“Motor Mole Sewer Service” a Dayton drain cleaning company was busy on Sunday 6 June 1948. When they finished unblocking the drain of a home in Belmont, they attached marketing material to a floor joist in the basement, where it has remained intact. Every time they returned for another blockage they noted it on the […]Read More about They Had Their Drains Cleaned in 1948
Residential Incinerators Were Once Common
An amazing find in a beautiful large hundred year old house in Oakwood was a real piece of history and in good condition. Down in the basement was what appeared to be a fully functional incinerator. It would have been used for disposing of household garbage by burning it at high temperature in the days […]Read More about Residential Incinerators Were Once Common
North American Van Lines Box
In the attic this box from a nineteen fifty six, North American Van Lines promotion was still in perfect condition. Stamped on the top corner is “Wife Approved Move” how times have changed! The wife approved move must have been successful because it was still advertised up thru the early sixties in newspaper adverts. North […]Read More about North American Van Lines Box
Beautiful Old Kitchen Cabinets
Saw this on front of a kitchen counter in Kettering, probably installed in the 50’s and thought it showed such pride in quality and workmanship. The kitchen though old was perfect. Tried to find Valley Kitchens but unfortunately they did not last as long as their workmanship.
