1982 American Standard Toilet
Not sure of the model; but I'm almost sure that it isn't a Cadet. Unlike all the Cadets by American Standard I had seen, this one had ...
Youngstown Kitchens Woodcharm line
Following up on our recent look at Erika’s St. Charles kitchen that combined wood doors with steel kitchen cabinet frames — here is my vintage marketing material introducing Youngstown Kitchen’s Woodcharm line. Looks like the year of introduction was 1957. And there were four wood species to choose from, for the door: “Mrs. Homemaker will love the warm, blending, tones of these lovely wood finished species of Autumn Birch, Fruitwood, Sandalwood, and Honeywood.”
Pam,
Your comment about the economy booming brought me back to an economics lecture in college about past recessions. There was actually a sharp worldwide economic downturn in 1958 that resulted in a spike in unemployment. Car sales were particularly hard hit. I think unemployment in Detroit was as high as 20%. I came across this Life Magazine picture essay regarding the 58 recession that was recently in Time Magazine (see link below). The pictures are beautiful.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1850639,00.html
Hmmm…I wonder if they wouldn’t if they were sold to the same people (those who lived through or grew up during the depression) who bought and took very good care of all these kitchen, cabinets, furniture and appliances that we (well, I for sure!) covet so much. The vintage stuff probably is better quality, but I think the attitude of taking care of your belongings may have a lot to do with the longevity of the older stuff.
Big Shout Out to all the wonderful folks who did such a wonderful job of taking care of these things.