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Thread Number: 57907
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Westinghouse All-Electric Home Starring the L-1000 and D-1000! |
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Post# 803566 1/12/2015 at 05:51 (3,385 days old) by moparwash  (Pittsburgh,PA ) |
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Hosted by Betty Furness!!..awesome shots of the L and D-1000!!!(I want that painting in the top left)
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| Post# 803590 , Reply# 1 1/12/2015 at 08:58 (3,384 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Applause, that is one I had not seen. Thanks, Mopar! | ||
| Post# 803595 , Reply# 2 1/12/2015 at 09:53 (3,384 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
very cool!
Thanks for posting. Love those Westys!
Here is a black and white ad for their new 1965 top loader vs. a Whirlpool with the control panel covered as in the sand test commercials. Wonder why they didn't have a few more machines walking around, that would have been fun. CLICK HERE TO GO TO golittlesport's LINK | ||
| Post# 803616 , Reply# 3 1/12/2015 at 11:21 (3,384 days old) by verizonbear (Glen Burnie ) | ||
thank you for sharing 
amazing how almost all of those "innovations" from 50+ years ago are now pretty much standard, except for the weather station and double sided refrigerator. That combination grill/fireplace would be a carbon monoxide hazard. Interesting they did not showcase the washer dryer combo?
Alas BGE rates would be prohibitively expensive for that gold medallion home | ||
| Post# 803645 , Reply# 5 1/12/2015 at 14:08 (3,384 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I wonder why they did not feature the Westinghouse dishwashers? | ||
| Post# 803646 , Reply# 6 1/12/2015 at 14:11 (3,384 days old) by verizonbear (Glen Burnie ) | ||
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little space mate in heath and beauty center | ||
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Post# 804549 , Reply# 7 1/17/2015 at 07:21 (3,380 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Great fun! 
Love this film, thanks very much for posting the link! This reminds me of many magazine articles I read forecasting futuristic appliances and features. It took a long time to bring the prices down for the masses.
Did she say "six seconds " to cook the food from the refrigerator? Hmm, is that a microwave concept or something that is a collectible now?
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| Post# 804564 , Reply# 8 1/17/2015 at 09:29 (3,379 days old) by jimmler (Nipomo, CA) | ||
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Post# 804697 , Reply# 9 1/18/2015 at 06:51 (3,379 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow what a fantasy Some of that is very practical; some of it is way out even for the 1950's!
I remember they built a Total Electric Home in Niskayuna when I was a tot, we went to see it, this home was ALL GE since Schenectady is a GE town. It was very modern, I was very impressed especially with the "see through " stairs like what was to come later on the Brady Bunch. It had the medallion prominently displayed somewhere I remember. My Dad thought electric heat even then would be too expensive. I would guess it must have been 1961-62.
I do like the electric cone fireplace! Always wanted a 360 fireplace! | ||
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Post# 804790 , Reply# 11 1/18/2015 at 18:36 (3,378 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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| Post# 804792 , Reply# 12 1/18/2015 at 18:44 (3,378 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia) | ||
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Microwaves for home use! Tappan had started home use in 1955,they were built in like the Westinghouse.I have seen ads in magazines at least as far back as 1956.Expensive though!!! | ||
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Post# 804806 , Reply# 13 1/18/2015 at 20:54 (3,378 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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Micarta was Westinghouse's version of a laminate (aka Formica). GE had Textolite also...various melamine impregnated products.
Typically there were all-electric electrical rates which helped to make the delta between electric and gas not quite so big. I don't know if they're still offered...frequently those kind of special rates are grandfathered but aren't offered to new customers...probably depends on the state regulators. The motto in those days was "electricity too cheap to meter" from either nuclear or hydroelectric. | ||
| Post# 804822 , Reply# 14 1/18/2015 at 23:13 (3,378 days old) by A440 () | ||
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This was great. I hadn't seen this one before! Thanks for posting!
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Post# 804866 , Reply# 16 1/19/2015 at 11:01 (3,377 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 805314 , Reply# 18 1/22/2015 at 08:28 (3,374 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio)) | ||
electric house | ||
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Post# 805758 , Reply# 20 1/24/2015 at 16:38 (3,372 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Very interesting! Assume it's from '59, going by the appliances. The home is obviously for people with PLENTY of MONEY. The actors look vaguely familiar, especially the lady in the black and white blouse. Seems like I remember her from some TV show. | ||
| Post# 805808 , Reply# 21 1/24/2015 at 21:45 (3,372 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Isnt it sad.... NOTHING today is exciting....only CHEAP and FLIMSY....Then you knew it would be good...it was made in the USA and was quality!...How far backward we have gone. | ||
| Post# 805874 , Reply# 22 1/25/2015 at 05:08 (3,372 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
I remember the 'medallion' gimmick. Entire subdivisions without natgas hookups and they called it 'a feature'. You actually got a 'medallion' attached by the doorbell 'to impress your friends' how much money you could afford to waste on water and forced-air heat. Even at a nickel a kilowatt those two could bankrupt Donald Trump. ('Course he's managed to bankrupt himself more than once.)
A nickel also bought a soda or a BIG 3 Musketeers. But almost nobody went through 500 3 Musketeers a month. .05 x 500kWh (avg medium household WITH gas) = $25. And $25 in 1959 = $235 today. Dumping the entire heat load onto all electric roughly doubled that to $470. While the average $15 gas bill back then is "only" $122 today. I remember 'medallion' subdivisions being entry-level middle class. Definitely not wealthy. Definitely not too (economically) bright either. | ||
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Post# 806327 , Reply# 24 1/27/2015 at 16:43 (3,369 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Gold Medallion | ||
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Post# 806347 , Reply# 25 1/27/2015 at 18:05 (3,369 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 House across the street had that medallion. It had a heat pump and electric water heater. All electr5ic kitchen with Westinghouse built-ins. It had gas piped to it because there was a gas light near the front curb (as every other house in the subdivision) as well as on the patio. There was also gas log starter in the fire place and gas connection for dryer. | ||
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