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A while back I started a thread about my Farberware Superfast percolator. Sadly, it is no more, and after mourning the loss I've acquired a Universal Coffeematic. It's gorgeous, circa 1955, and makes awesome coffee. I know little about Universal except that they also made a toaster called the...

Memories! Phil, my mother had the same cloverleaf Surgilator in her enormous early-'80s Whirlpool.

Bought myself a little Christmas present yesterday: A vintage Farberware Superfast electric perk! Not only does the Superfast live up to its name, the coffee (Wegmans French roast) is rich and full-bodied. Its 4-cup capacity is perfect for a bachelor (spinster) like myself. Previously I used a...

An interesting note, even though I live fairly close to Topton (went to school in Kutztown, right outside), the only Caloric I've ever encountered was a pilotless coppertone model at a rummage sale. A friend who used to do gas work told me he encountered few Calorics, mostly Tappan and Kenmore...

Some experience... Had a twenty-inch Sunray electric in an old apartment. The oven ran 75 degrees too hot. Otherwise it was a typical apartment stove, servicable but nothing to write home about.

My current apartment has a twenty-inch Brown gas stove, and I absolutely LOVE it! Even-heating oven, smart yet simple styling, probably from the '90s but still has chrome trim. I did a little research and found that Brown Stove Works is the oldest appliance company in America that has not been...

A portable stereo?

So what are everyone's favorite refrigerators? I've always admired Kelvinators (horizontal handles) and Amanas (L-shaped handles). Without a doubt, the best refrigerator I ever had was a '70s Kelvinator in my first "grown-up" apartment. It was BOL and battered, but solid as a rock...

Anyone seen this classic lately? Francine Fishpaw is a dysfunctional lady with a seriously fab kitchen--turquoise Frigidaires, as I recall.

Picked up something interesting...a little paperback called The Gas Cookbook, from 1956, apparently published in St. Louis. In addition to the recipes, there are instructions on how to drop light your oven (if your stove is old or BOL) and a chart of temperatures for the Burner-with-a-Brain (if...

I prefer gas for the simple reason that there's no stored heat left in the burners, waiting to ruin the pot of mashed potatoes I foolishly left on the stove. I've had many ranges of both kinds, and am currently in love with my apartment-size Brown gas range.

I always feel bad for the coppertone GE. It looks like a '60s model with that black agitator, and near TOL.

Hello, all! Since I'm new here, I figured I'd share some memories. It all started with Mom's almond super-capacity Whirlpool. It had to be one of the last (early '80s) with the belt-drive transmission and a HUGE Surgilator with fins on the bottom that you could spin freely with your hand. My...

Don't you wish you lived in the Woodhouses's to-die-for apartment from Rosemary's Baby ('68)? As far as I can identify, Rosemary has a bright yellow Frigidaire fridge and Wedgewood gas stove--as well as a kitchen the size of my living room and bedroom combined. Anyone have screen grabs? I also...