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Thread Number: 93333
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
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Post# 1180040 5/7/2023 at 13:34 (366 days old) by Ultramatic  (New York City) |
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Advertisements for homes and products up to 1989. Traditionally built & manufactured homes, building materials, furniture, lighting, plumbing fixtures, flooring, decor, non-electric housewares, home linens, kitchenware, cleaning products, in short, everything that made the home modern and easier to care for. Of course, everyone is invited to contribute with advertisements. Please be sure they contain no watermarks from other sites or individuals. For home appliances (electric or gas), please refer to the Vintage Appliance Advertisement series. For telephones, please refer to the Number PULEAZE! series.
Enjoy!
Part One: http://www.automaticwasher.org/c...
Part Two: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76909
Part Three: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?76970
Part Four: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?77155
Part Five: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?78035
Part Six: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?79534
Part Seven: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?80201
Part Eight: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?80946
Part Nine: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?82737
Part Ten: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?83717
Part Eleven: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?85297
Part Twelve: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?89322
Part Thirteen: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?92311 | ||
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Post# 1180042 , Reply# 1 5/7/2023 at 13:37 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Bassett 1959 | ||
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Post# 1180043 , Reply# 2 5/7/2023 at 13:45 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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American Standard 1964 | ||
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Post# 1180044 , Reply# 3 5/7/2023 at 13:47 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Cold Power 1978 | ||
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Post# 1180045 , Reply# 4 5/7/2023 at 13:52 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Columbia 1916 | ||
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Post# 1180046 , Reply# 5 5/7/2023 at 13:56 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Crane 1950 | ||
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Post# 1180047 , Reply# 6 5/7/2023 at 14:00 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Haeger 1954 | ||
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Post# 1180048 , Reply# 7 5/7/2023 at 14:03 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Levitt 1958 | ||
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Post# 1180049 , Reply# 8 5/7/2023 at 14:06 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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New Moon 1963 | ||
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Post# 1180050 , Reply# 9 5/7/2023 at 14:08 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Owens-Corning 1960 | ||
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Post# 1180051 , Reply# 10 5/7/2023 at 14:12 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Stiffel 1957 | ||
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Post# 1180113 , Reply# 11 5/8/2023 at 15:50 (365 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Re: #7 and 10
Love this Levitt Home ad! My aunt and uncle bought a brand new 3 bed 2 bath track home in a sub division named “Whitecliff” in 1956 for $11,500.00 and their payment was $80.00 a mo.
Now compare that to the Stiffel pole lamp in 1957 that was “just” $39.95! Mien Gott en Himmell, that’s 1/2 of a mortgage payment for the average Joe and Jane American in 1957! Granted this lamp was on the cutting edge for ‘57, but thats a lotta dough, ray, me when the minimum wage was $1.00 and hour. Effectively, a whole 40 hrs of work to pay for this fancy pole lamp. Eddie CLICK HERE TO GO TO ea56's LINK This post was last edited 05/08/2023 at 17:18 | ||
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Post# 1180114 , Reply# 12 5/8/2023 at 16:00 (365 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Re: #8
My Mom’s parents bought a New Moon mobile home in ‘64 with a pop out like the one in this ad. It was yellow and white. They bought it in Hayward, Calif. and had it set up in a park there. Then in ‘70 grandma had a severe heart attack and Mom and her 3 sisters thought it would be better if Grandma and Grandpa didn’t live so far away from the rest of the family, so the New Moon was moved up to a mobile home park in Petaluma, Calif.
Grandma passed away in ‘73 and Grandpa passed in ‘76. Mom and her sisters sold the New Moon to a single woman. Two years ago I drove through that mobile home park, and I’ll be damned if that New Moon wasn’t still there in the same space and still looked just like it did when it was moved to that space in ‘70! A testament to the quality of products built in America almost 60 years ago! Eddie | ||
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Post# 1180987 , Reply# 14 5/19/2023 at 20:13 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Armstrong 1969 | ||
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Post# 1180988 , Reply# 15 5/19/2023 at 20:14 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Winegard 1971 | ||
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Post# 1180990 , Reply# 16 5/19/2023 at 20:16 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Westinghouse 1958 | ||
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Post# 1180991 , Reply# 17 5/19/2023 at 20:17 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sunbrite 1928 | ||
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Post# 1180992 , Reply# 18 5/19/2023 at 20:19 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sy-Clo 1906 | ||
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Post# 1180993 , Reply# 19 5/19/2023 at 20:20 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sears 1972 | ||
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Post# 1180994 , Reply# 20 5/19/2023 at 20:21 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Owens-Corning 1958 | ||
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Post# 1180995 , Reply# 21 5/19/2023 at 20:23 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Portland Cement Association 1955 | ||
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Post# 1180996 , Reply# 22 5/19/2023 at 20:25 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Presto 1952 | ||
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Post# 1180998 , Reply# 23 5/19/2023 at 20:27 (354 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Punch 1970 | ||
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Post# 1181012 , Reply# 25 5/20/2023 at 09:14 (353 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1181027 , Reply# 26 5/20/2023 at 15:38 (353 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Reply 16 Thank you! I wish these bulbs were still sold in grocery stores. Yes modern bulbs are offered in a variety of color temperatures, but the light from these is so soft, hypnotic, delicious and in the moment no modern bulb can replicate the ambiance or atmosphere.
Does anyone know if these were A-19 or A-21 shaped? A-21 bulbs with tint always get me in bear sockets.
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Post# 1181040 , Reply# 27 5/20/2023 at 20:05 (353 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1181059 , Reply# 28 5/20/2023 at 22:41 (352 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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My apologies for the lack of clarity here- ceiling mounted lamp holders in laundry areas, garages, closets, attics, mud rooms, furnace rooms, ect. I love what I coined the "gumdrop bulb" look. A bulb with a blue or pinkish coating, preferably A-21 in size. In 2009 the place I moved into had a windowed closet with a GE reveal bulb screwed into the lamp holder. It caught me by surprise and since then I've always liked the look of colored bulbs in these shad-less sockets. Just the thought entering the room and seeing the color sets the feelings for me.
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Post# 1181060 , Reply# 29 5/20/2023 at 22:57 (352 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1181063 , Reply# 30 5/20/2023 at 23:34 (352 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 1182484 , Reply# 31 6/13/2023 at 16:19 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Arvin 1955 | ||
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Post# 1182486 , Reply# 32 6/13/2023 at 16:21 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Barrett 1957 | ||
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Post# 1182487 , Reply# 33 6/13/2023 at 16:22 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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American Standard 1949 | ||
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Post# 1182489 , Reply# 34 6/13/2023 at 16:24 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Willett 1958 | ||
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Post# 1182490 , Reply# 35 6/13/2023 at 16:25 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Wear-Ever 1958 | ||
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Post# 1182491 , Reply# 36 6/13/2023 at 16:27 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Wamsutta 1957 | ||
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Post# 1182492 , Reply# 37 6/13/2023 at 16:28 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sylvania 1956 | ||
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Post# 1182493 , Reply# 38 6/13/2023 at 16:30 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sta-Puf 1962 | ||
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Post# 1182494 , Reply# 39 6/13/2023 at 16:31 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Square D 1936 | ||
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Post# 1182496 , Reply# 40 6/13/2023 at 16:33 (329 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Sapolio 1910 | ||
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Post# 1184099 , Reply# 41 7/3/2023 at 20:50 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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American Heating, Standard 1941 | ||
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Post# 1184100 , Reply# 42 7/3/2023 at 20:52 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Borateem 1973 | ||
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Post# 1184101 , Reply# 43 7/3/2023 at 20:54 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Clopay 1949 | ||
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Post# 1184102 , Reply# 44 7/3/2023 at 20:57 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Colt 1927 | ||
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Post# 1184104 , Reply# 45 7/3/2023 at 20:59 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Fieldcrest 1954 | ||
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Post# 1184105 , Reply# 46 7/3/2023 at 21:01 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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GAF 1974 | ||
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Post# 1184106 , Reply# 47 7/3/2023 at 21:03 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Glamorug 1949 | ||
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Post# 1184107 , Reply# 48 7/3/2023 at 21:05 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Ekco 1959 | ||
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Post# 1184108 , Reply# 49 7/3/2023 at 21:08 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Fay & Bowen 1913 | ||
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Post# 1184109 , Reply# 50 7/3/2023 at 21:09 (309 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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West Bend 1971 | ||
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Post# 1187770 , Reply# 51 8/16/2023 at 17:34 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Anchor Hocking 1955 | ||
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Post# 1187771 , Reply# 52 8/16/2023 at 17:36 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Bassett 1963 | ||
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Post# 1187772 , Reply# 53 8/16/2023 at 17:37 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Crane 1939 | ||
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Post# 1187773 , Reply# 54 8/16/2023 at 17:38 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Cyanamid 1958 | ||
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Post# 1187775 , Reply# 55 8/16/2023 at 17:40 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Eveready 1965 | ||
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Post# 1187776 , Reply# 56 8/16/2023 at 17:43 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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General Electric 1959 | ||
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Post# 1187777 , Reply# 57 8/16/2023 at 17:47 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Griswold 1956 | ||
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Post# 1187778 , Reply# 58 8/16/2023 at 17:50 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Goodyear 1957 | ||
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Post# 1187779 , Reply# 59 8/16/2023 at 17:52 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Handel 1924 | ||
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Post# 1187780 , Reply# 60 8/16/2023 at 17:59 (265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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International 1958 | ||
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Post# 1189929 , Reply# 61 9/13/2023 at 16:05 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Amy Abbott 1955 | ||
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Post# 1189930 , Reply# 62 9/13/2023 at 16:06 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Cheer 1957 | ||
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Post# 1189931 , Reply# 63 9/13/2023 at 16:09 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Eljer 1963 | ||
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Post# 1189932 , Reply# 64 9/13/2023 at 16:10 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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General Electric 1921 | ||
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Post# 1189933 , Reply# 65 9/13/2023 at 16:13 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Flexalum 1964 | ||
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Post# 1189934 , Reply# 66 9/13/2023 at 16:15 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Inland 1954 | ||
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Post# 1189935 , Reply# 67 9/13/2023 at 16:18 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Instant Clean 1976 | ||
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Post# 1189936 , Reply# 68 9/13/2023 at 16:20 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Kitchen Maid 1927 | ||
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Post# 1189938 , Reply# 69 9/13/2023 at 16:21 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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KVP 1951 | ||
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Post# 1189939 , Reply# 70 9/13/2023 at 16:23 (237 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Lightolier 1957 | ||
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Post# 1190126 , Reply# 71 9/17/2023 at 07:06 (233 days old) by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Ecolo-G Phosphate-Free Laundry Detergent 1970
In 1972 the company Ecology Corporation of America and its advertising agency got in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission, not sure when the product was pulled from the market. Perhaps a product ahead of its time?
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Post# 1190168 , Reply# 72 9/17/2023 at 18:21 (233 days old) by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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more on Ecolo-G Laundry Detergent
Found an ad in a very obscure newspaper from 1971 that got the company in trouble.
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Post# 1190359 , Reply# 73 9/20/2023 at 20:48 (230 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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reply #62 Cheer Cheer was pretty much uniform for hiding the brand of washer used in their ads, whether in magazines or on TV. Trim around the top was truncated and no hint of the agitator was revealed in most of their shots with an open lid. It was maddening to me. Thanks for the ads, Louis. | ||
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Post# 1191347 , Reply# 74 10/6/2023 at 07:19 (214 days old) by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Dom DeLuise Ads
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Post# 1193590 , Reply# 75 11/14/2023 at 06:28 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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"AD" Automatic low-sudser Nov. 14, 1957
Isn't this what became Dash? At the bottom of the box it says Colgate.
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Post# 1193595 , Reply# 76 11/14/2023 at 10:01 by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Dash was a Proctor and Gamble product. The name is now owed by another company, and is sold in some foreign countries. I remember AD, as my mom used it occasionally. | ||
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Post# 1193639 , Reply# 77 11/14/2023 at 21:32 by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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AD was a competitor to both All and Dash (concentrated/not spray dried, low sudsing).
That EcoloG was likely an early non-phosphate detergent that was in essence washing soda and a light-duty detergent (dishwashing liquid---SLS or some such surfactant). Issue was less that it was non-polluting (which it was) but that it was unreasonably dangerous and caustic if you got it on your skin/eyes (chemical burns)...remember that phosphates were comparatively non-caustic and did not burn the skin particularly). and that the labeling both of the causticity and the anti-pollution characteristics were misleading and ultimately illegal. Believe that Consumer Reports did a expose about it back in the day. | ||
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Post# 1194008 , Reply# 78 11/21/2023 at 07:16 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Another Advanced Detergent Ad from 1957
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Post# 1196976 , Reply# 79 1/12/2024 at 11:19 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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DuPont Better Things for Better Living 1961
This is a very strange ad. "Only a few years ago the theme was that a third of our people were in poverty. Then it turned out that the trouble wasn't poverty but something called "affluence"
Affluence: the state of having a great deal of money; wealth It just doesn't make sense!!!
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Post# 1196977 , Reply# 80 1/12/2024 at 11:22 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Spring Menthol Cigarette 1959
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Post# 1197029 , Reply# 81 1/13/2024 at 07:55 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Jimmy Stewart Air France 1961
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Post# 1197298 , Reply# 82 1/17/2024 at 08:57 by WhiteWhiskers (Silicon Valley, California) |
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Benson & Hedges 100's
I love these ads. Also like the song "Dis-Advantages of You" by The Brass Ring 1967.
In the YouTube video look carefully for McLean Stevenson and Vic Tayback CLICK HERE TO GO TO WhiteWhiskers's LINK | ||
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Post# 1197337 , Reply# 83 1/17/2024 at 19:12 by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Do we really need cigarette adds? NO! | ||
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Post# 1197414 , Reply# 84 1/19/2024 at 16:25 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post categories for Modern Living: | ||
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Post# 1198975 , Reply# 85 2/10/2024 at 11:49 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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American Kitchen 1952 | ||
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Post# 1198976 , Reply# 86 2/10/2024 at 11:50 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Benjamin 1919 | ||
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Post# 1198977 , Reply# 87 2/10/2024 at 11:53 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Barcalounger 1955 | ||
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Post# 1198978 , Reply# 88 2/10/2024 at 11:55 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Bulova 1964 | ||
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Post# 1198979 , Reply# 89 2/10/2024 at 11:58 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Federal 1956 | ||
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Post# 1198982 , Reply# 90 2/10/2024 at 12:05 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Finco 1966 | ||
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Post# 1198983 , Reply# 91 2/10/2024 at 12:07 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Handel 1924 | ||
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Post# 1198984 , Reply# 92 2/10/2024 at 12:08 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Kentile 1962 | ||
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Post# 1198985 , Reply# 93 2/10/2024 at 12:11 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Libbey 1954 | ||
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Post# 1198986 , Reply# 94 2/10/2024 at 12:15 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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electric chafing dish #86 mentions "electric chafing dishes" in the ad. Did they mean electric mixers like the KitchenAid? Never heard that term before. | ||
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Post# 1198999 , Reply# 96 2/10/2024 at 17:18 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Re:#95 Roger, An electric chafing dish would have been similar to an electric frying pan. A chafing dish is used for the last minute preparation and heating of dishes table side such as cherries jubilee, crepe suzette, bananas foster or steak diane. I haven’t ever heard before of electric chafing dishes going back as far a 1919, but apparently they had them.
I would imagine that only the very well off people in 1919 would have owned such a luxury. And if they could afford an electric chafing dish they probably weren’t worried about having to plug it into a light fixture socket, they would have probably had wired wall plugs.
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Post# 1199021 , Reply# 97 2/11/2024 at 07:34 by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 1199031 , Reply# 98 2/11/2024 at 10:54 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Connecting an electric chafing dish in 1919
There were all kinds of electrical gadgets by 1919 but I don’t think any houses had electrical outlets. They were very few and far between almost everything was connected to an overhead light fixture, because electric lights were the first thing that came into homes when electricity arrived.
Even the early electric wringer washers and even refrigerators were often plugged into a light fixture with a cord draped across and down to the Appliance. John | ||
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Post# 1199036 , Reply# 99 2/11/2024 at 12:50 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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I’m fairly certain that the homes of the well to do had wired electrical wall outlets in 1919 and the occupants didn’t fool around with plugging lamps and appliances into their overhead light sockets.
Granted, the homes with these kind of outlets were probably few and far between. But think about the homes of the wealthy that were built new at that time and wired for electricity as opposed to the homes that were pre existing and then wired for electricity.
The latter had the wiring attached to the walls instead of in the walls, which meant that the overhead light fixtures would have been the only place to connect that electric toaster or percolator. I’ve been in homes built during the very early 1900’s that had floor and wall outlets and they were original to the home.
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Post# 1199037 , Reply# 100 2/11/2024 at 13:04 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Wall mounted receptacles in a 1919 house
Hi Eddie, you’ll have to prove it to me here’s a couple pictures from my 1918 1100 page catalog of electrical supplies and there are no wall receptacles in this book. This book has thousands of electrical items.
I would submit that the old houses you’ve seen of had the outlets added later I’m sure they started adding them in just a decade or so After 1919 but somebody will have to show me that they actually had them in 1919.
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Post# 1199045 , Reply# 101 2/11/2024 at 13:36 by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Eddie, Eddie, Eddie | ||
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Post# 1199046 , Reply# 102 2/11/2024 at 13:36 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Hi John, I’ve attached a link to the Museum of Plugs and Sockets that shows several examples of electrical wall outlets from the early 20th century, some as early as 1905.
If you’ve ever been in the Hearst Castle which began to be built in 1919 there are wired electrical wall outlets, and I don’t believe these were retro fitted. Granted most common folk wouldn’t have had these conveniences in 1919, hence the necessity for the product advertised to screw into a light socket to give the capability for having the lights on and the toaster plugged in.
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Post# 1199050 , Reply# 103 2/11/2024 at 15:05 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Early electric outlets
Hi Eddie, thanks for posting the link. It’s interesting but there’s nothing like the outlet number three in this 1918 book that I have and I still don’t believe they existed but you’re much older than I am so maybe you know lol but I am not convinced until somebody shows me that in a home before 1920.
Reply number 101, hi Lawrence, your smart ass remarks are not really very nice. We’re merely having a discussion of when a conventional outlets came into existence. If you can’t add anything, you shouldn’t say anything. John | ||
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Post# 1199051 , Reply# 104 2/11/2024 at 15:34 by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Hi John, Until such time that you can show that you are capable of distinguishing between an opinion and a fact, I shall continue to call out your pompous biggotry, your overinflated ego, and your total lack of what might be called "bedside manners".
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Post# 1199052 , Reply# 105 2/11/2024 at 15:37 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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John, Talk about the smart ass remarks, if the shoe fits wear it. And BTW, thanks Lawrence! I’ve been in lots of homes in Petaluma, Calif. that were built before 1919 that have originally installed wall outlets, but I never took pictures of them. And as far as being “lots” older than you I’m 16 months older than you. But I’ve paid careful attention to the details of homes that I’ve been in for as long as I can remember.
You may be an authority on many things, but not everything. That shouldn’t threaten you. You can learn something new everyday if you keep an open mind and don’t need to be the last word on everything. Eddie This post was last edited 02/11/2024 at 16:09 | ||
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Post# 1199061 , Reply# 106 2/11/2024 at 17:47 by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 1199074 , Reply# 107 2/11/2024 at 19:46 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Electrical outlets in early 1900 homes
My post number 98 is entirely factual and accurate. I did allow for the possibility that there were some wall outlets in homes.
The people that were buying electric chafing dishes were people who had electricity early on. They were not the Duponts. when electricity first came to homes, people were enamored with all kinds of electrical gadgets, and these were sold by the thousands to the relatively few people that had electricity, toasters and percolators and chafing dishes were very common, among this very limited population. The Duponts and other Uber rich people were not generally buying chafing dishes. They had cooking staff to do such things in the kitchen. Having never heard of Homes generally having wall and baseboard outlets this early I went and did some research, my 1918 book doesn’t have a single duplex or even single outlet available for homes. This book is 1060 pages of electrical gadgets and light sockets and switches, etc. Neither one of you have shown that electric wall outlets were even available in 1919 let alone were they in many homes. I don’t know why you two are so jealous of my knowledge of these things that you can’t just learn something and go with it if you guys can prove me wrong, then do so. I love this site because I learn things almost every day on it, but I honestly don’t know why you guys just come on here to argue with people if you’ve got facts to the contrary, then present them. Lovingly John | ||
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