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Where to get STPP It took some doing, but I found a site that sells STPP for those who are interested. Happy washing! http://www.chemistrystore.com/sodium_tripolyphosphate.htm

Long live the phosphates..... Here's a helpful link to what STPP really does (chemically). http://www.chemicalland21.com/industrialchem/inorganic/STPP.htm

1. Remove all crayons from premises. 2. Put housemate on Washing Probation. 3. Send housemate to Washing Training Class. 4. Evaulate progress. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as needed.

Big Southern Cali Welcome Welcome Bill. I thought I too, was the only person with an accute facination with vintage appliances. I'm a recent (new) member and the postings and threads thus far have encouraged me to venture into the larger vintage appliance world. Tomturbomatic's post above is...

First Patent of the Fryryte I meant to post the patent of the fryryte but it didn't take with the above posting... sorry!

History of Dulane Stanley J. Budlane and Robert Dusek, in 1950, created Dulane with their first patented fryer, the Fryryte. Nessco then purchased Dulane in the mid-1950s, and the rights to the Fryryte. Sometime in the 1960’s, Sunbeam purchased the Fryryte. Dormeyer, on the otherhand, who was...

Kitchen Kitsch Thank you for sharing that information. I want that calendar!!!

Father forgive me, for I have sinned..... Father forgive me... It was been 27 years before I could admit what I had done. I just received my driver’s license and was entering the garage to park the car. I didn’t realize my Father had taken the 1968 Series 70 Kenmore washer and dryer out from...

Beware of the beasties........be very afraid!!!!

LOL. For the "bachelor girl"; ergo.... panty hose and panties.

Way too funny!!!

I had a set like those.... Didn't do anything for me.... well, for my clothes that is... gave them to the cat; went back to sheets!

Shapes and designs influenced by current trends I’ve always found it interesting how current trends (of the day) influenced the designs of appliances. For example, mid-1950 electric stove panels were highly influenced by automobile dashboards; the oven dial would typically be on the left side...

Hi folks, I'm new to this site and was perusing the internet for an unrelated topic, but came across an article, written 50 years ago, which I thought would be well received in this forum. It's funny how, after 50 years, big business (espeically in the large appliance field)hasn't changed. Bryan...

Charlie, it looks like a 1949 Roper - Staggered Top Range. Staggered Top Ranges were really popular in the mid-1940s and early 1950s, with Philco and Roper offering most of them. As cool as they are, the concept never really caught on. One of the reasons was that the space provided, due to the...