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Tom, I think this is a much later model.  The one that ground its way into a ceramic tile floor was the despicable, appropriately cheap looking 1967 or 8 Signature 18 that gave me a life-long case of PTSD.  I wish I could have pushed it off the top of a building and watched it explode. 

I spotted the reverse side of what's known as a "wreather" penny (minted from 1909 - 1958) among all of those pictured.  I thought maybe it was an old image, but then I spotted one of the newer reverse sides with the shield, so that old "wreather" could have been anywhere from 66 to 115 years...

Bill, I hope John is right about the dryer condensation, but if it's definitely the washer's issue, I just saw this reply to a post about a non-draining washer on Nextdoor today. I don't what she means by "very old" but it might be worth a try:   <span class="Text_miniTitle__1cj4dca16...

The antique fridge appears to have been outfitted with a new sealed system.  I know the ad copy states that the "motor was bad" and removed, but the rear-mounted condenser seems odd to me.   Our resident fridge whisperer David (turbokinetic) repaired the original sealed system on a similar...

Great news! I love repair stories like this one!

Pica rules!  Hang onto that machine!

There's a small shelf for ice trays in the freezer, which will reveal itself once the frost obscuring it has melted.   The sales literature for these GE models promoted their true zero degree freezing capabilities.  The average single-door refrigerators from that period had  relatively small...

Sigh I'm not surprised Matt, but thanks for the info.

These are great toasters, but they can be tricky with anything other than plain old white bread.  Before my '50s model got fussy about lowering -- for the second time in a few years -- I was impressed with how it knew you wanted only a little more toasting if it raised the bread too early.  Give...

Gary,   That Chemex is way more trendy and modern than a stove top Pyrex percolator!  It definitely says '70s, and for many viewers it foreshadowed the Berkeley-based coffee revolution that began with Peets in the mid-'60s and spread further with the arrival of auto-drip systems from Norelco...

That degaussing ring reminded me of the demagnetizing pens for heads on tape decks, which were used in a similar fashion.  It seemed more like some mumbo-jumbo fingers-crossed ritual than anything else, walking backwards and making weird gestures --preferably with curtains closed so the...

Jeff, the noise level and vibration is a big issue for me with window units.  The friend I mentioned in my prior post had an old Frigidaire window unit mounted in the window directly above his bed.   Without a headboard, the entire wall resonated behind the pillows.    In my own bedroom, the...

Trinitron I bought myself a 17" Sony Trinitron in 1977 when I got my apartment in Santa Monica.  Olympic Sales  was a bare bones retailer in Los Angeles that consistently advertised the lowest price, even though Sony was similar to Maytag in those days with a "fair trade" type of pricing system...

I remember when there were tube tester consoles in grocery stores, likely placed there by independent vendors and stocked with the most commonly used tubes in case you had one that sent the pointer into the "Replace" zone on the meter.  They were interesting contraptions with all sorts of knobs...

I had forgotten all about this thread.  I received a reply advising that its operating condition was unknown.  I decided not to take a chance on it, but the info from L. and J. will help if something less iffy comes along.

Your Western Holly dates back to at least 1954.  The kitchen in the 1954 home Dave and I first lived in together was originally outfitted with a Western Holly wall oven and cooktop.   Only the cooktop remained by the time we moved into the house in 1986.   All homes in the development had...

Now I'm Confused My 1987 A712 has the timer on the right of the panel, which is brown with brown buttons and brown timer knob.  It has its original pitman transmission.

I've been considering a window unit for the bedroom, but am concerned about noise level.  I'm currently using a Soleus GL-PAC-08E4 portable unit that I found for sale on Nextdoor classifieds.  I paid $50 for it a little over a year ago, it's fairly quiet and has a relatively small footprint, but...

Yeah, I'm out of days. I usually remember to start checking the number of days left, but it's been a busy month. Thanks to all who replied.

It's not appearing for me, and it's my go-to landing spot here. I logged out and back in but no change. Is anyone else experiencing this? Windows 10 on a Dell laptop here.