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  1. DecoDame

    1930s Spiegel Catalog scans

    I know it's been awhile since this was posted but - Oh, these are great! I have the Dover books drawn from the Sears catalog - 20s, 30s and 40s. Such inspiration (and not a little coveting).
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    A Day in the Life

    I'm happy to rake the leaves for precious compost, noise free. But yeah, never fails that someone within hearing range cranks up some kind of motor just as we settle on the porch to listen to birds and breeze. Remuddles are one of the saddest things around. I know our home is more reproduction...
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    We share your concern! He claimed he would have help on his end, but who knows. And we keep brawny friends around town just for this purpose. ;) Partner convinced me to look without bringing a truck and dolly first, since it's not too far away, to assess without the extra pressure of "Hey, let...
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    Superb Photos of 30's Tourism by Franz Grasser

    What a fantastic resource. Thanks for sharing it! Any further glimpses of real people just living their lives is always appreciated...
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    Golden Era Woman of the Week

    I've read a fair bit about golden age baseball, and I've never read a word about her before. Terrible. What a fascinating run she had. A quiet pioneer. Is she really the only woman in Cooperstown?? I thought the women from the women's baseball league finally got recognized or is that a...
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    30s Secretaries Dressing Inspiration

    Stunning...and stylish. "Honey, it's the latest!" "George, you look much more...attractive, somehow."
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    Long Lost Honeymoon Photos from 1939

    Self correction frenzy! lol This seems to be it. George Stevens. I'd heard about this, I now realize, but never saw it: http://youtu.be/BfDidNBXjJ0
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    Long Lost Honeymoon Photos from 1939

    Thanks, Paddy, I'll have to look for that doc! EDIT: Found it! http://youtu.be/W8iq5_P6_Zw Or is it? Seems like the usual reenactment and stock b/w footage so far...
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    A Day in the Life

    Thanks, ladies. It's nice to share that story with people who can appreciate it. Usually I get looks of horror. "No bathroom?! No running water?! No wifi?!" lol I'm grateful it has made me aware of how much we can get along without, without panicking. Several hours without power seems to freak...
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    LOL Well, Sheeplady, I'm trying to be slow and deliberate for my partner's sake. Rushing into things makes her anxious and I need her to be on board with this thing. I would have probably gone over that very night, if it had been up to me. That's not necessarily a good thing! Right now, she's...
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    Long Lost Honeymoon Photos from 1939

    It does make historical events more relatable, to me. Suddenly it's not a stretch to imagine them as flesh and blood people or imagine stepping into that world (for better or worse, depending on what's going on). They stop being filed away in my mind under "history" when the images are in color...
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    A Day in the Life

    Ready for a long one? :D Again, not urban or suburban or middle class, but pretty typical of country living though much of the period... My family come from rural Kentucky, and my maternal grandparents (who I knew the best) were still living very near to how they lived in the 30s when I would...
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    Long Lost Honeymoon Photos from 1939

    This article features Honeymoon photos of a British couple on a road trip just before WW2 - in color! Love the tents. And the fact that they brought their cat along. (And someone to document it all, apparently)
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    Getting the terms right - All part of the learning curve! lol I'm in Ohio, near Dayton. I understand why you prefer the older models with SO2, but I've thought about it and really am more attracted to the models like the one I posted. The lessened efficiency with R12/Freon doesn't bother me...
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    Seems that mainly I was using the wrong term, not realizing that "flat top" inferred more than it had a...flat top lol (as opposed to the monitor top). Gotcha now. You've given me alot to digest... Not knowing for sure the recent history (turns out this seller got it from a 2nd hand person...
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    Hmm, yes, a new condenser would have the less effective gas, then, presumably? That's perhaps not ideal, then. But I'll wait and see what your husband thinks, Sheeplady. I've caught that vintage hunters fever now that I have the okay to pursue this, and I have to remind myself to cool my jets...
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    Everyday Women of the Golden Era

    A few I picked up from shops/sales: (Can someone point me towards picture FAQs. I recall there being one. My files were deemed too big to come via Photobucket. So I guess my technique needs refinement. I'm losing too much detail this-away. Thanks! ) **NEVER MIND! I found the FAQ. Now just...
  21. DecoDame

    Ideas for kitchen?

    It's a GE flat top, Sheeplady, I believe late 40s. I'm trying to add pic to this - let's see if it shows up! :)
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    Ah, an update from the seller is prompting another question: The seller responded with "The person it came from had replaced the condenser so I know for sure the refrigerator works but I never tried the freezer.". Now firstly, if the fridge is cooling that means the freezer is working, since...
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    Ideas for kitchen?

    Lizzie, you're a treasure. I'll pass that good news on. And yes, planned obsolescence and/or just shoddy modern workmanship is one of the myriad reasons I really want to go vintage here. They have a good chance of lasting longer than new and also be a daily time traveling joy to use, to boot...

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