Westinghouse TL portable DW, WOW that brings back not so good memories. A DW exactingly like the one pictured was the one that caught fire in 1970 and did damage of over $10,000.00 to my best friends house, they said that the only thing that kept the house from burning down completely was the fact they had central A/C and the house was tightly closed up when the fire occurred in August, so the fire became starved for air and the Fire Department had time to arive and put out the fire.

This TLP DW was WH built, it had the same thin Bakelite impeller an racks that WH roll-out built-ins had at the time. Most of the cool shadow box control panel was just plastic, so when the DW had finished everything but the dry cycle my friends Mom unhooked it from the sink put the hoses away and pushed it back into the corner and left it plugged in to finish the heated dry cycle. The speculation was that some water dribbled out of the hoses and caused an electrical short and fire and the plastic control panel would not contain the flames. [ heated dry cycles are not only a waste of electricity but, can also be an unnecessary danger ]

When the fire damage was repaired an all new kitchen was installed whitch included a KA, KDC-16, this DW lasted until my friends Mom sold the house about ten years ago and had very few problems. I do remember her saying that she rinsed the dishes more for the KA than the old WH because the filter was such a mess to clean in the KD-16 DW.

I was just at an artist friend's house earlier this week and noticed she had a plastic-coated tote/grocery bag that had a pattern with the image of sheets of S&H green stamps.

The old S&H redemption store building downtown that Joe mentioned is still there with its exterior treatment of large green tiles.  It was a guitar store for a while but now it's empty.

I remember going with Mom to the Blue Chip store more often.  It was located on the suburban west side.  I can't remember if the building was pushed over or if it became a bank branch.  The bank is still there.

Star & Bar gas stations (Joe, you surely remember the huge block-long one on San Carlos across from Mayfair) used to give out their own stamps.  I don't remember any catalog or what you could redeem them for.  Maybe just free gas?

Sandy, I did see in thread #41635 that Bill mentioned the Gold Bond stamps in the original post. They must have been regional because I don't remember ever seeing them out here.

I remember the dispensing machines for Blue Chip.  They had dials that the cashier would set to issue the appropriate amount of stamps.  When the "super" stamps came onto the scene, there were separate dispensing slots for them due to their larger size.

Wow!  What a trip down memory lane!  My Mama saved S&H Green Stamps and it was always my job to paste them into the books.  The old redemption store was in downtown Greenville then moved to Pleasantburg Drive around 1971 or 72.  My Mama would redeem stamps for linens, cookwear, and so forth.  I have a beautiful enamel lasagna pan Mama got for 2 books of stamps back in 1968 or 69.  It is beautiful.  Mama was not one to buy pretty stuff just because it was pretty but that pan grabbed Mama's attention when we walked into the redemption center there just off Main Street and she had to have it!  Mama called it her sweet potato souffle pan and used it esclusively to make sweet potato souffles in for many, many years.  As Mama began to age and she stopped cooking I hid that pan because I was with her when she found that pan and I felt that pan should go to me!  My brother would taken it to the jockey lot and sold it if he could have gotten a couple of dollars for it.  Neither of my sisters, believe it or not, have ever collected anything just for it's beauty so I knew they would not enjoy the pan.  When I was a child, every year during the 4th of July vacation week Mama and I would go to the S&H Store in downtown.  Mama would pick up a new shower curtain, new Rubbermaid tub mat, new bath rugs, and three sets of new towels.  Mama would save a few books if something caught her eve and I always got a book to pick out something for me!   Mama picked up a 1961 or 62 GE hand mixer in yellow.   I always liked that mixer.  My sister-in-law gave Mama an avocado GE hand mixer in the early 70's.  Mama had to start using that new mixer or my brother would get upset and, as we say here in SC, "sling his @$$ on his shoulders!"  I think my brother threw that yellow mixer away.  I always liked the yellow mixer much better than the new one.  I could talk for hours but I'll close now.  Thanks for the great picture!         

Joe, I was going to mention the pumps with the pinwheels.  I think that was the first station where I ever saw one (and was mesmerized by it) and one of the last stations to have them.

I came across some Star & Bar stamps recently out in the garage.  Crazy the things that survived around here.

We had Big Bonus, S&H, and top Value stamps in Houston. 

I remember Plaid Stamps. In New Jersey and I think in Massachusetts.  I think it was A+P that offered them.

I still have some of my Mom's kicking around somewhere.

Dick's Center is alive but not exactly well.  That would include the signage.  The local grocery chain disappeared long ago, but the center remains.  The only reason we go there is for "Tacos Mexico,"  a tiny taqueria that serves up some of the simplest and best tacos around.

I vaguely remember a Blue Chip redemption center there.  It might be a redemption center of a different sort now -- an unmarked place called "Saturday Night Live" frequented by unfortunates dealing with their addictions.

Joe, I'll write you separately to inquire if you know what Del Mar's site used to be, and what's under the sunken football field.

Over in the Super forum I mentioned Raleigh cigarette coupons.  Did anyone here have family members that saved them?  My mother-in-law redeemed hers for a folding card table w/ 4 matching chairs, and an avocado GE electric skillet w/ tilt leg, and the legs were also removable for easier cleaning or loading into a dishwasher.

Tim, thanks for reminding me.  Mom got a card table and matching chairs with Blue Chip stamps.  Actually one chair didn't match, but it was close enough.  I think the table is still kicking around somewhere but the chairs are long gone.  They were the type where the legs folded inward and the seat flopped down over them for storage.