Most midcentury bathrooms have a sink with a 4″ faucet spread. How about using this Delta faucet with a nifty, pull-out shampoo sprayer? It reminds me of the 40s 50s and 60s when we all had “curlers in your hair, shame on you!” This faucet available from Locke Plumbing.

Other 4″ bathroom faucet choices:

1. Deco style from deabath.com
2. American Standard single-lever classic

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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.

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Dishmaster was founded in 1948 – in the wake of World War II and during a period of massive American economic expansion. Before the war, most Americans lived on farms or in crowded cities. The country had suffered through nearly 20 years of deprivation, first from the Great Depression and then the war.

It’s hard to imagine today, but until 1946 the concept of a “fitted kitchen” full of matching cabinets and all the gizmo’s to go with them was a foreign – or at least unreachable – one to most Americans. During the war, technology rose to meet our fighting needs. After the war, we turned that know-how to building up our country. And that started first and foremost with new homes — and inside of them, with the American Dream Kitchen.

The Dishmaster is a very typical invention of the time. Automatic dishwashers were around – but were still quite rare in domestic environments. In many farm kitchens, you can imagine a Dishmaster being added to the new steel Youngstown sink base with its porcelain drainboard. In a new suburban kitchen, the atomic styling was mirrored in the headlights of the ‘48 Ford – another famous ‘48 model!

Dishmasters started in Pontiac, Mich. Gerity was a merchandising partner in the early years.

Today, the brand and tooling are owned by SilverStream LLC, which manufacturer the Dishmaster in Mitchell, Indiana, and offers it for sale online and through various retailers. Another great icon – saved! Thank you, Silver Stream!

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Yes – you can still buy this terrific retro kitchen faucet, which is made in America.

Dishmaster advertising is terrific – so I’ll be featuring it all week in celebration of the sales launch. How about this beauty from 1955? He reminds me of Don Draper from Mad Men.

And – did you know – that today’s Dishmaster M76 model can also mount on the wall – just like in the most recent Indiana Jones movie.

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