Yes Tom, there was a screen under the slats of the cooler, and I never had any problems with rodents, but I also had a 15 pound male Orange Tabby cat then too, a real rodent deterrent.
I saw one of these about 20-25 years ago while touring a local historic homes in nearby town whereby the mansinon had been converted to numerous apartments and one of these was in one of those kitchens.
In the fall, my niece and her new family bought a big old house in the once Tony section of North Buffalo with servants quarters and the whole 9 yards. I’ve been there a bunch of times but on the weekend Meegan had a party and called me into the old pantry to show me this relic and I said, “But this is not a washing machine ha ha ha.” For you Louie: next time I’ll examine that little control panel there was a lot going on and I forgot.
Mike, I think that is one of the NuTone built-in ironing boards, with the light, timer and electric receptacle. We sold these when I worked at a plumbing supply company that was a NuTone distributor. That was in the early 90's.
Oh, I gotcha,Tom, Thanks. The timer would be nice lest one forget and leave the iron running. Ouch! It looked way too new to have been the original, pretty cool and handy nevertheless.
I'd love to have a whole room for Laundry with a huge ironing table for sheets.
Some of my favorite vintage machines:
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<li> GE 1250 A pair (has anyone EVER done that kind of flush installation with the bath-tub valves?)</li>
<li> Whirlpool MarkIII pair for turquoisedude</li>
<li> Hotpoint DuoLoad pair with gogo chick</li>
</ul>
When my cousins built their new house in Austin, TX in 1984 it had the valves recessed in the wall. The washer and dryer were Kenmore rather than GE. I've also been in many model homes (Homearama) where the plumbing was installed that way.