Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Roper stoves

George Roper started the company in the late 1874 as a manufacturer of wood and gas stoves and grew to be one of the largest appliance manufacturers in the US. This 1925 ad highlights a gas stove but they were already a large supplier of both gas and electric ranges. Town and Country models from the 1940s are still popular among vintage stove aficionados. 
In a bitter fight for the acquisition of Roper in the 1980s, GE acquired the appliance and lawn equipment company but Whirlpool acquired the brand name. Roper- under GE- then produced appliances for Whirlpool which was a major supplier to the then massive Sears Roebuck chain.

2 comments:

  1. I have this stove, oven is in mint condition.

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  2. Beautiful device. Can you send a pic to gerald@vanwyngaarden.ca , I'll add it to the post!

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