Just got the boxed set of the first season of "Leave It To Beaver"and wonder if any other Applianceville folks have these shows and been watching them to see what appliances are in the kitchen shots.I can't identify the range-may some stove experts out there can tell what it is-Its VERY nice.You see a mixer on the counter-can't tell what brand it is-seen it both ways-in some shots the machine is facing the camera.On other shots it is sideways to the camera.You can also see a GE waffle machine.In the garage its most interesting.I have a small collection of power tools.They show a DeWalt Radial arm saw on the left side of the open garage-and a Shopsmith Mk5 against the right wall in the garage-its configured as a table saw.This is MOST UNUSUAL--DeWalt and Shopsmith were big competitors against each other in those days-the two most commonly sold "multipurpose" tools.I had never seen someone that owned both-would be nice.
Appliance spotting on the LB videos
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I haven't seen Shopsmiths in a number of years now, perhaps 10 or 15 at least when a guy was demo'ing them at one of those spring Home and Garden type shows here.
Shopsmith was out of business for a number of years-Then someone who bought an older Shopsmith brand Radial saw-called a "Sawsmith"at a yard sale.It needed a blade and some other parts--He was a businessman that had a hobby of woodworking-to get his "parts" he ended up buying the Shopsmith name,production plans for the Shjopsmith Mk5 models.Now they are made again.In my area they are distributed by Lowes Home centers.The Mk5's built today are a little diffrent than the original ones introduced in 1954 beleive it was.The biggest diffrence is the older one had a 3/4 hp motor-todays ones have a 1-1/8hp motor.Older machines can be upgraded-you can buy a new headstock-power plant from shopsmith to update the older one.I have a newer Mk5 and an older EX1 model.Wasw the first one introduced-was first made in 1948-1954.It used an open belt drive system-and a 1/2 hp GE or AO Smith motor.My specimen has a GE motor.It works really well.The bearings in the quill are in excellent shape-usually the bearings in the older ones have to be replaced from wear-esp side thrust from shaper use.I just wish the prices of wood were cheaper--could make good use of my units.Lumber today is "designer" priced.
In seeing more of the episodes-you see what must be a Frigidaire fridge in the kitchen.noticed that when the handles are grabbed on the freezer or main door-they act as latches.did the old Frigidaires work like that?I am not a refrigerator expert-just compared the looks of the one in the show to the ads for fridges-esp Frigidaire-and it looks like them.
