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Post# 623877   9/10/2012 at 11:04 (4,239 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN)        

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I just found these over the weekend while going to second hand stores. The first is a box with two of the scent bottles for a Kenmore dryer. The one bottle is empty, but the other still has some scent in it. Don't we all just love the Scent of Kenmore. :)




Post# 623878 , Reply# 1   9/10/2012 at 11:05 (4,239 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN)        

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The second is a Kenmore Record. It has never been removed and still has the original film around it. Oh, and who was Jean Shaw?

Post# 623894 , Reply# 2   9/10/2012 at 12:25 (4,239 days old) by retropia ()        
Jean Shaw

The fine print under her signature says she is "Director Home Economics Laboratory." I've never heard of her. Perhaps Sears was jealous of Westinghouse having Betty Furness, and wanted a spokeswoman of their own?


Post# 623901 , Reply# 3   9/10/2012 at 13:02 (4,239 days old) by moparguy (Virginia)        

Very cool, how awesome to find the scent bottles especially!

I think Jean Shaw was just what her title says... the home economics "laboratory" was at Sears, presumably they tested the kitchen appliances. My owners manuals for Kenmore ranges of the period are also "signed" by her. With a photograph of her and women baking in a model kitchen.



Post# 624009 , Reply# 4   9/10/2012 at 19:09 (4,238 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Jean Shaw

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I do not know for sure but the speculation of friends of my parents when I was a kid was that she was a fictional person that Sears invented to be the face of Sears home economics department, Wasn't Betty Crocker also an invented person, Although I did hear she went stir crazy LOL.


Post# 624012 , Reply# 5   9/10/2012 at 19:18 (4,238 days old) by wiskybill (Canton, Ohio)        
Found this in my collection...

1949 Jean Shaw

Post# 624016 , Reply# 6   9/10/2012 at 19:43 (4,238 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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An .mp3 of what may be the recording was posted by someone (Robert?) way back in 2002.


Post# 624757 , Reply# 7   9/13/2012 at 20:10 (4,235 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)        
scent

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What did the scent smell like?


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