Richard Moore Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 1946 home. When I walked into this kitchen my first thought was that there was an unusually large speaker mounted above the metal wall cabinets. Download Attachment: 100105S087x.jpg 90.7 KB I soon realized that it was the refrigerator. Download Attachment: 100105S024x.jpg 92.22 KB Still functioning, but I wouldn't want to try to find parts for it. Oh...one more unique feature (sadly, I didn't get to view) was a large, maybe 3' across, round section of the rear basement wall that had been recently concreted in. Evidently, according to the realtor, this used to be an underground tube extending a long way into the back yard. There was a pulley system running from the basement to the other end to hold targets. An indoor, underground, shooting range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Now that is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 On many levels, this is very forward thinking, but it's at odds with human nature, i.e., folks like designing their own kitchens. Another case of the marketplace erasing good ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Except for the pink, that's pretty cool. "Another case of the marketplace erasing good ideas." Mid century appliances are experiencing a resurgance in popularity and there are several companies that specialize in providing parts and repair or rebuild services, there's even clubs and virtual salvage yards to be found. Rachel Ray uses a circa 1940 Chambers C on 30 minute meals. I designed my new kitchen around an early 40's roper stove, 42" of cast iron, heavy gauge steel, porcelain and chrome, nearly 500LBs worth. I've seen several others featuring vintage appliances as well. Vintage appliances are cool, or were you talking about the shooting range?[] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 1946 home. When I walked into this kitchen my first thought was that there was an unusually large speaker mounted above the metal wall cabinets. So you were so enamored by it that you actually took a picture with the doors closed, and a picture with the doors open? Who on Earth would do such a thing? [] Download Attachment: R1.jpg 37.32 KB Download Attachment: R2.jpg 40.16 KB They are survivors from the golden age of manufacturing - before the concept of planned obsolescence was thought of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 I designed my new kitchen around an early 40's roper stove, 42" of cast iron, heavy gauge steel, porcelain and chrome, nearly 500LBs worth. Check out this like-new behemoth Roper, with 8 burners, a griddle and 3 ovens. Coincidentally, it was in the same kitchen that had the wall mounted refrigerator: Download Attachment: q 162.jpg 47.79 KB Download Attachment: q 160.jpg 153.66 KB Also in that same otherwise modern kitchen was the oldest Kitchen Aid dishwasher that I've ever seen. The spray arms were made of cast metal. Yeah, vintage is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 When I bought my last fridge, I didn't want the ice dispenser, knowing it was junque that wouldn't last, but it would have cost +$200 and special order six weeks out. Current unit having failed utterly was living out of an ice chest. Gave up and got the dispenser unit, which dispenser quit working (clogs up). Ice maker is fine, but have to periodically dump into a bowl I keep in there, compunding loss of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 That monster is sweet, my wife would be drooling! Mine is a wee bit smaller, single oven, 4 burners with a bifold cover, and seperate broiler, with two storage drawers and a night light. The cooking charts on mine are in at least that good condition, but labeled "Roper Scientific" and copyrighted 1936 on the broiler and 1938 on the oven (I see 1951 in your second pic). There are dozens of patents listed on it, from 1936 to 1939, and I would assume that much like the ANSI numbers we see today that would date mine '39 to '42 or so. Tom Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Here's the push button cook top and oven to go along with Richard's refrigerator. Click to Enlarge 46.3 KB Click to Enlarge 38.57 KB - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 So you were so enamored by it that you actually took a picture with the doors closed, and a picture with the doors open? Who on Earth would do such a thing? [] LOL. GMTA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Starting to sound like the military brass around here with all of the acronyms. GMTA? I can't figure that one out. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 GMTA? I can't figure that one out. At first, I thought it might be "Great Minds Think Alike" but I'm pretty sure he means "Gonna Move To Albuquerque". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 In one of our past projects, as part of renovating the interior of a Four Square, the original Glenwood stove was rebuilt and then reinstalled in the new kitchen. The hood was custom built. Click to Enlarge 56.79 KB Click to Enlarge 70.25 KB And here is the before and after of the adjacent dining room: Click to Enlarge 32.54 KB Click to Enlarge 55.1 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 GMTA? I can't figure that one out. At first, I thought it might be "Great Minds Think Alike" but I'm pretty sure he means "Gonna Move To Albuquerque". Bill, GMTA think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 GMTA? I can't figure that one out. At first, I thought it might be "Great Minds Think Alike" but I'm pretty sure he means "Gonna Move To Albuquerque". Bill, GMTA think about it. There has to be more than.............. http://www.internetslang.com/GMTA.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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