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| When I was a teenager, my mom had a kitchen with blue Formica counters and coppertone appliances, similar to the ones above. The cabinets were knotty pine. She put yellow gingham curtains in the kitchen window, which I realize now was just the right homey touch; she had a knack for that sort of thing. See the entire 1957 American Kitchens catalog here. |
Your Head Trucker is taking a break from political blogging to clear his head. It's better for me to tend to our quiet life in this little bungalow instead of repeating all the outrage and uproar of the big world outside, which I can do nothing about.
In this video, Kevin shows and tells us about a wide range of kitchen gadgets, most of which I remember from my mother's and grandmother's kitchens. The camera work is a bit wobbly, but it's all fascinating if you enjoy cooking.
Bonus: Here's an array of useful gadgets from the 1940 Sears catalog, the rest of which you can browse through yourself at Catalogs & Wishbooks, a wonderful website full of more than 300 old catalogs from various mail-order stores.
N.B. - for equivalent prices in today's money, multiply by about 20. See Measuring Worth for more conversion factors.
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