Window display at Scovell's Service. Three Admiral frostfree refrigerators and one stove are showcased in May of 1952. Scovell's Service offered household appliances and repair and was located at 1145 Commerce St.
Selden's, specialists in floor coverings, opened a Lakewood branch location in the newly expanded Lakewood Community Center in November, 1951. Selden's of Lakewood, Inc., sold televisions and household appliances in addition to providing the traditional Selden's expertise in interior decorating and floor coverings. Sydney C. Selden, Jr., was the president of the Lakewood store and it was managed by LeRoy Walton. View of four televisions in wooden cabinets, stoves and Crosley Shelvador refrigerators.
View of corridor kitchen. In this photograph taken possibly in late fall, 1951, folding doors separate a modern corridor kitchen from the home's dining room. View of well equipped kitchen showing white appliances: Hotpoint freezer, stove and refrigerator on one side and sink with plenty of counter space on the other side. Wooden cabinets have slanted handles; floor appears to be linoleum. Sherman Rowland of Rowland Construction combined with Bob Cowden and Duratile of Tacoma to build new homes in the city's southend during this time period. A customer could choose to build a home on his own lot or purchase a new home near South D and 76th Street. Homes were priced at slightly less than $10,000 and contained seven spacious rooms, including modern kitchen and Duratile bath, attached garage and forced air heat
Sears Roebuck and Co. Department Store, Kitchen Display. Refrigerator on left with cabinets in L- shape. Sink with window above, stove on right, small counter with rounded shelves on end. Photograph taken on September 5, 1951.
A display of new refrigerators in the window at Selden's. Trade-ins of old refrigerators were allowed. Signs advertised that "$5.00 Now is all it Takes". The new 7.6 cubic foot Frigidaire on the left was selling for $239.75. Ordered by Sunset Electric Company
Interior of Lincoln Electric to show new lighting. Lincoln Electric carried the complete line of Hotpoint ranges, refrigerators, O.A. Smith water heaters, washers, dishwashers, disposalls and home freezers. They also carried kitchen cabinets and would install and service all appliances and wire your house for the new appliances. Lincoln Electric, owned by Tony Ricono, celebrated the opening of their new store at 38th and Yakima May 5, 1950. The company had two other locations.
Washington Gas and Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances. The exhibit includes Servel "silent" gas refrigerators, Wedgewood gas ranges and Hamilton clothes dryers. Easy chairs are provided for foot sore exhibit goers. Washington Gas and Electric Co. was located at 101 So. 10th in Tacoma.
You could take advantage of the Home Furniture Company's "Market Basket Deal" by purchasing a "Crosley Shelvador" refrigerator during the month of August in 1949. Along with your new refrigerator you also received the following groceries: "Libby's" tomato juice, a"Carstens" smoked ham, "Centennial" flour, "Nalley's" potato chips and pickles, a jar of"Tang", "Wheaties", "Kellogg's Rice Krispies", "Double Cola", Washington Co-op eggs, "Medosweet" butter and cottage cheese, "Pictsweet" broccoli and raspberries, "Jell-O", and "Borden's Kreamilk". The 1949 "Crosley" refrigerator started at $199.95. The Home Furniture Company was at 1152 Commerce St.
Interior of home at 3004 No. Huson, Briggs Construction Company. A new kitchen with all new electric appliances: a range on the right, a refrigerator on the left and a washer or dryer seen through the doorway into the laundry area. There's even room for a small table on wheels in the corner. A decorative strip of a curtain is seen around the window over the gleaming white sink. Briggs Construction Company had recently completed 102 homes in the Fairmount Park and Parkland Additions.
Clifford Paulson owned Paulson's Radios and Appliances, his brother Arthur Paulson owned Paulson's Jewelry, which was adjacent to this store. Their father, B.Paulson had originally started the family business and eventually sold the business to his sons. Interior view of kitchen at Harold and Naomi Hoover's' home; kitchen appliances were purchased at Paulson's Radios and Appliances store.
Hopper-Kelly Company of Tacoma, household electrical appliances dealers. Two Grunow refrigerators, one closed, one open. The newly remodeled store was the area headquarters for Grunow, Stewart-Warner and Potter refrigerators.
Paulson's Appliance, before and after picture of kitchen, Al or Mr. Paulson. A refrigerator has been placed in the mud room off the kitchen in this view of a kitchen during remodeling. The molding has been removed around the doorway as part of the renovation. The large porcelain sink is below a window and light fixture. A tiled counter runs along both sides of the sink. Swinging doors cover the storage area under the sink. Cupboards to the left of the sink run to the ceiling. A breakfast nook is off to the left.
Several views of George Raknes residence, George D. Poe, Co; Mr. Melendy. Looking into the kitchen through a rounded archway shows windows in the opposite wall with the sink below the windows. Cupboards line the walls and a refrigerator stands against the right wall. An island counter sticks into the room from the left and provides an informal eating area with stools. The floor is covered with linoleum or linoleum tiles.
The O'Farrell home in American Lake, had their kitchen remodeled using Tyle-Bord products. Tyle-Bord Company Incorporated manufactured building materials, the company was based out of Seattle. Frank Hobbs was President of the company, John G. Mitchell was Vice-President, and George R. Torrence was Secretary-Treasurer. View of model kitchen with Tyle-Bord ceiling and walls.
Kitchen in Chester and Anna Thorne mansion on American Lake. Two-door, side-by-side built-in refrigerators. Upper compartments have small freezer section and metal shelving. Lower sections contain three metal shelves.
Cook stoves and heaters by Montag Stove and Furnace Works, Tacoma, located at 1003 Pacific Ave. Montag manufactured warm air heating systems, air conditioning units and oil burners as well. Photograph ordered by "Dawson." Many kitchen ranges and heating units on display.
Marianne Moline - Home economics grad joins Tacoma City Light staff. In 1965, the Tacoma City Light's Hostess House welcomed new University of Washington graduate Marianne Moline to its staff. Miss Moline (at right) would be serving as assistant to home economist Lucile Melovidoff. Less than a month on the job, Miss Moline already had become immersed in the job. She answered telephone questions on such varied subjects as textiles, safety of foods, canning and freezing foods and stain-removing problems. In addition, she made home service calls to demonstrate equipment, such as extra features on new appliances. Miss Moline was pleased that part of her duties included visits to Tacoma's junior and senior high schools to demonstrate electrical equipment to home economic classes.
Two heads are better than one in the kitchen attest twins Josephine, front, and Hugona Kahn. The seventeen year old Juniors at Bremerton High School plan to be dietitians. They were featured on the front page of the April 9, 1936 Bremerton Sun in the kitchen of their home, studying a tome on diet.
The kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. Stove with two pots on it. The stove is a Lang stove, from the F.S. Lang Manufacturing Co. of Seattle. The company was established in 1904 by Frank S. Lang, who built his first wood-burning stove in 1880 for the Alaskan Gold Rush camps
One of the two men in #10 poses with a woman and a new General Electric stove. They appear to be perusing the directions for the stove. Appointment book labels this series as Pease & Sons Appliances. Photographs ordered by David Evans & Assoc.
Frozen foods advertisement. Joyce (Mrs. Herbert) Syford holds a package of Kol Pak brand quick frozen whole grain corn packed by Washington Packers, Inc. of Sumner. She is about to prepare them on her pristine apartment stove in the double boiler.
Frozen foods advertisement. Joyce (Mrs. Herbert) Syford holds package of Dewkist frozen fresh peas which she is ready to prepare on her apartment stove. The small kitchen is decorated with wallpaper; fold-down table behind the aproned homemaker. The frozen peas will deliver fresh picked flavor all year round, an innovation for the homemaker.
Cooking School at Masonic Temple's Fellowship Hall conducted by Tacoma Times in mid-October of 1939. Mrs. William Schenk of 4311 Read St. accepts congratulations from City Light Appliance Department's Harold Partlow for winning a new electric range at the cooking school. It was her first electric range. A record crowd was on hand to see the second and last cookery demonstration led by Miss Cula Buker.
On March 1, 1939 Diores Moore arose early, donned his Sunday clothes, started a fire in the wood-burning range, put on his wifes apron, and started cooking. He wanted to surprise his wife by making a special dinner for his 94th birthday. He did not want his wife to go to any extra effort. Eleven days later, on March 12, he and his wife, Caroline, celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Moore lived at 3423 So. Madison St.. They moved to Tacoma in 1903. Diores Moore died on March 10, 1945 at the age of 100.
Window display of Siegler Oil Heaters at Corey's. Corey's was owned by Albert E. Corey and sold household appliances. Displayed on the left in the doorway is a Siegler "Living room furnace." The furnace claims to heat 5-7 rooms and can be purchased for $26 down and $10.90 a month. Displayed in the right hand window are a Monarch range and a Sylvania television.
