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I remember someone sharing a blog post about sewing a shirt for February. Does anyone have the link? Thanks

One of my friends has used Lloyd's. You could also call Antique Stove Heaven and see if they have any recommendations. http://www.lloydsappliances.com/

Does Travis know about this one?

That style GE came out in 1939 and was made through at least 1946. Nice to know one's still in its original home. Love that bathroom too!

Carrene. Its either methyl chloride or methylene chloride and I don't have my shop books handy right now. The Grunow system worked in vacuum, they advertised it was safer because in the event of a leak the refrigerant wouldn't leak out and poison the occupants of the residence. In the 1920s the...

And a good quality machine. Its probably one of the "Meter Miser" series. If there's a model number on the back I can tell what year and series. (Just like GM cars, there was a Standard, Master, Deluxe, and Imperial series...) Hope someone snags it!

But you know when I bought my refrigerator from South Dakota and had it shipped to California, the seller was cool as long as I paid by cashier's check. I want Craiglook back.

Check out Rejuvenation. http://www.rejuvenation.com/location12/typepageBell%20Buttons/templates/houseparts_group.html

Great finds! Graham, I'm jealous of the Kelvinator. Email me privately and I'll send you a pdf I made of the 1938 Westinghouse catalog. Also, if you've got the model numbers of the machines I can date them for you. Chris

Indeed this is a monitor top, a CA series. They were a transitional design, and this one has lost its charge through overzealous purging in the past. I want to get it running again.

Nice machine. Now be sure to put some magnets and stickies on the front, and whatever you do NO ICEPICK DEFROSTING! Enjoy!

Does anyone know of a way to get Methyl formate for a refrigerator that has lost its charge? Thanks!

For early air conditioning... the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, WA installed both central vacuuming and an air conditioning system when it was built in 1914. AFAIK the air conditioning was just a water cooling and filtering system. Parts of it might still be somewhere in the building.

Hey guys, My Mom's ol' trusty Maytag dryer isn't igniting. Its a gas model, LDG9800. What can we test to diagnose and fix it ourselves? Thanks, Chris

Does anyone have a reliable replacement for the oil heaters found in DR and CA series monitor top fridges? Thanks!

Howard player. Now ask me about the reed organs :)

Any recommendations on how to do awesome laundry when you have a 5 gallon bucket, cold water, and Woolite? Thanks!

RIP Doris Eaton, last surviving Ziegfeld dancer. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2010/05/12/2010-05-12_doris_eaton_travis_last_surviving_ziefield_follies_girl_dies_at_106_and_broadway.html

I know that farmhouses always had largish kitchens, but bungalows and track houses through the 50s around here always seemed to have small, almost cramped kitchens. When I read old architecture books they always champion that as "efficient" and "easy to run" and "labor saving." When did the...

Wow so much dirt.... @sudsmaster: You left out the best part. "I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here." "Your winnings sir." "Oh thank you!" @alr2903: Don't trust anything Kenneth Anger writes. He was good at getting dish but never cared if it were true. Now for my...