tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post2536736225193140566..comments2024-02-19T23:34:30.623-06:00Comments on POSTCARDY: the postcard explorer: Old-Fashioned KitchensPostcardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-32390217461146965652015-06-02T00:35:13.077-05:002015-06-02T00:35:13.077-05:00That 1950s kitchen looks right out of Mad Men! Lov...That 1950s kitchen looks right out of Mad Men! Love those first two advertising cards. Perfection!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-40875644680035355652015-06-01T07:29:09.551-05:002015-06-01T07:29:09.551-05:00I love the line in the video about how the modern ...I love the line in the video about how the modern kitchen frees up the homemaker's time for the "relaxed role as home manager" -- yeah, that's relaxing. That 50s kitchen was bigger than any 50s kitchen I lived in. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-24595839795090224112015-05-31T18:18:19.332-05:002015-05-31T18:18:19.332-05:00The rocking chair in the 1954 picture is interesti...The rocking chair in the 1954 picture is interesting. It would be more in keeping beside a fuel stove. Some interesting thinking behind that choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-58848546583006535952015-05-31T14:46:19.277-05:002015-05-31T14:46:19.277-05:00And it's always male chefs in restaurant adver...And it's always male chefs in restaurant advertising.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-41686733264789892022015-05-31T11:57:28.193-05:002015-05-31T11:57:28.193-05:00Notice it’s the mothers and grandmothers, not the ...Notice it’s the mothers and grandmothers, not the males, modelling the kitchen. Very nice postcards as usual.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-24291020164995708632015-05-30T15:12:25.116-05:002015-05-30T15:12:25.116-05:00What fun...not only vintage postcards, with kitche...What fun...not only vintage postcards, with kitchens from someone's imagination!...but such a silly life the Frigidare people conjured up. Love how formica was the going thing for the 50s.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-58481896280770228522015-05-30T14:22:13.957-05:002015-05-30T14:22:13.957-05:00The red dress would be more at home on a dance flo...The red dress would be more at home on a dance floor than in a kitchen. I love the sleeves. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-91162597725333907122015-05-30T12:01:23.972-05:002015-05-30T12:01:23.972-05:00That Frigidaire video was a real find and reminded...That Frigidaire video was a real find and reminded me that I wanted to show an old film from the National Film and Sound Archives about life in Brisbane in the 50s...here it is for your viewing pleasure...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIJ94j8I65g - the kitchen bit is about 7 minutes in.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-73712784796928206532015-05-30T08:47:58.202-05:002015-05-30T08:47:58.202-05:00I love that hairstyle, I worked with a woman at Mi...I love that hairstyle, I worked with a woman at Midwest Federal S & L in Minneapolis that looked just like her, and she even still wears her hair the same way to this day!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-67745295324702121192015-05-30T08:25:57.939-05:002015-05-30T08:25:57.939-05:00Perfect postcards, and that Frigidaire advert is a...Perfect postcards, and that Frigidaire advert is a classic - mother never gets to sit down, and I really don't know why she would want to move the fridge around, but never mind! A skef cleaning oven would be good to have.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-39867419787639523052015-05-30T03:40:22.046-05:002015-05-30T03:40:22.046-05:00Those postcards made me feel nostalgic... I know I...Those postcards made me feel nostalgic... I know I've seen one from my childhood, I just know :) The kitchen featuring the Formica table top is awesome! Makes me feel right at home..Christinchen Royalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987193579324182011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-91793924235227231922015-05-29T15:51:07.680-05:002015-05-29T15:51:07.680-05:00Love the 1950s kitchen -- I still have those plain...Love the 1950s kitchen -- I still have those plain, wooden cabinets, and they really soak up the light. BTW, you can now buy a washing machine that will send a text to your smart phone when your laundry's done...yikes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-8133421575058124972015-05-28T23:19:26.702-05:002015-05-28T23:19:26.702-05:00Now that was a trip down memory lane -- in post ca...Now that was a trip down memory lane -- in post cards.What I really tickled me, was the 50's card. Like we really dressed like that to cook --- well, June Cleaver, perhaps. But we wanted to look all glam in the kitchen!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-25897304676967118272015-05-28T19:36:46.091-05:002015-05-28T19:36:46.091-05:00Two of my favorite topics lately have been old adv...Two of my favorite topics lately have been old advertising calendars and kitchens on postcards.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645573232665842025.post-28360258774982945442015-05-28T16:30:39.682-05:002015-05-28T16:30:39.682-05:00You are able to rise to any occasion, Postcardy ;-...You are able to rise to any occasion, Postcardy ;-)Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com