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Post# 506238 3/23/2011 at 20:12 (4,781 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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I came across this on the NY (Catskills) craigslist. Is this for real?? I read somewhere that the Lustron homes featured a dishwasher, but a dual-purpose clothes/dish washer (à la Thor)??
Very curious to know if anyone here ever heard of this! CLICK HERE TO GO TO turquoisedude's LINK on Hudsonvalley Craigslist | ||
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Post# 506239 , Reply# 1 3/23/2011 at 20:17 (4,781 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Lustron Home Appliances | ||
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Post# 506401 , Reply# 2 3/24/2011 at 08:55 (4,780 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 506405 , Reply# 3 3/24/2011 at 09:40 (4,780 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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Lustron
Lustron was a steel/porcelain panel home, built in the postwar housing boom, mostly in the midwest from their Columbus OH factory. Most came equipped with a THOR Auto-Magic Clothes washer/dishwasher, and many other unique features. There's one in Akron, but I've never been inside, dammit.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO akronman's LINK 
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| Post# 506412 , Reply# 4 3/24/2011 at 10:10 (4,780 days old) by Davey7 (Chicago) | ||
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There's a lot of them in the Chicago area - one used to be open to the public. They are really cool inside, everything was metal. They had radiant forced air panel heating in the ceiling, worked really well according to the owner. | ||
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Post# 506415 , Reply# 5 3/24/2011 at 10:25 (4,780 days old) by steved (Guilderland, New York) |
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Lustrons in Albany I drive down a street on my way to work that has a half-dozen or more Lustron homes. I believe there were more until the adjacent street was removed for a highway spur. | ||
| Post# 506422 , Reply# 6 3/24/2011 at 11:13 (4,780 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Aren't White Castle restaurants constructed the same way? Well, they should be easy to clean and never need painting. | ||
| Post# 506424 , Reply# 7 3/24/2011 at 11:30 (4,780 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Thanks for the Link | ||
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Post# 506923 , Reply# 9 3/26/2011 at 07:27 (4,778 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Hobart was one of several corporations that made these homes. The concept started in the 30s. | ||
| Post# 506958 , Reply# 10 3/26/2011 at 11:25 (4,778 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina) | ||
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None around here although I know what you're talking about. I've seen them featured in old vintage magazine layouts. Weren't there whole neighborhoods built with that type of construction? Concrete foundation I guess and floor covering of some sort! | ||
| Post# 506970 , Reply# 11 3/26/2011 at 12:29 (4,778 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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In the South, there were Krystals built using that method too. | ||
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