is a I have used it daily since having the thermostat and valves gone over by someone here in NY that specializes in old stoves, and absolutely love it!
Gets tons of comments I would think based on the look of yours, it could not be more that years earlier or later than mine Hi there - found this thread by Googling Vintage Roper Stove.
I just bought one that needs some new burner heads. Did you find a place to buy replacement parts? Ive got the model 54A I have a nearly identical model no glass oven door.
The ID plate is located on the inside wall under the back right burner. We bought ours in and have been using it every day since. Below is the data plate from our unit. So I know this is an old thread, but I have been looking for a picture similar to a old stove that is coming into my possession I am buying a Cape Cod built in , and there is one of these in the basement.
The sellers are leaving it, presumably so they don't have to pay someone to haul it out. The kitchen currently would not have a place for it it appears to have been redone in the 70s , but I would LOVE to have it end up to be in working order or not needing many repairs so I could eventually put it back in the kitchen when I redo it. I am excited to see all this information! My grandparents have this Roper in there house.
My dad and I are trying to restore. Needing burners. But the model number plate is unreadable. Anyone have info on year,etc. For us to get burners. That looks to be a , I have the same one see my old posts under "mkroopy". I guess GW disabled my profile because I havent been on here in years, so I had to sign up again Anyway, mine looks exactly like that minus the glass oven door. The ones a few years either way of the 53 have differences in the "dashboard", and also the grates are different.
Click to see full answer. Hereof, how do I find out what year my stove is? The date code is in the letters on your serial number. The first two letters on the serial tag give you Month, Year. Date codes — First letter is the month and the second letter is the year.
Secondly, what year is my Kenmore stove? There is normally a date code embedded in the serial number of the range. The model number can also help indicate the year of production. I recommend that you reply with the full model number and serial number of your Kenmore range.
With that information, we should be able to tell you when it was manufactured. The company is now owned by General Electric, but its brand name was acquired by Whirlpool during a contested takeover attempt in the late s. There are currently only three Roper -branded stoves manufactured by Whirlpool: a pair of inch freestanding gas ranges and an electric range, also at 30 inches.
To determine the age of your appliance , use your serial number not model number to find date of manufacture. Our serial numbers begin with two letters followed by six numbers. The 2 letters at the beginning of the serial number tell you the month and year it was made. Asked by: Eugenio Ryzhenko home and garden home appliances What year is my Roper stove? Last Updated: 6th July, The serial number has a date code embedded in the serial number.
According to the serial number, this range was manufactured in May of Stanley Humbert Professional. How can you tell how old an appliance is?
You can determine the age of your appliance by looking at the serial number on the nameplate. The first number indicates the year of manufacture, and the second and third digits indicate the production week.
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