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50s metal kitchen - “Wowzers!” says Superstar Sarah - today’s ebay pick

Mid Mod Pam on Mar 12 2008 at 11:28 am | Filed under: ebay

metal kitchen cabinets from Levittown

metal kitchen cabinets from Levittownmetal kitchen cabinets from LevittownPhotographer Sarah Superstar has an eagle eye (of course!) and spotted today’s ebay pick — a very pretty, light pink set of metal kitchen cabinets. Bonus 1: From a real Levittown subdivision, Levittown, PA! Bonus 2: Groovy countertops. Bonus 3: A built-in blender set-up. And bonus 4: A new brand for our Forum - United Metal Cabinet Corp. of Pottsville, PA - just over the way from my mom’s hometown, Shenandoah. THANK YOU, Sarah!

metal kitchen cabinets from Levittown

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10 Responses to “50s metal kitchen - “Wowzers!” says Superstar Sarah - today’s ebay pick”

  1. on 12 Mar 2008 at 5:22 pm 1ED

    WHERE DO FIND THIS PINK KITCHEN I SEARCHED EBAY AND COULDN’T FIND IT THANKS ED

  2. on 12 Mar 2008 at 8:19 pm 250sPam

    Ed — Oops. I added the link!

  3. on 12 Mar 2008 at 9:33 pm 3sue harvey

    Hi,I’m interested in the pink metal kitchen.How do I get in touch?

  4. on 13 Mar 2008 at 1:35 am 450sPam

    Hey Sue - the link to the ebay auction is in the post itself. Click where it’s kind of underlined in green - that’s the live link. Good luck.

  5. on 14 Mar 2008 at 1:54 pm 5Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques

    Hi,
    The counter TOPS are not original to the metal cabinets, nor are they vintage. They are 1990’s.
    FYI
    Ronn Ives/FUTURES Antiques

  6. on 14 Mar 2008 at 4:59 pm 650sPam

    Ron - why do you say that the countertops are not original? I know that they do not have the stainless steel edging — but, I do have examples from the 50s of GE Textolite, Formica, Micarta, Consoweld and other countertops that had rolled edges like these. I would personally guess original based on the color and the plethora of built-ins…

  7. on 19 Mar 2008 at 11:24 am 7Retro Renovation » Retro kitchens: On countertops and installing glass corner shelves

    [...] felt blog ego come upon me (horrors, ego!) when Ronn challenged my assessment that the countertop in this kitchen was original. Maybe yes, maybe no, but if his belief is that it’s 90s because of the [...]

  8. on 19 Mar 2008 at 1:45 pm 8FRAN

    I had this identical countertop in the first house we owned.Itwas built in 1959. Same pattern even.

  9. on 19 Mar 2008 at 3:14 pm 950sPam

    So Mom - MY very first countertop??? :)

  10. on 19 Mar 2008 at 5:01 pm 10maggie

    I just checked the auction and someone got that whole kitchen for $760. Wow. What a deal. I wish it were me and I wish I were renovating a retro metal kitchen.

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