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That looks to be a nice range, Bellalaundry. It would be a 1959 or later model, as the 1957-58 models used a different clock that was round. 1959 was the first year for the rectangular clock, at least in the US. Not sure if the Canadian models got the new style clock then, or not. The cabinet on...

The 1966 AT&T ad made me think of my friend Mike. I met him around 1982 when he was an ESS tech for Cincinnati Bell Telephone. At the time he was 36, recently divorced, and had three kids. Unfortunately I lost contact with him a couple years later, and didn't locate him until 2021. I sent him a...

I've always liked Frigidaire's Honey Beige color. Those machines look good in it.

Robert, thanks for originating and maintaining such a fun and interesting website! I'm glad you've found a good match to continue it into the future.

They came in the following colors: White, Canary Yellow, Petal Pink, Turquoise Green, Cadet Blue, Woodtone Brown, and Brushed Chrome.

That ad is out of the Jackson, MS newspaper. I vaguely remember Sheppard Building Supply, as it was a few blocks from my aunt's house. I think that was one of the places we went when she was looking for a new dishwasher in 1968, but ended up getting it at Sears.

That's really nice! It's a 1955 - 1958 model. They were redesigned in 1959.

That's one of the few 30" wall ovens made at that time, as most were 24" or 27" wide. Looks like it needs a new gasket for the "Miracle Sealed" oven. I see it has a tubular bottom element, unlike the coil type in my 1953 Westinghouse 30" range. I don't know if the oven shown always had that type...

My 2004 Whirlpool Calypso has a "Heavy Duty" cycle, as one of its many.

That looks like the horrible Magic Chef dryer my neighbor Missy detested from the day she got it.

While type AC (armored cable) is still manufactured, it has been largely superseded by MC (metal clad), which is available in several variations.

While looking at a 1929 Kohler plumbing fixture catalog online, I saw they made (or sold) a wringer washer. It even came in all their fixture colors! They also had a combination sink-clothes washer, similar to their sink-dishwasher...

Published in 1925, promoting modern house wiring systems. The drawings are extra classy! https://archive.org/details/homeofhundredcom00gene/mode/2up

Worst dryer Not from personal experience, but my neighbor Missy had a Norge based Magic Chef electric dryer she absolutely despised from the day she got it.

That's a nice dryer. It's definitely a GE product, and uses knobs and some trim pieces from Hotpoint models. Don't see enough of the washer to tell much. Might be SQ as mentioned above, if not then probably WCI.