Modern Living: Part One

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Advertisements for the home prior to 1980. Homes, building materials, furniture, light fixtures, flooring, decor, household items, kitchen items (non electric), in short, everything that made the home modern and easier to care for. Of course, everyone is invited to contribute with advertisements. Please be sure they contain no watermarks from other sites. For home appliances, please refer to Vintage Appliance Advertisement series.
Enjoy!

 

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Formica 1954

 

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Heywood 1952

 

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Whitehead 1937

 

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Kentile 1956

 

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Goodaire 1951

 

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IXL 1968

 

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La-Z-boy 1971

 

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Contemporary Ranch 1963

 

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Wear-Ever 1921

 

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Empire 1953

 

[vacerator]

Oh, those IXL

cabinets look like the ones the homes in our area had from one of the builders.
Our were bead board style with dowel caps on the doors. They are in the basement in our laundry room now. A house down the street just removed theirs last year.

 

[appnut]

Reply. 6

Westinghouse dishwasher.

 

[joeekaitis]

Eichler

‘nuff said.

 

[vacerator]

Yes,

the great ole' American middle class. I think we had the highest standard of living in the world.

 

[joeekaitis]

"Mom's making fried ice cubes for dinner!"

 

Well, she could have, if she wanted to.

 

[joeekaitis]

Make it ahead . . .

 

. . . or don't make it at all.

 

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Kenny Shower 1921

 

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Burlington 1956

 

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Drexel 1964

 

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Crosley 1950

 

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General Electric 1921

 

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General Telephone & Electronics 1961

 

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Congoleum 1940

 

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Udylite 1949

 

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Kroehler 1959

 

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Samson 1950

 

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Westinghouse 1923

 

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Kroehler 1957

 

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Kentile 1951