magic_clean
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A Nifty
vintage Hoover find over the weekend. Works nicely and is very 50's.
vintage Hoover find over the weekend. Works nicely and is very 50's.
Vintage Steams Irons
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retromania
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Conratulations!!
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
franksdad
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My Mama had a General Mills steam iron when I was growing up. In 1974 I bought a Wizard Citation steam iron at our local Western Auto Store. It is still going strong!
retromania
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I wonder....
Who mfg small appliances for Western Auto. You know, we had one here in Anderson on the west end for a short while, but by the time we got WA there were no more small appliances. Seems almost every major retailer was trying to get a niche in the small appliances market. People could find jobs. Had a little money in their pocket and wanted to make their life a little easier by purchasing a time-saving countertop appliance!!!
Who mfg small appliances for Western Auto. You know, we had one here in Anderson on the west end for a short while, but by the time we got WA there were no more small appliances. Seems almost every major retailer was trying to get a niche in the small appliances market. People could find jobs. Had a little money in their pocket and wanted to make their life a little easier by purchasing a time-saving countertop appliance!!!
retromania
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Interesting about Western Auto. I guess they sold a good many tires. My parents bought Perelli tires for years from an independent retailer here in town. Then some time in the 1980's my mother switched and started buying Cooper tires. When one of our cars got old and was down-graded to a yard or extra car, it got retreads. My mother would say it was not to be driven out n the highway because she didn't believe retreads were road worthy at high speeds. Whether she was right or not I don't know. My parents sure did have a lot of rules and I guess that was a good thing.
franksdad
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My dad bought his tires at Sears until around 1970 when he started buying them at the Western Auto store in Liberty, SC. He and Mr. Taylor, the associate store owner, were friends and he enjoyed doing business with him. When I started driving and needed anything I would go in to the WA store and Mr. Taylor would put anything I needed on my dad's bill. When I got my first job my dad told Mr. Taylor to set me up my own account! From 1973 until Mr. Taylor retired and closed the store in 1983 anything I wanted or needed, including tires, batteries, car parts, iron, radios, whatever, I would just tell Mr. Taylor to add it to my bill.Not like today when you have to fill out a credit application, get a credit check, yadda, yadda, yadda. Oh well, those days are gone forever!
