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Well, these are smoking hot. A few months ago I spoke to a guy in Texas who had a whole barnfull of new-old-stock steel cabinet pieces for sale. The pieces have finally made their way to ebay. There look to be both Republic and GE pieces — great “cabinettes” – in a variety of pastels. A hodge podge, I was told originally. I’ve asked for more information — for example, the inventory list — so I can get the info to Retro Renovation readers first.
“Fake butcher block countertops” are another one of those original vintage house features that I often hear called “hideous” on other websites. (Crikey, how I have come to despise that word — it is overkill, please refrain.) I, on the other hand, not only have “no problem” with butcher block laminate, I am 100% on [...]
I just got off the phone with George from New York Metals – purveyors of the stainless steel edging to true to 40s 50s and 60s kitchen countertops. The recent question on the table has been: How to bend my preferred “Snap-On Molding” (in photo above) for rounded edges – be they quarter-round cubbies or [...]
The new crop of laminates suitable for mid-century kitchen countertops continues. Reader Jon gets snaps for spotting this new “Motion” series of laminate from Pionite. Jon writes: Hi Pam, First, I love the site. I’ve been reading it since December when I purchased my teeny tiny 1946 house (originally a summer home) on the shore [...]
I am updating this Retro Renovation “Classic” post for Tiel, her husband, and all readers looking for classic 50s and 60s metal countertop edging. Trust me – this is the real deal: My husband hunted down the only place left — in Astoria, Queens — that still made the exact stainless steel edging on 50s [...]
Several readers have asked me how to install the stainless steel countertop edging from New York Metals. In this post, I’ll take you step-by-step through the process that we used to install the metal edging in my kitchen. I had my countertops laminated by an outfit recommended by by contractor. They made all the countertops [...]
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Republic Steel Kitchen Cabinets salesman’s sample kit – today’s #2 ebay pick 
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I want that pink end shelf! But I am concerned that his eBay feedback rating is unusually low … there seem to be a lot of complaints related to shipping.
Pam, did you happen to follow the link in the eBay listing to find the complete Republic Steel Catalog from “Pete” Owens Custom Cabinets of Dallas, Texas? (dial “Florida 2- 3004″ … I love tjhose old phone numbers!) It’s in Adobe pdf and can be downloaded to your computer.
On the GE Cabinette listing, there is another PDF for those accessory parts. Cool! All saved to my computer. I never knew I wanted steel cabinets for my kitchen before I found this blog! Now Im dying to know what other pieces he has for sale. Thanks, Stephan, for mentioning his rating. I hadnt even looked. And sorry for the bad punctuation – Ive evidently done something that makes my apostrophe key take me to “quick search”. Lisa
well, just stumbled onto this site while searching for info on my kitchen sink cabinet. I live in a 1921 vintage bungalow in Dallas and the kitchen sink cab is very very early; it is metal base with 2 drawers and one door on each side of the center; has a HUGE enamel sink with drainers on both sides. Has a Sears and Roebuck sticker underneath with nothing but the model number, part of which is unreadable. Would appreciate any help in identifying its age..
thanks!
C
Send me a pic, C – and I am sure we can help. pam(at)retrorenovation(dot)com
I see this piece failed to attract any bidders on eBay and went unsold. Slightly overpriced at $149, perhaps?
When this stuff was originally on craigslist, I talked to the seller. There are 50 or more pieces – a hodge podge in all colors, it sounds like. (I asked numerous times for an inventory both then and now in order to help find buyers – but never got one.) I think the price is fair – but the issue is going to be matching these cabinets and colors up with owners of the same. There are enough differences among manufacturers styles and even model years to make it unwieldy to put say, a 1963 aqua GE into a 1963 aqua Geneva kitchen. And “fitted” is the name of the game.