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    tackett-eggheads

    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 ...

    vintage-westinghouse

    Westinghouse Appliance Center & Hall-Mack revolving toothbrush ho...

    Aztec radiant wall heater NOS

    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...

    fiesta-sink

    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

    beautyware-cleanser-cabinet-inside

    Beautyware Cleanser Cabinet

    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

    brokenbog-worlds-largest-toilet-salvage

    The world’s largest toilet salvage yard

    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...

    hallmackcrop

    Retro bathroom: Space for your TP and smokes, too, in this Hall-Mack f...

    1950s-dishwasher-wall-mount

    Alice lusts after…a 1950s wall-mount dishwasher