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Posted by: • September 8, 2008
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Formica last month introduced several new laminate designs that I think could be great for a Retro Renovation kitchen countertop or even a bathroom vanity. In particular — I’m loving the new “dogbone” design, and the new Warp and Weft designs. Dogbones are a classic midcentury motif — as in “dogbone sofa” … and Warp [...]
Where to find speckled gold laminate? Also called “lame” (with an accent on the “e”, as in “lam-ae.”) A typical reader question, like this one: Hello – I really hope you can help me. I have been searching for weeks with no luck. I have an old trailer from the 50′s and need to replace [...]
Here is another set of products from the past — still available today — with a fascinating history: ‘Memphis’ style laminates designed in 1978 by Ettore Sottsass, “the greatest Italian designer of the last half century.” These laminates are still offered by Abet Laminati. This is not necessarily a name familiar U.S. consumers, but Abet [...]
These are sure a blast from the past: Glass combination trivets and cutting boards that are installed directly into your kitchen countertop. Yes: with metal rim aka Hudee ring. I think that these built-in cutting boards were all the rage in the 1970s, because there was one in our 1975 countertop, to the left of the sink. I’m not sure [...]
These are new from Formica. Both look like they could swing either “warm” or “cool” – that is, work across the spectrum from reds (and pinks) to blues. I really like the Linen – a very typical look for the 50s — Hey, Formica, can we have it in green, blue, pink and yellow?!: And, [...]
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I went to a museum today that has a 1950s house as an exhibit. There was a stove there almost exactly like this one. At the time I asked myself, “What is this on the left?”
So, what IS that? It’s not a griddle, or is it?
The one that I saw today was flat topped but had two round “lids” that had a hole to lift it open (like the old wood burning stoves). Under that was what appeared to be a place to INSERT a pot down on a gas burner below.
Any clue?
Thanks! Love your website!
Roxanne
My grandmother has a 1950′s Frigidaire stove with a similar setup. The place to insert the pot onto a burner below is called a deep well. My grandmother used it to steam cook Cornish hens. She would partially fill the pot with water and place it in the well. Then she would place a hen with rice, onions, and cream of mushroom soup into a small metal dish with legs that fit down inside the pot and allowed the chicken to rest above the boiling water. She would place a lid over the pot and cook until the hen was tender and juicy. I’m getting hungry writing this! Hope that answers your question.