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Dresser-made-out-of-luggage-Tug-A-Ture

Lug-A-Ture — 1950s bedroom dresser that converts to four suitcas...

Lagardo Tackett stash containers condom holders

Lagardo Tackett stash containers — the complete set of eight

compulsive-hoarding-and-the-meaning-of-things-2

Are you a “vintage hoarder”? 12 ways to deal when your ...

aztec radiant wall heater with wally shira

Aztec radiant wall heater, Nutone hideaway record player, 10 flower po...

retro plastic window shades

Unusual plastic window shades in 1961 midcentury modern bathroom

Sunbeam Appliance Center

NOS Sunbeam kitchen appliance Automatic Control Panel + 4 other design...

midcentury modern house in decay

Midcentury modern dollhouse: Decay as Art, dead body included

LaGardo Tackett 1958 egg shaped condom canister "Think"

LaGardo Tackett — 1958 ‘egghead’ condom holder is ju...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Fiesta kitchen sink by American Standard, introduced in 1966 or earlie...

General-Electric-Partio-Cart-Brochure

GE Partio Cart — yes, “partio”, not “patioR...

kitchen holder in knotty pine kitchen

Mystery kitchen holder thingie — what is it?

mid century modern pole lamp room divider

Is it a room divider? Is it a pole lamp? Is it a display shelf? Yes!

1960s-swag-light-kit-grape-clusters

Hannah’s 1960s grape cluster swag light kit & a peek inside...

1954 american standard sink with strange porcelain drainboard design

7 odd & inventive home features from 1954 — like an island ...

vintage sauna

Vintage Sauna by American

1963 electro sink center

1963 Electro-Sink Center: The most wonderful kitchen faucet ever?!

wagon wheel light with antlers

Wagon wheel light with antlers: The “original” put-a-bulb-...

1962 pink moen sink

Strange 1962 bathroom sink

two-tier-electric-range

Vintage range with electric burners on two levels: Woddity

kitchn handy rotating shelf holders

Vintage kitchen cabinet swing-out shelf storage contraption: What is i...

vintage-kitchen-sink-from-historic-housepartss

A vintage kitchen sink with one square bowl and one round bowl

vintage ge patio cart

Vintage 1950s GE Patio Cart: Combination barbeque, range and oven

youngstown kitchen servi center

Youngstown Servi-Center: Super rare metal kitchen cabinet?

dental sink in a vintage bathroom

“Dental sinks” in mid-century bathrooms

dovecote in a storybook ranch house

Dovecotes in storybook ranch houses

vintage-drape-o-matic

Retro Renovation Reader Roundup

pink-flamingos-mosaic-tile-company

1949 pink flamingo decorative tile wall panel from Mosaic Tile Company

hall-mack-vintage-towel-rack

18 rare vintage Hall-Mack bathroom accessories

1957-westinghouse-appliance-center

Westinghouse Appliance Center

tappan-push-button-plumbing-1963-wiring-diagram

Tappan push-button plumbing – 1963

eljer-1964-estate-toilet-planter-top

A “planter top” toilet tank lid from Eljer

a ling temco recessed dishwasher

A Ling-Temco dishwasher at Peggy’s aunt’s house

Mosaic Tile Company pink cranes

Pink crane mosaic from Mosaic Tile Company

1954-ge-recessed-clock616

A recessed GE kitchen or bath fixture – clock, plugs, light

1961-recessed-dw261472

A 1961 recessed Ling-Temco dishwasher meant to torture Speedway Ron

Source: American Home, April 1959.

Another delicious vintage system by Sunbeam to organize your appliance...

1950s-dishwasher-wall-mount

Alice lusts after…a 1950s wall-mount dishwasher

vintage retro boy scouts sign

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me…