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If my superficial web search is right, hubby is now 71 or 72, so if this ad is 50 years old, he wasn’t that far out of diapers himself! Which raises the question: How did P&G’s ad agency find these “real people” and how were they compensated? I’m guessing they contacted people who had bought...

Just in time for dinner! Thanks, Tim!

An article from October says: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A Kentucky-based home appliances business says it will add 400 jobs as part of a $200 million investment at its sprawling Louisville operation. GE Appliances on Monday announced plans to expand its laundry and dishwasher production at...

Thank you, Bob, I didn't know that about the Astrodome. I wonder if low gas prices might bring back gas AC in some applications? The Bob and Ray clip is just a comedy bit, as Mr. Science can't really explain how a flame creates cold.

Bob and Ray explain the miracle of gas refrigeration “Doesn’t it seem paradoxical to you that a refrigerator is made cold by a flame?” Bob and Ray explain the miracle of gas refrigeration

I admire your determination in sticking with this. Surprised you got anything other than a flat “no,” so that’s something, anyway. Hope it works out.

Yay! Hope they work well for him.

Sold.

I have the washer, but it’s currently inoperable because of a timer problem, and the timer is NLA. It could probably be fixed but nobody seems to know anything about these rapid advance timers any more.

The problem with watching all these videos is that now I’m wanting a Monitor Top.

Kelvinator called its compressor the Polarsphere. I’m sure I’ve seen it pictures in some vintage ads from around 1940, and it was spherical, but I can’t find an example right now. Later ads picture a “Polarsphere” compressor that looks fairly conventional, more like a Tecumseh, which maybe it was.

I’ve watched all the videos and (spoiler alert) what a happy outcome! You do such a meticulous job. So interesting to see an original Meter Miser not only taken apart but put back together again. It proves it can be done. I guess the design is the Norge Rollator in a more compact, lightweight...

I would suspect even a small amount of regular Dawn in a dishwasher would cause major oversudsing. Years ago (1987 or so) I tried to use Fulsol, a degreaser put out by the Fuller Brush Company, in a Hotpoint dishwasher and it was a near disaster.

This article suggests there can be a problem with the longevity of electric motors even when they’re marked 208/230 volts, if the voltage dips much below 208. http://www.brithinee.com/technical-articles/240-vs-208-volts-do-motors-care/

Interesting history. Sarah, your collection is gorgeous!

Fun stuff! It’s almost like being there (although you can never be sure if it comes across the same in a recording.) Impressions: The GE seems to be a mighty smooth, quiet machine. After thinking it over, the chugging Norge reminds me of something Wile E. Coyote ordered from Acme. I seem to...

The Phyllis Berens hat It was in style back then...as seen on the cover of this 1957 Oldsmobile brochure. http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Oldsmobile/1957%20Oldsmobile/1957%20Oldsmobile%20Brochure/1957%20Oldsmobile-01.html

Excessive background about Alcoa... The Alcoa Aluminum (not steel) plant in Alcoa, Tennessee was built in 1913, after the Aluminum Company of America obtained the rights to build hydroelectric dams on the Little Tennessee River. It's been said that aluminum is congealed electricity, since...

There’s a Hardwick Street in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Ralph, what did you do to “activate” your rotary phone with U-verse? Mine doesn’t work and I assumed it was hopeless. Like jeb’s, our family’s party line didn’t have a special ring and we didn’t know when the other party was getting a call. The other family, an older couple, were not heavy...