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It was a cheap plastic toaster, and fortunately didn't set the wood cabinet above on fire, but did scorch the underside and a roll of paper towels in a dispenser mounted to the cabinet over a foot away. His home is in a condo that was originally apartments, built in 1972. His is on the top...

His toaster was a Hamilton Beach, and the outer shell was plastic. It was nearly new, and this happened about 10-15 years ago, so I'm sure it was imported, probably from China. He was only about 15' away when it happened, so was able to attend to it it a timely manner. He unplugged it, and put...

D&M didn't exist until January 1959, when Sam Regenstrief purchased most of AVCO's Connersville facilities. He had been president of Rex Mfg., which had been bought by Philco in 1947. Rex had made refrigerator cabinets for Sears, Crosley, Philco, and others. Sears kitchen sinks and cabinets had...

It's not smart to leave a toaster unattended anyway. My friend Jay had one catch fire a few years ago. If he had gone into his bedroom or bathroom he may have been trapped.

Really interesting. The unit reminds me greatly of one of the compressors in the motor room of my dad's uncle's grocery store. The one for the meat case was a Frigidaire. If I remember correctly, my dad said it was installed in 1933, when the store was expanded. It was in use until 1974, when...

At the time Sears began selling them, Whirlpool didn't make dishwashers. When Whirlpool added dishwashers to their line, they were made by D&M for several years. Sears already had a long standing relationship with American Central Manufacturing Co. (AVCO), as they had been making steel kitchen...

I can find no evidence that Vivian ever lived in Palm Springs. She lived in Pacific Palisades during the 1950s, them moved to Stamford, CT after she remarried. A few years prior to her death, she moved to Belvedere, CA near her sister. However, Lucy and Desi had a Palm Springs home.

My neighbor had a mother raccoon and three babies make a home in her chimney. She waited until they were old enough to climb out, then had a cover put on while they were away. My chimney has a cover that can be opened if using the fireplace. The chimney needs repaired, so it hasn't been used for...

Yes, it is similar in color to the aluminum panel on the lower section of the refrigerator. As you mentioned, sometimes the oven, and frequently the cooktop, were in Brushed Chrome finish, while the other appliances were colors.

Louis, the date is a little off on this one. The appliances shown are either 1962 or 1963 models.

Ben, the letter C indicates that it is a commercial model, as the washer itself, and the manual shown in the video, indicate it as such.

My shower used to have a Moentrol pressure balanced valve, but that bathroom was torn out. The new upstairs bathroom is not finished yet, but the shower valve is a Moen regular type. The downstairs bathroom has a Moen with a handle that goes from cold to hot. With the new plumbing, a toilet can...

My mom had the large covered roaster for a while. She got it after my dad's Aunt Hazel passed away. She baked hams in it for several years for the store my dad's uncle owned.

We had a GE built-in that was like that. It was my mom's Christmas present for 1957.

Do you happen to have a Western Electric 2851, which is the six button multi-line wall phone (Touch Tone) or the rotary dial 851? When my cousins lived in Memphis, TN in the late 70s, they had a yellow one in their kitchen, as all the appliances were Harvest. Later, the paint store I worked in...