topic Re: What's Wrong Here? in Kitchen

What's Wrong Here?

Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:48:00 GMT

This was proudly described by the photographer as a beautiful, retro, 1950s kitchen. What do you see wrong?

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on the bay — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:49:50 GMT

the microwave? I didn't think there were any in 1950

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Bookplate — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:51:13 GMT

How does the refrigerator door open - doesn't the stove get in the way? And is that a microwave above the stove?

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:52:00 GMT

Not only the microwave but the fridge can't open.

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SandySparkles — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:59:12 GMT

It looks as if there is a digital panel on the stove, and a microwave which they DEFINITELY did not have then!😁

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loriqvc — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:00:15 GMT

Actually, the microwave was available to consumers on a limited basis in the 1950s, though the models then certainly weren't the small over-the-range versions so popular today and shown here. I'm guessing this photo may have been taken to highlight the color scheme and/or retro approach to the kitchen, so perhaps they took liberties and simply corralled all the items into one tight shot—obviously, neither the refrigerator nor the oven is accessible in this setup. And I'm not sure what the bit of metal just visible on the counter near the stove might be; hopefully it isn't the sink, but who knows?

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kitcat51 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:08:52 GMT

That's funny...Thanks for sharing @Kachina624

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on the bay — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:16:23 GMT

I never would have thought this but just read that microwaves were commercially available in 1946 but to canteens,ships, restaurants and a bigger size than we see today.

And like @loriqvc said, some available in other places by the 50's.

That is surprising.

And yes that refrigerator can't open and maybe the oven door can't either.

I like teal and sea green colors but that refrigerator reminds me of the mint colored bottle of milk of magnesia.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:19:11 GMT

Did not realize the fridge could not open, i took a quick look but like the colors.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:20:41 GMT

@loriqvc wrote:
Actually, the microwave was available to consumers on a limited basis in the 1950s, though the models then certainly weren't the small over-the-range versions so popular today and shown here. I'm guessing this photo may have been taken to highlight the color scheme and/or retro approach to the kitchen, so perhaps they took liberties and simply corralled all the items into one tight shot—obviously, neither the refrigerator nor the oven is accessible in this setup. And I'm not sure what the bit of metal just visible on the counter near the stove might be; hopefully it isn't the sink, but who knows?

@loriqvc. I entered Drexel University in 1960, majoring in home ec. They were just experimenting with the use of microwaves in cooking. Their prototype was described as huge and not suited for practical home use.

I was the first person I knew to get a microwave oven, in the late 1970s a GE. It was huge and only 450 watts, also very expensive.

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lovepink — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:24:45 GMT

This is AI (artificial intelligence) done poorly to make this picture.

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Ainhisg — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:35:09 GMT

@lovepink This was my first thought. I agree.

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haddon9 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:41:07 GMT

The microwave doesn't bother me but the refrigerator looks ridiculous in the corner like that with no way to open it!

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Estellee — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:45:06 GMT

I think the microwave. I don't remember one in my household growing up in the 50's.

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beach-mom — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:56:50 GMT

@Kachina624 - I didn't scroll beyond your picture, and I saw it right away. The microwave- LOL!

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Desertdi — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:56:54 GMT

The "decorator" was definitely a MALE...

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faeriemoon — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:07:09 GMT

Aside from the fridge door goof, is there anything in that kitchen that doesn't happen in that corner. It seems the sink is there too, right next to the stove.

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skatting44 — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:38:50 GMT

We had a 1967 Amana Radarrange that was a big chrome box . My family had owned a restaurant and maybe that's why we had one .

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Puggywuggy — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 02:46:21 GMT

Good grief, lol!! Thanks for the chuckle @Kachina624

One would certainly lose weight without access to the refrigerator...not to mention the fact that the microwave is out of place in the 1950s...

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beach-mom — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:11:45 GMT

Funny microwave story: DH gave his mom a countertop microwave in the late 70's. He told me how much she loved it. She had been a home ec teacher before she retired.

I had met his family only one time before we were married because of distance.

We went to visit both my parents and his after our honeymoon.

DH kept coughing, and by the time we got to his parents he was sick with a bad chest cold. I wanted to be a good wife, and in my family that meant slathering one's chest with Vicks VapoRub and putting a warm towel on top.

So I don't know why, but somehow I decided to put the towel in the microwave to heat it up. I did this a number of times before he went to sleep.

The next morning his mom was wondering why her microwave smelled like Vicks. His youngest sister, who was still a teenager, was standing there laughing. I felt terrible, but his mom was really nice about it!