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A typical gas cooker, you can still buy them pretty much like this
A typical gas cooker, you can still buy them pretty much like this
British Kitchen Design Late 1968
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Who made the washer & dryer? It looks like a derrivative of the U.S. Westinghouse Laundromats. And I could see why you would kill for akitchen like that. It's very beautiful and very functional.
Who made the washer & dryer? It looks like a derrivative of the U.S. Westinghouse Laundromats. And I could see why you would kill for akitchen like that. It's very beautiful and very functional.
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The utility area
Well spotted Bob
The washing machine and dryer are English Electric and, just as the first series, are based on Westinghouse designs. The dryer was also "badged" as Hoover. English Electric were the first to offer stacked units (with the first series), I dont think Hoover were offering a stacked kit at this time. Within 5 years every Uk manufacturer would offer staking kits for their washers and dryers, acknowledging and to an extent, promoting the purchase of tumble dryers in the UK.
Odd that they do not feature a steam iron in teh feature, although dry irons were still quite popular. I would have put the wall phone in the kitchen myself [this post was last edited: 1/23/2011-16:55]
The utility area
Well spotted Bob
The washing machine and dryer are English Electric and, just as the first series, are based on Westinghouse designs. The dryer was also "badged" as Hoover. English Electric were the first to offer stacked units (with the first series), I dont think Hoover were offering a stacked kit at this time. Within 5 years every Uk manufacturer would offer staking kits for their washers and dryers, acknowledging and to an extent, promoting the purchase of tumble dryers in the UK.
Odd that they do not feature a steam iron in teh feature, although dry irons were still quite popular. I would have put the wall phone in the kitchen myself [this post was last edited: 1/23/2011-16:55]
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Still with us I hope
It was not unusual at this time for this to be the only base unit in a UK kitchen at the time, combined perhaps witha couple of wall cabinets
Still with us I hope
It was not unusual at this time for this to be the only base unit in a UK kitchen at the time, combined perhaps witha couple of wall cabinets
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A bit more sink
A bit more sink
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Late 1960s decoration, nothing minimal here
Late 1960s decoration, nothing minimal here
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More design ideas
More design ideas
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It was not just gas cookers that had eye level grills, this model carried on well into the 1980s with styling updates and, eventually, a fan oven.
Some models even had an eye level grill chamber, usually with rotesserie - the moffat cooker featured earlier had that
It was not just gas cookers that had eye level grills, this model carried on well into the 1980s with styling updates and, eventually, a fan oven.
Some models even had an eye level grill chamber, usually with rotesserie - the moffat cooker featured earlier had that
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A page for gas.
The multipoint heater had been aroound for a long time, albiet not usually under the sink. No storage tank, teh water was heated as it passed through the heater. These are now combined with central heating boilers (furnaces) taking up little more space than a single wall cabinet
A page for gas.
The multipoint heater had been aroound for a long time, albiet not usually under the sink. No storage tank, teh water was heated as it passed through the heater. These are now combined with central heating boilers (furnaces) taking up little more space than a single wall cabinet
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Back then 21 inches was the "standard" module and often 21 inches deep too. Now its 24 inches (60cm)
Back then 21 inches was the "standard" module and often 21 inches deep too. Now its 24 inches (60cm)
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Does anyone actually still have any of these?
Does anyone actually still have any of these?
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For every room in the house
For every room in the house
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The last page
More decoration, once the height of fashion, then old fashioned, now collectable
The last page
More decoration, once the height of fashion, then old fashioned, now collectable
Conclusions
I hope you enjoyed looking through this very long thread.
Whilst fitted kitchens had been around in the UK since the 1930s, they were rather the exception than the rule, and custom built at that. This is the start of start of modular units, more affordable, and showing housewives that they could achieve the fitted luxery looks that the could only see in magazines. As I say, many kitchens just came with a sink and not much else - not that there was a lot of room for much else anyway. All part of establishment of the desire for the better life rather than the "make do" attitude that had been around for so long, and to a large extent leading to the explosion of self assembly kitchens (and plenty POS at that) that began in the late 1970s and continues to this day.
The thing that strickes me is that, after 42 years, not that much has changed on the kitchen scene. Yes we have microwave ovens and more, but apart from the decoration, not that much has changed - look at an Ikea catalogue (and I am not critizing Ikea) to see that.
Al
I hope you enjoyed looking through this very long thread.
Whilst fitted kitchens had been around in the UK since the 1930s, they were rather the exception than the rule, and custom built at that. This is the start of start of modular units, more affordable, and showing housewives that they could achieve the fitted luxery looks that the could only see in magazines. As I say, many kitchens just came with a sink and not much else - not that there was a lot of room for much else anyway. All part of establishment of the desire for the better life rather than the "make do" attitude that had been around for so long, and to a large extent leading to the explosion of self assembly kitchens (and plenty POS at that) that began in the late 1970s and continues to this day.
The thing that strickes me is that, after 42 years, not that much has changed on the kitchen scene. Yes we have microwave ovens and more, but apart from the decoration, not that much has changed - look at an Ikea catalogue (and I am not critizing Ikea) to see that.
Al
Dishwashers
Bob,
Dishwashers had been on sale in this country since the 1950s, but I would say it was really only from the mid-1970s that they really began to to cross the aspiration horizon as more and more models became available, my parents bought their first dishwaher in 1976 largely at my prompting (nagging???) but even then they were unusual. As ever, space in the British kitchen is the problem, and the market got a major lift up with the indroduction of 45cm (18inch) width models in the 1990s. Although dishwashers are a GREAT deal more common now, they are by no means universal
Al
Bob,
Dishwashers had been on sale in this country since the 1950s, but I would say it was really only from the mid-1970s that they really began to to cross the aspiration horizon as more and more models became available, my parents bought their first dishwaher in 1976 largely at my prompting (nagging???) but even then they were unusual. As ever, space in the British kitchen is the problem, and the market got a major lift up with the indroduction of 45cm (18inch) width models in the 1990s. Although dishwashers are a GREAT deal more common now, they are by no means universal
Al
hoovermatic
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Thank you thank you thank you!!!! That was FASCINATING to see. Lots of very familiar images from childhood there! The one thing that sticks in my mind is how old gas cookers looked in comparison to electric and then all of a sudden in the late 1970's they seemed to catch up!
Glad you enjoyed it
and apologies for all the spelling mistakes.
Lots of holy grail stuff in there, just wish I had room for the cookers, fridges & washing machines. I always liked the styling of that Creda oven, which has a simplicity of design that resonates with the Hotpoint Supermatic and Servis Supertwin. Lets not even start on the English Electric washer and dryer, although as has been shown recently on Imperial, they coudl well stil be out there.
Al
and apologies for all the spelling mistakes.
Lots of holy grail stuff in there, just wish I had room for the cookers, fridges & washing machines. I always liked the styling of that Creda oven, which has a simplicity of design that resonates with the Hotpoint Supermatic and Servis Supertwin. Lets not even start on the English Electric washer and dryer, although as has been shown recently on Imperial, they coudl well stil be out there.
Al
