My god. When I was little, we had what was once Grandmother Muscato's old GE wheezer. We lived in awe of the neighbors because of their fridge, and it wasn't a patch on your Cycla-Matic wonder!
The fanciest (and funniest) appliance I remember as a kid, in the house, was an electric floor polisher for that extra glossy waxed hardwood floors! My brother and I used to ride that baby.
probably as economic as a Dior!
ReplyDeletemom just told me that it cost 625.00 when new.
Deleteshe said it was a fortune. i believe the house was under 10,000.
And the whooping energy consumption of one of those babies then!
DeleteReally fancy with the split doors!
ReplyDeleteand snazzy handles you pulled down. they snapped & broke often.
DeleteJune had one like this. I don't recall the Beaver pulling too hard on it, though.
Deleteif any pulling occurred, ward did it.
DeleteSolo.
DeleteMy Aunt and Uncle had one of these. In PINK.
ReplyDeletewhy am i not surprised.
DeleteOh, Cookie, Mistress MJ adores pink appliances.
DeleteWith turquoise following a close second.
DeleteMy friend's grandmother had a pink refrigerator with lazy susan shelves that spun around. I still think design that was brilliant
Deletewell, i had a pink dress once and i spun around!
DeleteI love retro
ReplyDeleteme too. too much. way too much.
DeleteDid you ever caress it like Carol Merrill on "Let's Make a Deal?"
ReplyDeletedon't laugh....
DeleteDo you keep your panties in the fridge to cool them off in the summer, Norma?
ReplyDeletedon't laugh...
DeleteGirdles, merkins, mandals.
DeleteAnd it looks like they came in varying shades of Cookie Snot!
ReplyDeletei suppose it was the phlegmatic model.
DeleteMy god. When I was little, we had what was once Grandmother Muscato's old GE wheezer. We lived in awe of the neighbors because of their fridge, and it wasn't a patch on your Cycla-Matic wonder!
ReplyDeletemum has stressed that they blew their wad on this fridge,
Deletewhich filled far too much of the wee kitchen.
The fanciest (and funniest) appliance I remember as a kid, in the house, was an electric floor polisher for that extra glossy waxed hardwood floors! My brother and I used to ride that baby.
ReplyDeleteand you're still vibrating.
ReplyDeleteBut I've upgraded for a heavy duty model
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