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I personally prefer the 3500K light, except in a bedroom. The 2700K is too yellow (and like candlelight) to me.

My 1953 Westinghouse range evidently had a defective thermostat from the beginning. My mom said it wouldn't heat when set to 325. Company was coming for dinner one day, and she was baking a ham. Preheated oven, then set at temp, and put ham in. When she went back to check on it, the oven had...

My dad's uncle owned a rental property with a couple businesses on the first floor, and three apartments on the second. He had paid insurance on it for many years, but let it lapse for some reason in 1976, after never making any claims. Well wouldn't you know it, one of the apartments caught...

Cory, I'm not sure how, or by who, this film was distributed. The major distributor of free loan films was Modern Talking Picture Service, which had locations in most large cities. My mom used to get their catalog when she was in charge of programs for one of her ladies clubs, and borrowed...

Watched it. It's obviously a low budget production compared to the films put out by Whirlpool. It doesn't appear to have been sponsored by Maytag, and it likely was something primarily intended for high school home ec classes. There wasn't any content trying to convince the viewer to purchase or...

"Big 10" screen" - I thought the Crosley 12" above was small until I saw this. At least they both have rectangular screens, instead of round like some from that time.

I distinctly remember a copper ground wire running from our 1955 Westinghouse washer to a clamp on the copper cold water line by the faucet. When that machine was replaced by a 1964 Westinghouse, it had a grounded cord and plug. The man who installed the machine put in a grounded receptacle, and...

The Tappan gas ovens in the ads have to same control panel as the electric one my Aunt Doris had in her home that was built in 1962. It and the matching cooktop were pink. I also saw Youngstown cabinets in several of the commercials.

If they are not heating up to the high setting, it sounds like they may be getting only 120 volts instead of 240. I don't know how the wiring is hooked up internally on these, but possibly a wire has burned off or come loose. Also, if your house has fuses, one of them could be blown, or the...

I've tried various brands of mayonnaise, and like Duke's overall the best. I like Heinz, but it's difficult to find. Ken's is also very good, but seems to only come in food service size containers, and I would never use that much before it would spoil. I like Blue Plate a lot, but don't see it...

In addition to the commercial being for St. Regis Paper Co., it was filmed using the residents of that town (not actors), in their own homes.

I'm assuming this is a gas oven. It reminds me of a newer version of an oven my friends the Wilsons had at their old house. I've not heard of the Chef Master brand before.

If something is for pick up only, it would help to know where they are. Your info says you are "from Long Island, NY", but that doesn't indicate if that's where you are currently, or where the items are located. The Hamilton Beach chrome model is like the Sears CounterCraft I have.

Most likely because the ad appears to be for the St. Regis Paper Co. I remember having that brand of notebook paper when I was a kid.

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...