Like a lot of Dutch kitchens, this kitchen is rather high, so the countertop is at a good height. Remember that us Dutchies are the tallest people in the world. It's a standard dishwasher on a small pedestal. After the kitchen was installed an extra plinth is added to cover the the pedestal and the dishwasher's own plinth and make it look like it's fully integrated.
The house is indeed bigger than the average European house. The asking price is $1,780,000.- It is indeed a real time capsule, little seems to have been changed after it was built. The color of the kitchen was very fashionable back then.
The French brochure is wonderful, thanks for sharing. IIRC KitchenAid's European main office was in France. I vaguely remember seeing ads for those dishwashers. I didn't see many of those though, only a few in similar house pictures. Overhere in the Netherlands Bosch was the most sold brand for dishwashers I think. At that time the BOL Bosch model had a plastic tank, other models a stainless steel tank.
I noticed that this dishwasher is 60cm wide, which would mean it is just a bit less wide than the American models. However it is deeper than 60cm. That means it should stick out with it's front, but it doesn't. I guess that it's possible that they made the countertop a bit deeper than normal and they left a bit of space behind the cabinets to make it all flush.
GE dishwashers were sold in the Netherlands too. We had neighbours who had a GE dishwasher. IIRC they bought it in 1969. As I said before, in the past some American appliances were sold in Europe, more than nowadays. Just like American cars btw.
The house is indeed bigger than the average European house. The asking price is $1,780,000.- It is indeed a real time capsule, little seems to have been changed after it was built. The color of the kitchen was very fashionable back then.
The French brochure is wonderful, thanks for sharing. IIRC KitchenAid's European main office was in France. I vaguely remember seeing ads for those dishwashers. I didn't see many of those though, only a few in similar house pictures. Overhere in the Netherlands Bosch was the most sold brand for dishwashers I think. At that time the BOL Bosch model had a plastic tank, other models a stainless steel tank.
I noticed that this dishwasher is 60cm wide, which would mean it is just a bit less wide than the American models. However it is deeper than 60cm. That means it should stick out with it's front, but it doesn't. I guess that it's possible that they made the countertop a bit deeper than normal and they left a bit of space behind the cabinets to make it all flush.
GE dishwashers were sold in the Netherlands too. We had neighbours who had a GE dishwasher. IIRC they bought it in 1969. As I said before, in the past some American appliances were sold in Europe, more than nowadays. Just like American cars btw.
Owned one,seen many, mine broken immediately and did not even bother to call assistance, just trashed it as fast as I could...it didn't wash anything and paid it good money,MOL model.
