by pam kueber on February 17, 2009
Continuing our mini-series on vintage stoves, ranges and ovens, here’s a 1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range from the Malleable Iron Range Company, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The first post-war year….you can see the simple, deco lines still in this stove. Love that roaster. You see the same style of feature – a recessed cooking well – but for soups and casseroele rather than roasts in many other stoves through at least the early ’50s. Vintage Chambers stoves are famous for them, but I’ve seen them on other models as well.
by pam kueber on November 22, 2008
Dishmaster kitchen faucets are not only stylish — they are functional, too. In the postwar era, there was a Gadget Revolution, with an explosion of labor saving devicies for the kitchen, in particular. The Dishmaster fit right into that mold, promising to make a tedious task easier on your hands and enjoyable, even.
Ronda handles customer service at Silver Stream, which manufactures the Dishmaster today. And she underscores, that when the girls clean up at her house after Thanksgiving — everyone fights over who gets to use the Dishmaster. Now, doesn’t that sound fun?
With Christmas around the corner – consider Dishmasters for gifts for friends, family, “the house” — anyone moving into a new/old house or with a retro renovation kitchen project under way.
For sale at dishmaster-faucet.com.
by pam kueber on November 20, 2008
The 1940s saw all kinds of innovation that supposedly gave women the freedom to cavort around town all afternoon.
by pam kueber on November 17, 2008
by Pam Kueber on April 30, 2008
Just a sweet and simple 40s “American” kitchen today. In my recent survey, readers asked for 
more from the 40s. This photo is a great example: Sweet, clear colors that are very much of the era…the cabinets, still simple and white… And as we’ve discussed before, notice the not-all-that-subtle use of patriotic red-white-blue color scheme. In this case accented by clean yellow and green.
A very cheerful crayola kitchen for a country emerging from hard times. As the copy says:
For a good start to happiness, start your plans now.
by pam kueber on March 21, 2008
This kitchen is so so wonderful. It’s from 1946. Check out how it’s red, white and blue – but not in a screaming way. In fact, I adore this shade of blue, and the cabinets ‘read’ a creamy white that’s so inviting. Also notice, the steel cabinets paired with the wood-paneled built-in and back wall. Like, the new mixed with the old. Just like it was, in 1946. If you have built-in’s like this, consider painting the inside to accent your collectibles. Dreamy.
Continuing our mini-series on vintage stoves, ranges and ovens, here’s a 1946 Monarch-Paramount Roaster Range from the Malleable Iron Range Company, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The first post-war year….you can see the simple, deco lines still in this stove. Love that roaster. You see the same style of feature – a recessed cooking well – but for soups and casseroele rather than roasts in many other stoves through at least the early ’50s. Vintage Chambers stoves are famous for them, but I’ve seen them on other models as well.
