American Kitchens Musings:

[danemodsandy]

New American Kitchens Info:

I just found this 1955 ad showing the wood-front line, described as "new," so it appears that the wood-front cabinets were available from that time. The line was called "Pioneer."

Pulls are different than the other "Pioneer" cabinets shown upthread, and the sink top is white instead of Coppertone, which would seem to indicate that AK tinkered with the look over the course of the "Pioneer" line's run.

Interesting that AVCO found it desirable to go with a traditional-looking offering so early - white steel cabinets were still very popular in 1955.

 

[jpb]

A bit late, but I have a few sets of these. The pioneer, with the lazy susan but no sink, and the white steel sets with sink. I have 2 sinks. Both are steel.

The countertops are made out of steel (which is what gives them the streamline modern shape) and covered with formica. I have both yellow (marble? Cloud haze?) and seafoam linen. The countertop seams are covered with chrome that closes them together pretty well. They were all rescued from various places. Oddly, all from homes built in 1956. At this point, the countertops need to be replaced. Or at least recovered with new formica. I've spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what makes the most sense. Do I keep the original Loewy shape? Or go with something else?

 

[jpb]

It seems like Ike liked the pioneer kitchen. I'm drooling over the pantry. Thoughts on the color scheme? Not my blog, but the only place I've seen the pics:

http://www.yorkblog.com/cannonball/2012/08/22/eisenhower-national-historic-site-part-3/

 

[mikael3]

I love that Ike’s kitchen has both an electric and a gas range.  Overall, it’s an interesting space; but it very much looks like the maid’s area, and not a place where the family would go.