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Very useful for removing the “eggy” smell from dishes on the rare occasions I make scrambled eggs, so I have a small amount of chlorine bleach-containing dishwasher detergent for the purpose. It’s rarely necessary in laundry, with the existence of modern Tide Plus Bleach powder. However...

I was hoping we’d get to see a teardown of the mysteriously clicky compressor from the turquoise Frigidaire! I believe they were warranted for five years, and it ran that long, so GM would probably have disclaimed any responsibility. I got a new American Standard central AC last month which has...

Just to follow up, Consumers’ Research Bulletin Annual Cumulative Number for September 1936 listed the Frigidaire DRS-5-36 as having the lowest monthly operating cost of the models tested, estimated at $1.50 to $1.80 per month at a rate of 6 cents per KWh. The Kelvinator K6-36 was 40 cents per...

Great job, David, the old gal is purring like a contented kitten. I have an old consumer magazine that says an all-porcelain finish was not worthwhile for most people, unless they lived on the Gulf Coast or the Panama Canal Zone. They may have been right, but it sure looks nice! I suppose the...

I don't have detergent allergies, but have noticed that the better liquid detergents seem difficult to rinse off your hands.

Friends liked theirs so well they bought another.

Isn’t that a stout compressor? It ran for decades without stalling with too much pressure in the system, and even then after one of David’s electroshock treatments it’s back purring like a kitten.

There’s a loud drone in the morning but it grows quiet later in the day. I don’t know why. The cicadas don’t seem to be eating anything visibly in the yard. They’ve been on the cardinal flowers (which won’t bloom till late summer, when the hummingbirds will love them) but without damage...

No, but it sounds a little like rayon, which is made from wood fiber, isn't it?

That is fascinating. They spent more promoting Gleem than they did on Crest! Gleem seems to be a dead brand now. Tide Radi-Paks had such a small budget I'd guess it was just being test marketed. Big Top peanut butter was the brand they purchased and changed to Jif, which at the time of the...

Tim, in addition to the boxes of regular All pictured in an old thread I posted at the link below, I have a box of Monsanto Fluffy All. But it seems too nice to open, wouldn't you say? It's also in the back of my mind that I might get a frontloader someday, and this would be a vintage detergent...

Who are you to judge? Someone who knows what she’s talking about? The same people who obsess about using simple ingredients are often the same ones yelling about respecting “science.” Chemistry is science and it’s made some magnificent discoveries, many of which are useful in doing laundry...

Average use of household chemicals will not cause problems with septic systems, according to a bulletin from South Dakota State University, which also advises against using additives. There is so much bacteria in human waste that adding anything else is a waste! SDSU advises a regular 3 to 5...

Traditional advice was to use enough to make the water feel slippery. There isn’t any set amount since everyone’s water hardness is different. It may not keep your clothes from feeling scratchy, however.

Five abreast seating was/is a feature of the DC-9/MD-80/717 family of aircraft, and why I much preferred them to a 727 or 737. There is just a little more elbow room.

Lever 2000 was reformulated a few years ago and it's only a shadow of its former self. It's almost impossible to get it to lather. It's also made in Mexico. I wouldn't mind that much if it was as good as it used to be, but it isn't. Over the past couple of years, I bought up a lot of vintage...

Neat display! If only those aluminum ice cube trays actually worked that well!

Stan, if you look a little closer the thermostat is a "General Controls" rather than a "General Electric." General Controls seems to have been owned by ITT. Either way, it must have been well-made!

Yes, thanks for all of these. Ann Pillsbury’s Cinderella Cake looks good too. I guess I could make it even though I’m all out of red stamps!

Wonder how expensive a new Monel tank would be today? Scrap pice is apparently $2.50 to 3.00 per pound.