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That house is certainly a time capsule. The owners must be the original owners and they took very good care of it. There is little to no wear showing on anything, the carpets, the woodwork, the wall paper all look to be in very good condition for a house that’s at least 50 years old. I...

Very, very impressive collection indeed! Congratulations! That drop door Bendix is really something else. ALL of those machines are spectacular. Eddie

Very impressive Christopher! I never knew before that some of the older electric percolators had adjustable thermostats. Mt experience with the Farberware electric percolators and their thermostats was once they went bad the only remedy was to replace them, they didn’t have any way to adjust...

Photo #5 appears to have a gas line in the  upper area of the photo with a shut off valve so I would bet the rent that this is a gas dryer.   Eddie

Re:#32 You can’t beat the Yama vacuum pot with a Cory glass rod for siphon coffee!  Excellent flavor and easy cleanup, no filters to wash.  The best  vacuum pot for a daily driver.   I’ve had vintage Cory and Silex vac pots with rubber gaskets and they can be very iffy.  The rubber ages and...

In the Fall of 1985 right after I went to work for the County Human Serv. Dept. we bought a brand new Magic Chef W/D set that was Norge based.  I’d been doing our laundry in the Maytag A50 twin tub which did an excellent job, but the 10 hour days and heavy traffic commute made me  want to  go...

There’s also a standard bleach dispenser in  the lower left hand corner of the washer opening?     Eddie

Christopher, the thermostat may not be functioning properly,  and if that’s the case there isn’t much you can do about it unless you can somehow locate a new replacement thermostat which is highly unlikely.     Try filling the perc with plain water, set the control to strong and let the cycle...

My rule of thumb for brewing coffee in any percolator is to measure the coffee using a flatware tablespoon/soup spoon (not a standard coffee measuring scoop) and allow 1 slightly rounded spoonful per cup plus 1 for the pot, ie: if brewing 8 cups of coffee use 9 slightly  rounded spoonfuls.    ...

Re: #9 Amen to that statement Ryne!  Bigger is not always better.  I will never have one of the huge new generation FL’s in our home.  First of all we don’t NEED that large a capacity of a machine and secondly we can’t FIT one of these behemoths into the dedicated space we have for our laundry...

Hi John, Sorry I did miss read your post about Westinghouse appliance reliability declining during the end of their production years.  I just thought about how my families experience with Westinghouse appliances had always been excellent.   And yes, my ‘87 “Westinghouse” FL W/D were actually...

My Aunt and Uncle had a ‘53 matched Westinghouse slant front set that they bought new and were still using in ‘64 when they sold their house with the Westie’s in it. They never had one problem with either the washer or the dryer, which was hooked up to regular household current, not 220. These...

That looks real good Dave! A nice, well rounded meal. Eddie

I’d suggest a nice fresh green salad and maybe a dinner roll. Eddie

The switch is engaging if the DW runs with the door closed, but not latched Ryne, it’s the latch that’s not engaging.  Without being able to see it myself it’s hard to say what may be causing the latch to not engage.  Possibly something got lodged in the opening that is preventing the latch to...

I think that the trees and landscaping make this home beautiful.  I wouldn’t worry about the large trees provided that they are thinned and trimmed annually to remove the excess weight from the canopy.  This way large trees  can withstand high winds because canopies that are appropriately...

I like that house.  It reminds me of the homes that were considered to be up to date in the late 50’s and early 60’s.  Having wood paneling then was the rage!  And the colored bathroom fixtures were considered to top of the line.     Some of the carpeting needs to be replaced due to wear and...

Tom, Thanks for sharing this, even if I don’t drink coffee anymore.  I think that to old fashioned vacuum sealed cans kept coffee much fresher than the plastic cans they now use.  Most brands of pre ground coffee used to be pretty good and the quality was consistent,  up to the 90’s anyway.  ...

Christopher, Oops, I realized after I posted that you were too young to recall how perked coffee from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s tasted.  Back then all ground coffee was packed in metal cans and you used a key that was attached to the bottom of the can to to open the can and you immediately got...

Christopher, Having owned and used at least 25 different electric percolators and another 25 or more stove top percolators I found that on some that had very small holes in the basket it would sometimes be better to not use one of the disc paper filters because it could slow down the draining...