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Post# 1199060   2/11/2024 at 17:46 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        

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Modern Living 1950's

 

Advertisements for homes and products up to 1999. 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.

 

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Post# 1199062 , Reply# 1   2/11/2024 at 18:31 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Hubbell Electrical Catalog 1906

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The wall outlet was patented by Hubbell in 1904.

 

Hubbell Electrical Catalog 1906

 

Wall Outlet Prices 1906

 

Wall Outlet without Plug 1906

 

Wall Outlet with Plug Prices 1906

 

Wall Outlet with Plug 1906


Post# 1199063 , Reply# 2   2/11/2024 at 18:36 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Hubbell 1915

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Hubbell 1915


Post# 1199064 , Reply# 3   2/11/2024 at 18:38 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Alcoa 1932

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Alcoa 1932


Post# 1199065 , Reply# 4   2/11/2024 at 18:41 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Ekco 1958

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Ekco 1958


Post# 1199066 , Reply# 5   2/11/2024 at 18:43 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Broyhill 1960

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Broyhill 1960


Post# 1199067 , Reply# 6   2/11/2024 at 18:45 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Carrara 1935

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Carrara 1935


Post# 1199068 , Reply# 7   2/11/2024 at 18:47 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Congoleum 1922

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Congoleum 1922


Post# 1199069 , Reply# 8   2/11/2024 at 18:49 (299 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Reply #4 Ekco

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I have the 2 qt. double boiler. It was my paternal grandmothers. The pot that is used for the water is actually induction compatable. Blew me away.

My "other mother" who was neighbors at both our houses had several pieces, the big skillet and I also believe the dutch oven--4.5 qt. lI thought those pans were so beautiful and modern. I liked the look of them better than Reverware. I think Revereware had significantly far more variety of pieces than Ekco ever did. And that's what kept me drawn to Revereware.


Post# 1199070 , Reply# 9   2/11/2024 at 18:49 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Crane 1940

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Crane 1940


Post# 1199071 , Reply# 10   2/11/2024 at 18:51 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
I-XL 1952

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I-XL 1952


Post# 1199072 , Reply# 11   2/11/2024 at 18:56 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Lightolier 1958

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Lightolier 1958


Post# 1199088 , Reply# 12   2/11/2024 at 20:33 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Allegheny Ludlum 1956

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Allegheny Ludlum 1956


Post# 1199097 , Reply# 13   2/11/2024 at 21:56 (299 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Weyerhaeuser 1959

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Weyerhaeuser 1959


Post# 1199101 , Reply# 14   2/12/2024 at 00:44 (299 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

Louis, thanks for posting the applicable pages from the 1906 Hubbell catalog. I saw it and others similar on the Building Technology Heritage Library, and was going to link to it when I go back to the library.

Post# 1199148 , Reply# 15   2/12/2024 at 16:45 (298 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Montgomery Ward 1916

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Montgomery Ward 1916 Electrical


Post# 1199150 , Reply# 16   2/12/2024 at 17:02 (298 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
General Electric Co. 1909

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General Electric Co. 1909


Post# 1199153 , Reply# 17   2/12/2024 at 18:18 (298 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)        
Re:#’s 1, 15 and 16

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Thanks Louie for finding these old electric supply catalog pages.  I knew damn well that there were floor and wall electric outlets in 1919 and before.  In’78 I lived in a duplex that was built before 1920 that had original outlets like these with the brass cover plates.

 

 There were only two 15 amp circuits in fuse box outside under the roof overhang.  I couldn’t do the laundry at night in my Maytag A50 because every time I started the spin tub I’d blow a fuse and have no lights.  Then I’d have to go outside in the dark with a flash light and get up on one of the 3 legged chairs to my Danish Modern dining table and precariously attempt to replace the blown fuse.  This duplex also had a real Murphy Bed in the dining room where I slept and my brother Joe, who I shared the duplex with slept in the only bedroom.

 

Eddie


Post# 1199155 , Reply# 18   2/12/2024 at 19:52 (298 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

My dad's Uncle Harry and Aunt Mabel built a grand new home in 1918; one of the finest houses in Hillsboro, OH at the time. Aunt Mabel lived until 1977, and their daughter Kathryn lived there until sometime around 2008, so I was in the house many times over the years. Nearly everything was original to the house when she sold it - light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, basically everything except the heating system. The electric had NEVER been updated. Light switches were all the pushbutton type with brass plates. Receptacles were on the wall a few inches above the baseboard, and were the Edison base screw type as shown on page 22 of the linked 1915 Chelten Electric Co. catalog. They had the screw in accessory installed so prong type plugs could be used. One time one of them in the kitchen stopped working, so they asked me to look at it. I removed the insert, and screwed in a lightbulb, which lit. The problem was the insert, so I went to the hardware store, and got them a new one. They did have an electric range from the 50's, and used the receptacle on it for the frying pan, roaster, etc.

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Post# 1199165 , Reply# 19   2/12/2024 at 22:22 (298 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Chelten Electric Co. 1913

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I've always found vintage electrical components fascinating.

 

Chelten Electric 1913


Post# 1199251 , Reply# 20   2/14/2024 at 06:58 (296 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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I am just like you, I am beyond words fascinated by vintage electrical. Everywhere from residential to EHV. Especially 5kv class, which I have I have a soft spot for.

I secretly fantasize about wiring a house with vintage type equipment but with a modern twist to the equipment. Two wire service, double fused main and branch circuits, black and red BVVB (see last pic), two slot receptacles, ect.

Kind of like this:

(note, none of the pics are mine, they are from Google)


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Post# 1199263 , Reply# 21   2/14/2024 at 11:59 (296 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        
Double fusing (fused neutral)

That has been a violation of the NEC since at least the 1928 edition, due to it being a dangerous system. If the fuse on the grounded neutral side blows, is removed, becomes loose, or fails for any reason, the circuit is still live. Many people were shocked or worse because they thought the circuit's power was shut off, and it wasn't. If they touched anything grounded while touching the still live wire, they received a shock. This is the same reason a switch is not permitted to be installed on the neutral side of a circuit, as was also common a very long time ago, especially in knob & tube wiring. There are very rare exceptions to that rule, but it doesn't involve residential or most commercial wiring.

Post# 1199279 , Reply# 22   2/14/2024 at 17:33 (296 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Wow, no wonder so many houses used to burn down

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Post number 20, all that dry wood near electrical wiring and wiring devices inside wooden boxes.

All the wiring I do in my own home I do the commercial standards. Everything is in metal I even use metal outlet switch plates no Romax wire.

I’m used to doing it this way from the commercial building spaces and my house was built this way originally so I’ve continued it with all the additions and upgrades we’ve done.

Knob and tube wiring burned down many homes.

John


Post# 1199283 , Reply# 23   2/14/2024 at 17:57 (296 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
Correct

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Fused neutrals mixed with things like Edison screw base sockets become rather dangerous. And indeed, a fused neutral is a code violation.

Though that all becomes a rather moot point when there is no neutral to speak of ;)

With modern design techniques proper isolation, guarding and shielding prevent reverse polarity or having both conductors energized above from becoming a danger. Think type C or type F schuko plugs as an example.

I'm imagining a single phase 2 wire ungrounded system. Two service wires with 230-250 potential between them, double pole breakers or fuses, non conductive wiring devices and double insulated appliances.

Simple system that would make wiring a home rather fun for me.


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Post# 1199286 , Reply# 24   2/14/2024 at 18:18 (296 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
None Conductive Wiring Devices

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I'm imagining these outlets in a modern living home. All plastic yoke, plastic box with plastic conduit or BVVB wire. Double insulated appliances of course. There would be no way for anything external to become energized as there would be no exposed metal for the user to contact.

Which takes me to reply #22- wood, plastic or bakelite around electrical equipment does not present a fire hazard. Correctly installed conductors (including knob and tube) and wiring devices will never reach flammable temperatures let alone those which may dry out wood to the point of pyrophoric carbonization. What can happen is a high resistance connection from a bad splice or loose terminal. In that case the heat generated is of such degree the material can not contain it or stop it. A metal box will become hot enough to ignite a stud assuming the plastic wire nut or wiring device does not catch fire first. Metal plates, rigid conduit or a RACO box make no difference.

Lastly I would trust the porcelain insulators around knob and tube any day over the cracking, drying rubber cloth covered cables which followed it or that old BX cable without the bonding strip.

If I had to choose between knob and tube or NM cable installed before the mid 70s I would hands down choose knob and tube. Knob and tube is among the safest wiring method ever installed in residential, the only hazard (and bad rep) comes from knob and tub being disturbed by DIY hack jobs latter on in a home's existence. Same goes for fuse boxes, the only real danger was people screwing larger fuses or placing pennies behind them.

There is nothing wrong with old technology.


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Post# 1199289 , Reply# 25   2/14/2024 at 18:55 (296 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Chet it’s a good thing you’re not writing standards

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You’re basically saying that every commercial building in the United States is dangerous because they use metal around the wiring, you know so little about this even BX cable with the metal sheath around it you can have a lightning strike and the conductors inside can turn red hot and it will not set The wood that it is pulled through on fire.

The other big danger with using plastic sheathing is if there is a fire in the building, even unrelated to the electrical installations, all that plastic insulation burning will end up, killing people in the building that are trying to escape or are trapped inside waiting for rescue.

John


Post# 1199293 , Reply# 26   2/14/2024 at 20:12 (296 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        

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Re-read what I wrote- I said "make no difference" In other words if the box/conduit/gutter ect is steel, aluminum, PVC, fiberglass, ect it makes no difference, a high resistance splice is trouble (fire) either way (equally).

BX cable doesn't glow red hot because of lightning strikes. It glows red hot due to not having an aluminum armor bonding strip like modern AC cable and not having an equipment like modern MC cable. The interlocking metal spirals oxidize resulting in turn to turn contact becoming electrically restive greatly increasing the impedance of the armor. As such when a ground fault occurs inside a metal box or a fault in occurs an appliance the increased I2R resistance of the metal armor causes it to heat up while carrying ground fault current. Because this resistance also impedes the flow of electrons, the amount of amps seen by the breaker or fuse may be to low to trip the device quickly, or even trip it at all- the armor will glow red hot indefinitely until it ignites a fire.

It is for this reason that NEC 250.118 (10) essentially forbids the armour by itself (alone) of type MC cable being the sole effective ground fault current path unless listed as such.

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Even THHN, TW, XLPE, ect wire in metal conduit has PVC/Vinyl/Rubber which can become toxic when burned. Metal vs plastic conduit or jakceting makes little difference. Other means like fire sprinklers, fire stops, dampers, exit signs, horizontal and vertical containment, stairs wells, ect, ect are what save people during a fire.


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Post# 1199297 , Reply# 27   2/14/2024 at 20:34 (296 days old) by chetlaham (United States)        
*aluminum armor bonding strip

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To clarify I don't mean that old BX cable armour was made out of aluminum- since I know that is what you will say I intended to say. Rather the steel armor of BX cable lacks an aluminum bond wire as found in modern AC cable.

Post# 1201869 , Reply# 28   3/20/2024 at 06:23 (262 days old) by WhiteWhiskers (California)        
Mister Magoo for GE Light Bulbs



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Post# 1202042 , Reply# 29   3/21/2024 at 21:00 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Alexander Smith 1941

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Alexander Smith 1941


Post# 1202043 , Reply# 30   3/21/2024 at 21:12 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Chemstrand 1957

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Chemstrand 1957


Post# 1202044 , Reply# 31   3/21/2024 at 21:15 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Corningware 1988

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Corningware 1988


Post# 1202045 , Reply# 32   3/21/2024 at 21:17 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Crane 1929

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Crane 1929


Post# 1202046 , Reply# 33   3/21/2024 at 21:20 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Duplexalite 1919

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Duplexalite 1919


Post# 1202047 , Reply# 34   3/21/2024 at 21:23 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Gilbert 1922

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Gilbert 1922


Post# 1202048 , Reply# 35   3/21/2024 at 21:25 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Heywood-Wakefield 1958

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Heywood-Wakefield 1958


Post# 1202051 , Reply# 36   3/21/2024 at 21:28 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Inco Nickel 1961

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Inco Nickel 1961


Post# 1202052 , Reply# 37   3/21/2024 at 21:31 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
International 1958

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International 1958


Post# 1202053 , Reply# 38   3/21/2024 at 21:34 (260 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Mitchell 1949

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Mitchell 1949


Post# 1205726 , Reply# 39   5/20/2024 at 00:11 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Alliance 1950

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Alliance 1950


Post# 1205727 , Reply# 40   5/20/2024 at 00:13 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Bassett 1967

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Bassett 1967


Post# 1205728 , Reply# 41   5/20/2024 at 00:15 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Ever Ready 1901

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Ever Ready 1901


Post# 1205729 , Reply# 42   5/20/2024 at 00:17 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Canon 1927

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Canon 1927


Post# 1205730 , Reply# 43   5/20/2024 at 00:19 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
KVP 1951

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KVP 1951


Post# 1205731 , Reply# 44   5/20/2024 at 00:21 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Lane 1955

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Lane 1955


Post# 1205732 , Reply# 45   5/20/2024 at 00:23 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
West Coast Woods 1953

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West Coast Woods 1953


Post# 1205733 , Reply# 46   5/20/2024 at 00:25 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Tupperware 1981

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Tupperware 1981


Post# 1205734 , Reply# 47   5/20/2024 at 00:27 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Sutherland Paper Co. 1942

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Sutherland Paper Co. 1942


Post# 1205735 , Reply# 48   5/20/2024 at 00:29 (201 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Standard 1903

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Standard 1903


Post# 1205822 , Reply# 49   5/21/2024 at 08:53 (199 days old) by pulltostart (A Red State)        
Reply #42 - Cannon

That art work is fantastic!

 

lawrence


Post# 1208411 , Reply# 50   6/30/2024 at 17:43 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Anacin 1960

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Anacin 1960


Post# 1208412 , Reply# 51   6/30/2024 at 17:45 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Bridgeport 1956

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Bridgeport 1956


Post# 1208413 , Reply# 52   6/30/2024 at 17:46 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Destroilet 1965

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Destroilet 1965


Post# 1208414 , Reply# 53   6/30/2024 at 17:48 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Drexel 1960

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Drexel 1960


Post# 1208415 , Reply# 54   6/30/2024 at 17:50 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Whitehead Kitchens 1937

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Whitehead Kitchens 1937


Post# 1208416 , Reply# 55   6/30/2024 at 17:54 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Tensor 1965

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Tensor 1965


Post# 1208417 , Reply# 56   6/30/2024 at 17:57 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Simoniz 1960

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Simoniz 1960


Post# 1208419 , Reply# 57   6/30/2024 at 17:59 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Standard 1924

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Standard 1924


Post# 1208420 , Reply# 58   6/30/2024 at 18:10 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Sears 1933

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Sears 1933


Post# 1208421 , Reply# 59   6/30/2024 at 18:21 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Portland Cement Association 1950

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Portland Cement Association 1950


Post# 1208558 , Reply# 60   7/2/2024 at 19:50 by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

Whitehead Kitchens were expensive, but well worth the cost. The steel cabinets were very heavily constructed, and the Monel tops and sinks were excellent in every respect. My dad's Uncle Fred and Aunt Hazel installed these when they built their new home in 1936, and all were still nearly new looking when we sold the house in 1991 after his death the previous year. They had replaced the faucet sometime in the early 60's with a single handle model; otherwise all original.

Post# 1210876 , Reply# 61   7/31/2024 at 21:04 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
All 1960

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All 1960


Post# 1210877 , Reply# 62   7/31/2024 at 21:05 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
La-Z-Boy 1955

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La-Z-Boy 1955


Post# 1210878 , Reply# 63   7/31/2024 at 21:07 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Kroehler 1960

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Kroehler 1960


Post# 1210879 , Reply# 64   7/31/2024 at 21:09 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Libby 1962

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Libby 1962


Post# 1210881 , Reply# 65   7/31/2024 at 21:11 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Knoll 1963

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Knoll 1963


Post# 1210882 , Reply# 66   7/31/2024 at 21:13 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Iona 1957

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Iona 1957


Post# 1210883 , Reply# 67   7/31/2024 at 21:15 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Honeywell 1957

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Honeywell 1957


Post# 1210884 , Reply# 68   7/31/2024 at 21:17 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Guardian 1949

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Guardian 1949


Post# 1210885 , Reply# 69   7/31/2024 at 21:19 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Drain Power 1974

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Drain Power 1974


Post# 1210886 , Reply# 70   7/31/2024 at 21:21 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Celotex 1953

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Celotex 1953


Post# 1210913 , Reply# 71   7/31/2024 at 23:53 by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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I remember Drain Power.


Post# 1210921 , Reply# 72   8/1/2024 at 07:38 by WhiteWhiskers (California)        
Drano 1926

The statement in the ad about it "not harm plumbing" is a lie because the stuff is lye. I've seen many a metal sink trap with a wall as thin as foil, or worse perforated from regular Drano use. There also seemed at the time an obsession or belief it was necessary to have drain pipes clean so they wouldn't stink or spread disease.

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Post# 1211201 , Reply# 73   8/4/2024 at 05:58 by WhiteWhiskers (California)        
Drain Power Sucks

I too have used Drain Power some time in the mid-1970's. Mom's bathroom sink was very sluggish, getting to the point where it took a long time to drain. How we ended up buying this totally ridiculous product is unknown. It did work. But why we never thought to just grab a plunger and plunge the heck out of the sink is unknown. Obviously many other people also never thought to use a plunger, so Drain Power enters the market.

I can't think of a more wasteful product than Drain Power. It's a can of compressed air, packaged in plastic and metal, ends up in landfill where it will stay for 10,000 years. Archeologist in the future will be totally puzzled by the purpose of the Drain power can, possibly thinking it was used as a "marital aide" for infertile couples.....


Post# 1213557 , Reply# 74   9/1/2024 at 09:06 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Acme 1948

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Acme 1948


Post# 1213558 , Reply# 75   9/1/2024 at 09:08 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Bridgeport 1957

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Bridgeport 1957


Post# 1213559 , Reply# 76   9/1/2024 at 09:10 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Mirro 1958

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Mirro 1958


Post# 1213560 , Reply# 77   9/1/2024 at 09:12 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Mobile Home Manufacturers Assn. 1959

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Mobile Home Manufacturers Assn. 1959


Post# 1213561 , Reply# 78   9/1/2024 at 09:14 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
National 1962

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National 1962


Post# 1213562 , Reply# 79   9/1/2024 at 09:16 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Water Baby 1921

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Water Baby 1921


Post# 1213563 , Reply# 80   9/1/2024 at 09:19 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Winegard 1971

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Winegard 1971


Post# 1213564 , Reply# 81   9/1/2024 at 09:21 by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Timken 1944

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Timken 1944


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Thomasville 1969

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Thomasville 1969


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American Standard 1958

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American Standard 1958


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Bassett 1960

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All 1956

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All 1956


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Morgan-Wightman 1959

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Morgan-Wightman 1959


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Faucet Queen 1956

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Faucet Queen 1956


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Formica 1960

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Formica 1960


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Gala 1965

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Gala 1965


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Inland 1958

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Inland 1958


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Intermatic 1953

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Intermatic 1953


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Johns-Manville 1955

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Johns-Manville 1955


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National Home 1952

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National Home 1952


Post# 1214921 , Reply# 94   9/16/2024 at 14:22 by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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reply 93

Made right here where i live

or was

or will be



Post# 1214938 , Reply# 95   9/16/2024 at 16:58 by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

There's a subdivision a couple blocks from me that was built in 1955/1956. I used to hear people refer to them as the "Ohio Homes", which I think was the developer of the area. It seems like the houses themselves were manufactured by National Homes. None of them originally had garages, some had carports. Interiors were somewhat spartan - some didn't even have finished ceilings. I had several classmates in elementary school that lived in them, and most of the families went on to build much nicer homes in a few years. Most of the structures still exist, with many totally renovated and expanded. A couple have been destroyed by fire, and three or four were destroyed or heavily damaged in the explosion of a house on the next street over back in the early 1970's.

Post# 1215071 , Reply# 96   9/18/2024 at 13:51 by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan & Palm Springs, CA)        

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#85---not sure I realized Monsanto brought out Dishwasher All (thought it was a post-Lever Brothers line extension). #87...those brought back memories....my mom always had one on the kitchen sink. In the 70s they were avocado green. She didn't have (or want) a sprayer hose--those worked fine in her opinion. She'd get a new one every couple of years when the old one split due to greasy fingers.

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