This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news
feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Photo #8, showing a refrigerator mounted sideways on the wall was brand
new to me. I never saw anything like that at any time in my life. I
suspect this must have been a fad that vanished very quickly after it started.
Photo #9 showing the ad for cigarettes that were recommended for
pregnant women actually shocked me. I know that cigarettes were being
widely endorsed in those days, both by real doctors and actors who
pretended to be doctors but the idea of a cigarette marketed
specifically to pregnant women with the tag line "When you're smoking
for two" was worse than anything I'd seen previously.
The medical bills for a birth and for a week in hospital after an
operation were also a surprise. I shudder to imagine what that would
cost an uninsured person today in the US....
I was struck by the ignorance of the person writing the article when
they chose Photo #12 and described the item as a typewriter when it is clearly an adding machine. It actually SAYS adding machine in the ad
blurb but that was apparently not a big enough clue!
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not
sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures.
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news
feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Photo #8, showing a refrigerator mounted sideways on the wall was brand
new to me. I never saw anything like that at any time in my life. I
suspect this must have been a fad that vanished very quickly after it
started.
I actually saw a photo of one of those on Facebook last week. It was the first time I’ve ever seen one as well.
Photo #9 showing the ad for cigarettes that were recommended for
pregnant women actually shocked me. I know that cigarettes were being
widely endorsed in those days, both by real doctors and actors who
pretended to be doctors but the idea of a cigarette marketed
specifically to pregnant women with the tag line "When you're smoking
for two" was worse than anything I'd seen previously.
The medical bills for a birth and for a week in hospital after an
operation were also a surprise. I shudder to imagine what that would
cost an uninsured person today in the US....
Think how much higher it would’ve been if she wasn’t smoking for two.
I was struck by the ignorance of the person writing the article when
they chose Photo #12 and described the item as a typewriter when it is
clearly an adding machine. It actually SAYS adding machine in the ad
blurb but that was apparently not a big enough clue!
Sigh
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not
sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO
separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures.
Exactly right
I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
That’s a double oven. The top oven has the cloth hanging over the handle and below it you can see another handle on a shorter unit. It’s most likely that the larger top oven is a regular oven and the smaller unit is just for broiling.
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news
feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Photo #8, showing a refrigerator mounted sideways on the wall was brand
new to me. I never saw anything like that at any time in my life. I
suspect this must have been a fad that vanished very quickly after it started.
Photo #9 showing the ad for cigarettes that were recommended for
pregnant women actually shocked me. I know that cigarettes were being
widely endorsed in those days, both by real doctors and actors who
pretended to be doctors but the idea of a cigarette marketed
specifically to pregnant women with the tag line "When you're smoking
for two" was worse than anything I'd seen previously.
The medical bills for a birth and for a week in hospital after an
operation were also a surprise. I shudder to imagine what that would
cost an uninsured person today in the US....
I was struck by the ignorance of the person writing the article when
they chose Photo #12 and described the item as a typewriter when it is clearly an adding machine. It actually SAYS adding machine in the ad
blurb but that was apparently not a big enough clue!
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not
sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures. I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
On 2025-07-12 7:12 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:Without the lower one being open, I can't prove it isn't an oven but
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news >>> feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Photo #8, showing a refrigerator mounted sideways on the wall was brand
new to me. I never saw anything like that at any time in my life. I
suspect this must have been a fad that vanished very quickly after it
started.
I actually saw a photo of one of those on Facebook last week. It was the
first time I’ve ever seen one as well.
Photo #9 showing the ad for cigarettes that were recommended for
pregnant women actually shocked me. I know that cigarettes were being
widely endorsed in those days, both by real doctors and actors who
pretended to be doctors but the idea of a cigarette marketed
specifically to pregnant women with the tag line "When you're smoking
for two" was worse than anything I'd seen previously.
The medical bills for a birth and for a week in hospital after an
operation were also a surprise. I shudder to imagine what that would
cost an uninsured person today in the US....
Think how much higher it would’ve been if she wasn’t smoking for two.
I was struck by the ignorance of the person writing the article when
they chose Photo #12 and described the item as a typewriter when it is
clearly an adding machine. It actually SAYS adding machine in the ad
blurb but that was apparently not a big enough clue!
Sigh
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not >>> sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO
separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures.
Exactly right
I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
That’s a double oven. The top oven has the cloth hanging over the handle >> and below it you can see another handle on a shorter unit. It’s most likely
that the larger top oven is a regular oven and the smaller unit is just for >> broiling.
given that it's lacking a window and is positioned exactly where the
drawer under the oven normally is, I'm very skeptical that it is
actually a second oven.
Rhino
Photo #9 showing the ad for cigarettes that were recommended for
pregnant women actually shocked me. I know that cigarettes were being
widely endorsed in those days, both by real doctors and actors who
pretended to be doctors but the idea of a cigarette marketed
specifically to pregnant women with the tag line "When you're smoking
for two" was worse than anything I'd seen previously.
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news
feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
Photo #8, showing a refrigerator mounted sideways on the wall was brand
new to me. I never saw anything like that at any time in my life. I
suspect this must have been a fad that vanished very quickly after it >started.
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not
sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO >separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures. I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news
feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not
sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO
separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures. I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
That's a double oven. The top oven has the cloth hanging over the handle
and below it you can see another handle on a shorter unit. It's most likely >that the larger top oven is a regular oven and the smaller unit is just for >broiling.
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
This article showing 20 photos of things from the 50s came up in my news >>> feed today and I rather surprised by a couple of them:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/1950s-photos
I'm perplexed by Photo #17 which purports to be a "double oven". I'm not >>> sure what a "double oven" but the name suggests that it would have TWO
separate oven compartments in it; perhaps each could be set to a
different temperature if you wanted to cook two separate items that
needed different temperatures. I don't see anything resembling a second
oven in the picture: it looks just like pretty much every stove I've
ever seen with a stove top containing several burners, an oven, and
finally a drawer for various cooking supplies like pans or whatever.
That's a double oven. The top oven has the cloth hanging over the handle
and below it you can see another handle on a shorter unit. It's most likely >> that the larger top oven is a regular oven and the smaller unit is just for >> broiling.
No, thst's not a double oven, The bottom part is for warming things up.
Now a days, we store dishes in it.
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