Comments on: 1961 stove/fridge/cabinet/sink – today’s craigslist find – courtesy Florida Leslie

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:10:01 +0000

Dwyer Kitchens is the place to start, Barbara. Check their website – call your rep – let me know how it turns out! Pam

By: Barbara Deveaux

Barbara Deveaux — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:29:49 +0000

I am trying to find one of these compact kitchens, but it seem the appliance stores here in
Ft. Lauderdale no longer stock them. Can you please advise if and who may have these
and how much on of them may cost?

Thank you look foward to hearing from you soon

By: Dennis McCurdy

Dennis McCurdy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:01:00 +0000

Hey:
Dwyer has been building compact kitchens for slightly over 80 years. While we don’t see quite as many of the old “porcelain” kitchens as we used to, there are still thousands of units out there that are still working as well as the day they were built.
While the theory of the the compact kitchen is still extremely valid today, the materials, finishes and design of the compact appliances have been radically updated since Florida Leslie’s kitchen rolled out of our plant 45+ years ago.
Dwyer can be located at http://www.dwyerkitchens.com.
And please tell Maggie that Dwyer has the ability to fabricate steel, stainless steel or aluminum kitchens in virtually any size, shape or color.
Dennis McCurdy
Western Sales Manager
Dwyer Kitchens Incorporated

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:23:04 +0000

Wouldn’t it be swell if you could fit a unit like this into a renovation of a classic Airstream Trailer?

Pam, if you read this, I have a question: in your vast collection of vintage magazine ads, do you have one for free-standing steel kitchen cabinets? I’m thinking of two I once saw that were sort of like metal versions of Hoosier cabinets — two doors below, workshelf at counter height with two drawers, and an upper half like a hutch, with shelving fronted by either metal doors or sliding glass doors.

I’m still kicking myself for not buying those.

…maggie

By: jessi

jessi — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:31:40 +0000

this is almost identical to our kitchen except ours is a pale pink. And ya, I love my little compact kitchen. I didn’t at first, but less counterspace means less space to pile the dirty dishes.

With a built in fridge under the counter and a compact stove, it’s original to the apartment building we live in, built in 1949.