turquoisedude
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So Greg, didya swipe it?? LOL
Symbol of better living 1960
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The kitchen in the 1935 film is pretty nice - it reminds me a lot of my dad's uncle & aunts that was built in 1936. They didn't have the dishwasher, though.
My sister and her husband used to have an old GE refrigerator in their garage, that had belonged to his grandparents. It probably was the JB-8 model. They needed more space, so got rid of it about 5 years ago.
My sister and her husband used to have an old GE refrigerator in their garage, that had belonged to his grandparents. It probably was the JB-8 model. They needed more space, so got rid of it about 5 years ago.
launderess
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People always ask why freezers were so small
Back then, which one always flips around to "what would you have put in a larger one"?
Frozen foods had been around since 1924 or so, but mostly limited to commercial use. People didn't like the taste of the stuff (things were frozen too slowly resuting in formation of ice crystals), so there wasn't a huge market.
It wouldn't be until WWII when a shortage of canned goods (tin was needed for war effort), and so many women working and the miitary that frozen foods started taking off.
Real changes came post WWII such as the arrival of Swanson's frozen "TV" dinners.
Back then, which one always flips around to "what would you have put in a larger one"?
Frozen foods had been around since 1924 or so, but mostly limited to commercial use. People didn't like the taste of the stuff (things were frozen too slowly resuting in formation of ice crystals), so there wasn't a huge market.
It wouldn't be until WWII when a shortage of canned goods (tin was needed for war effort), and so many women working and the miitary that frozen foods started taking off.
Real changes came post WWII such as the arrival of Swanson's frozen "TV" dinners.
In the first video in Post #4, iej, would you say that is or was a common Irish accent? I would not have guessed it was an Irish ad at all!
I just love in the Westinghouse movie how they claim "with the new Miracle Electronic Oven your appetizers cook in six seconds" lol. I'm sure they're just delicious after six seconds of microwaving.
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Yeah that's standard Irish accent. You'd commonly hear versions of that in broadcasting and just generally. Irish accents vary enormously from person to person and regionally.
The presentation style is a bit starchy because it was about 1960, but that's exactly the kind of accent you'd hear from say a newscaster or a fairly serious VO
Just as an example: this is the Emergency Broadcasting System issuing warnings on all commercial radio stations during Ex Hurricane Ophelia last year:
This is very classic RTE (Irish public radio/TV) voice, as RTE Radio 1 switched off for its Medium Wave (AM) transmitter, ending a signal that had been on air since 1926 as Radio Éireann.
... Bit of nostalgia.
But you'll probably find Irish accents like that aren't a million miles away from old east coast US.
Yeah that's standard Irish accent. You'd commonly hear versions of that in broadcasting and just generally. Irish accents vary enormously from person to person and regionally.
The presentation style is a bit starchy because it was about 1960, but that's exactly the kind of accent you'd hear from say a newscaster or a fairly serious VO
Just as an example: this is the Emergency Broadcasting System issuing warnings on all commercial radio stations during Ex Hurricane Ophelia last year:
This is very classic RTE (Irish public radio/TV) voice, as RTE Radio 1 switched off for its Medium Wave (AM) transmitter, ending a signal that had been on air since 1926 as Radio Éireann.
... Bit of nostalgia.
But you'll probably find Irish accents like that aren't a million miles away from old east coast US.
norgeway
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RE General Electric HVAC
Ge built from 1934 thru 1958 the most complicated, advanced and by far the most efficient oil furnace on the market, The burner sat on TOP of the boiler/furnace and fired downward, cleanest quietest unit anyone ever thought up , they were getting 80 plus percent efficiency in the 30s! A few are still running but parts are scarce, My hometown is full of them, about everyone who was a banker, lawyer doctor or business man had one
Ge built from 1934 thru 1958 the most complicated, advanced and by far the most efficient oil furnace on the market, The burner sat on TOP of the boiler/furnace and fired downward, cleanest quietest unit anyone ever thought up , they were getting 80 plus percent efficiency in the 30s! A few are still running but parts are scarce, My hometown is full of them, about everyone who was a banker, lawyer doctor or business man had one
launderess
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General Electric Downfire/Inverted Flame Boilers
For heating with oil.
Posted this before, but....
https://archive.org/stream/GeneralElectricCo.0005#page/n1
https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/165771/saw-my-first-ge-downfire-boiler-today
For heating with oil.
Posted this before, but....
https://archive.org/stream/GeneralElectricCo.0005#page/n1
https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/165771/saw-my-first-ge-downfire-boiler-today
