Comments on: Housekeeping Tools to Minimize Labor (Dec, 1933) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-213378 Charlie Thu, 31 May 2007 22:08:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/#comment-213378 I love the idea of a modern coal fired stove. I love the idea of a modern coal fired stove.

]]> By: ajpress http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-213364 ajpress Thu, 31 May 2007 22:01:23 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/#comment-213364 That stove looks like an early AGA cooker. Gas fired and electric AGAs are still widely in use, and have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the last few years. That stove looks like an early AGA cooker. Gas fired and electric AGAs are still widely in use, and have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the last few years.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/comment-page-1/#comment-62713 Stannous Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:36:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/14/housekeeping-tools-to-minimize-labor/#comment-62713 Weird- on one side their is the pump broom and on the other a vacuum cleaner. The pump broom I saw in the Smithsonian describes it as a precursor to the vacuum. and yeah, I want to live in a wooden house and have ground coal dust (which has a tendency to explode) floating around, not to mention that it must have been REALLY noisy. Weird- on one side their is the pump broom and on the other a vacuum cleaner. The pump broom I saw in the Smithsonian describes it as a precursor to the vacuum.

and yeah, I want to live in a wooden house and have ground coal dust (which has a tendency to explode) floating around, not to mention that it must have been REALLY noisy.

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