Lost In Time: A Population Of People Happily Stuck In The 1950s

[cb123]

Yes, there's much to be said about organized crime and their involvement in the unions. It's not 50/50 anymore. Either unions have too much power or companies. That is why they make crap, because the can't afford to do otherwise. So you see there is a trade off...simple Economics 101.

 

[vacerator]

Well, ours truly also said this early on in his campaign;

"The mobs not so dumb."

I guess he would know being in casino's and all.
Hoffa's own did not kill him.

Collective bargaining is a two way street.
Treat employees well, and they don't organize into a union.

 

[kenkart]

Reynolds Tobacco in Winston Salem is

A good example, They paid HIGH wages, the best in town, and had great benefits too, They never had a union, People didn't want a Union when they were making 18.00 an hour to sweep the floor....in the 80s!

 

[real1shep]

The original Electrolux plant in Greenwich, Connecticut was supposed to be a great place to work and make living wages. It has been said that people lined up outside the plant to get jobs there. I don't know if they had a union or not.


 


Kevin 

 

[cb123]

At least back in the day when you bought something for 15 cents, you got your money's worth. Today, when you buy something for 15 dollars, they laugh all the way to the bank merrily singing,"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah-I-got-you-sucker!"

 

[electrolux137]

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Electrolux hired many day workers who, if they proved themselves valuable to the company, were taken on full-time. It was a wonderful place to work in its heyday -- before being consumed by Consolidated Foods.


 


"The manufacturing and engineering staff of 116 persons ... was augmented daily by hiring people for one day's work. Many hopefuls would stand outside the front gate and wait to be called for a day's work. Many of the hopefuls that were hired for one day's work remained on the job for many years...."


—Electrolux Factory News, June 1963


 

 

[cb123]

I would rather have this happen to me than buy trash, nowadays!

 

[vacerator]

Ewh! gross!

Solution; California charcoal peel.

 

[kloveland]

Another decade might be nice to visit

and possibly bring back a few things. I personally would not want to live in another time. The positives outweigh the negatives for me of our current time period.

 

[kenkart]

Other things that were better

Just about every Church had a Hammond organ,You could buy Red Band , White Lilly and Martha White flour that was not the imitations they are now, same for Aunt Jemima pancake mix,You could tell what a car was at a hundred yards, none looked the same, Westinghouse, GE, Frigidaire and Norge were all totally different and interesting, Hoover was a fine product made in Ohio , Electrolux was a fine product made in Conn.etc,I could go on and on...No everything wasn't perfect, but it sure isn't now, We had a real President then, Ike, not that thing we have now!

 

[speedqueen]

That poor TV...

They ruined it putting that SPC(TV collector term meaning SilverPlasticCrap) set inside it. The original Zenith equipment would have handily outperformed whatever they put in it.

I think that set was more from the mid 1960s than the 1950s and while I know I'm taking a stab in the dark, It might even be a very early color rectangular screen set. If it wasn't color they really wanted 1950s they should have bought a restored RCA CTC-4 or something like it. Cannot beat round tube color anyway.

Even though I wasn't born in the 20th century let alone the 1950s, I wish I were alive in it. It seems like such an idealistic world.

Speaking of TV being likely from 1960s, here is a video from Doug Harland(DRH4683) showing off his house around Christmas time. Talk about going back in time. I'd pay to tour his house.

 

[real1shep]

I built a couple of Heathkit TV's back then; one B&W and one color. The color set was no joy, let me tell ya. It had to go back to a Heathkit store and of course they found something very simple I had not done as per the instructions....or so they said. The B&W set went together well. The only thing of any significance preassembled on these sets was the tuner.....you did everything else.  Pictures were incredible, I'll give 'em that.


 


I dunno...having a whole house retro like from the 50's/60's is kinda creepy to me. I liked when styles changed and you updated your decor. Those hanging lamps now just seem like an abortion and the room doesn't really have a warm glow to it that plants and updated plush furniture would have. My parents kept moving along with the times until they died. Their spaces were always plush, warm and livable, but NEVER definable as 'old people interiors'.  Now I totally agree on the major appliances part...today's stuff is junk. But there's a big move to remanufactured appliances from back in the day, back into homes.....often costing more than the current modern stuff.


 


There's no reason why you can't combine some vintage stuff with modern decor....I mean look at the whole steampunk movement.


 


Kevin

 

[kenkart]

Round tube color

Yes a old tube sat is tempermental, but when set up right that is the softest most natural color that ever was!

 

[human]

Yeah, I like having a few vintage pieces to provide a little kitsch, but I don't think I could go full retro. That said, I do have a Danish modern bedroom suite from the 1950s that looks like it could have come right out of today's Ikea catalog. The only thing that looks a little dated is the knobs on the dresser and night stand drawers and the sliding covers on the bookcase headboard. They're brass, sort of mushroom shaped and dimpled like a golf ball. Put on some smooth, brushed nickel knobs and the pieces would look thoroughly modern.

 

[kenkart]

Im working my way

To FULL 50s early 60s, all I need is a refrigerator and I have a KD 12 Kitchenaid from 59 I need to get checked out, I need a older washer and dryer, mine are early 80s,The main thing now is to get a manual defrost fridge and get rid of this POS 8 year old Hotpoint!

 

[speedqueen]

Washer/Dryer

Maybe you could ask all those collectors that have 50 washers who hate Norges if they want to unload a machine they cannot stand. Remind them they'd be selling it to someone who would really appreciate them.

 

[real1shep]

I had a GE washer from the 60's that came with a house I bought in the 70's. That was the best TL washer I ever had....I never had to put a transmission in that one and it had that little min tub thing with a lid for rags, underwear etc. I had to pull the agitator because there was a pot metal flange that had a broker ear. That agitator was rust welded on...about a week off & on struggling with that. Got it all back together and onward it went. Sold it at the farm auction still going strong in '95. At that point in had it about 17yrs with me and was used before that.....lol!

Oh and BTW, it was wonderful with clothes....which was the best part.

Kevin