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Post# 397743   12/5/2009 at 22:48 (5,252 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)   |   | |
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I was recently catching up on some DVDs and popped in "Best of The Price is Right", which is a collection of shows from the 1950s until Bob's final week. Mostly features 1970s episodes, although there is a DVD that's mostly from the 50s and 60s years. Anyway, great "product shots" from those vintage appliances from the 70s. I'm sure there are some from the 50s, but I haven't scanned through all those yet. This DVD is still available on Amazon.com I believe. Brilliant restoration of the film makes all these appliance looks sparkling new! Enjoy! Some of the brands I noted: Westinghouse Laundry Center (Avacado Green) - featuring the "higher dryer" - where the dryer is on a pedestal Tappan Galary Gas Range feature warming shelf (with harvest gold canisters) Admiral Television Console Hardwick Range from the famous Spiegel Catalog Eureka Hand Vac (baby blue) Teledyne Packard Bell TV Whirlpool Wood Grain window AC Original Red Crockpot with Bakelite handles Amana Side by Side Avacado GE electric range (yellow) "electrically cleans the entire oven" "GE - makes the minutes count." Kelvinator Dish Washer (yellow) Automatic Portable/Convertible model Family size with double spray arms Speed Queen Washer and Dryer (yellow) - Deluxe 2 cycle with stainless steel tub in washer and dryer. Maytag Silver Anniversary Edition (single knob) - 25 years of the Automatic Washer - even washes today's "Miracle Fabrics" Maytag Food Waste Disposal - never knew they made these (yellow) Gibson Freezer - avacado Amana "Freezer on the Bottom" yellow Gibson's Freezer - Featuring Gibson's exclusive "Frost Clear" system Mr. Coffee woodgrain coffee maker with 2 buttons ($40) Hamilton Beach "Baconer" - bacon maker ($27) Tappan Trash Compactor - yellow - from Tappan, since 1881 TV TIME popcorn (yum!) the kind that had the separate chamber for the butter in the plastic bag. Also had a great Corvette Stingray and Triumph from the 70s. :) |
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Post# 397747 , Reply# 1   12/6/2009 at 00:03 (5,252 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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You bet they made disposals. Those were the FC series. I actually have a FC-20 disposal. It will eat just about anything. In fact, one way they were sold was with a demonstrator that was fed nails to show the potential customer how strong they were. Just about the only disposal that you actually took apart to repair... RCD |
Post# 397829 , Reply# 5   12/6/2009 at 11:00 (5,251 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Post# 397832 , Reply# 6   12/6/2009 at 11:09 (5,251 days old) by danmantn (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Post# 397859 , Reply# 7   12/6/2009 at 13:15 (5,251 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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When we were remodeling our kitchen back in 1990, we bought our KA KDI21 series dishwasher at an appliance dealer that sold to contractors. In their back room they had some contractor returns, like if they bought more than they needed of a particular item. We got our KA for less than a new Whirlpool. Down low on a shelf in its original box was a "new" harvest gold Maytag FC disposer. It weighed a ton. My partner and I had never even heard of a Maytag disposer but at the time, we had a center dial laundry pair and knew about Maytag dependability. For $29 we decided we couldn't go wrong. That disposer did take anything you could throw down it, and the literature did indeed say it would grind nails. Never tried that, but it was a quiet and dependable machine that never gave us a moment of trouble. I presume it, and the KA dishwasher continue to serve the new owner of our house with the same level of reliability. I really wish I had snagged the FC disposer I saw at Urban Ore last year. You just don't see them out there anymore. And I loved seeing the Maytag logo every time I washed dishes by hand.
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Post# 397868 , Reply# 8   12/6/2009 at 16:15 (5,251 days old) by ptcruiser51 (Boynton Beach, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 397888 , Reply# 9   12/6/2009 at 17:50 (5,251 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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