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I would strongly recommend checking out  lumber companies or businesses that specialize in windows. Big box stores like Home Depot rarely have staff that know much about windows and doors and often their prices are no better, it’s a little like a good small appliance store vs. the big boxes. In...

Yes indeed there is a Vacuumland, run by our esteemed Webmaster and his husband. A quick query on the Discuss-O-Vac forums will undoubtedly return all the information you need. http://www.vacuumland.org/

Frank may be hunkier, but overall I still prefer Betty Furness in a nice set of pearls and heels.

Since most of us love small appliances, here’s one I wasn’t familiar with: the Egg Master. I don’t know if it’s sold in the US yet, but it would certainly be an exiting addition to many a kitchen . . . do check out the video...

Very Interesting Design . . . I hope this works well for you!

Nifty! Looks like it has an extra-wide oven too, hope it works to your satisfaction. Did you cart it home in a Ford, I think that's the recommended way to transport anything Philco!

Congrats on this Hans! I don't think I've ever seen a Monarch in real life so it's very cool to see the photos. It's clearly a great looking range, simple but elegant, and if you're as happy with the performance as you were with the Norge then it ought to be a keeper.

$200 is a good deal for a nice refrigerator, I’d grab it. While Sub Zeros do have problems now and then like most mechanical devices at least they’re designed to be repaired and parts are readily available, unlike many appliances today. Throughout the years I’ve designed many kitchens, the...

One classy set of Ladies . . . If these were mine I'd have to sneak into the laundry every night just to bask in the glow of those console lights!

Great looking machine, I especially like the Dr. Pepper logo with the big gold floating "v" at the bottom.

This Lincoln is not a Town Car or Town Coupe. Those were trim groups applied to the basic full size Continental and have vinyl tops and other trim differences, this is just a Continental coupe which is distinct from the Continental Mark V. For a number of years almost every Lincoln had the...

This afternoon - Memorial Day - an old friend of mine went down to Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso to see the flags and decorations displayed on Memorial Day. He comes from a military family and his parents are buried there so it was more than a casual visit for him, luckily he lives...

Hondas and Acuras are usually very reliable, pretty much on par with Toyotas. However, they had a nasty bout with bad automatic transmissions about ten to fifteen years ago in the V6 products, especially the Odyssey minivan and well optioned Accords. I’d research that one very carefully before...

Tom . . . Why do you consider your Kitchenaid dryer too dangerous to operate in the house?

Hans . . . It's always a disappointment when something old and wonderful breaks but good to know you have another great old range to replace the WH so you don't have to go modern!

Classic Mopar starter, aka the "Highland Park hummingbird"!   My favorite old TV show is Perry Mason, I've seen 'em all. For almost all of them Paul Drake drove Thunderbirds and more often than not Perry was in a Ford or Lincoln. For those cars they did use the correct old Ford starter, my...

A couple of years ago my mother and I rented a Dodge minivan while in Washington to move some things out of my uncle’s house after his death. The van part of the Dodge worked fine but the transmission was just awful. I have no idea how many speeds it had as the lever controller was pretty much...

I do love the pic #2 posted by 112561, that’s a nice Danish Modern console! Some years ago I read a story about an older woman who had a TOL console stereo from the very early ‘60s. I think it was RCA. She loved music and kept the system up but eventually had trouble finding knowledgeable...

John . . . I did a little research and found that both the County Assessor and LADBS (Los Angeles Dept. Of Building and Safety) list the house as having been built in 1940. The assessor additionally lists an “effective date” of 1945 so some work was done then. I also found an unverified but...

Tom . . . Wikipedia's entry on Thermador claims they "invented the first wall oven and cooktop"  in '47 but I'd trust you more than them. Since they are a SoCal company perhaps there were some pre-war installations around here, it would be interesting to know.  That wacky little wall oven in...