INVENTIONS

[Matt Dillon]

A song ("Percolator Twist") was recorded about the old Percolators.

[Matt Dillon]

This is a very interesting thread, Cathy. Thanks for starting it. The posts about coffee makers got me to thinking about things from the '40's and '50's such as washing machines and automobiles and how they've changed over the decades.

[CATHYnKY]

This is a very interesting thread, Cathy. Thanks for starting it. The posts about coffee makers got me to thinking about things from the '40's and '50's such as washing machines and automobiles and how they've changed over the decades.

Every now and then, I think about how my Mom grew up. She was born in 1925 and was the youngest of 6. My grandparents didn’t have running water til I was in my teens and only because they were forced to move because of the freeway being built. Some of my fondest memories. They put off the expense of indoor plumbing because they fought the freeway taking the house for years. The state found a way to get the house condemned.

[Matt Dillon]

Every now and then, I think about how my Mom grew up. She was born in 1925 and was the youngest of 6. My grandparents didn’t have running water til I was in my teens and only because they were forced to move because of the freeway being built. Some of my fondest memories. They put off the expense of indoor plumbing because they fought the freeway taking the house for years. The state found a way to get the house condemned.

My mother washed a lot of clothes on a wash board and dried them on a clothesline.

[Jaxcat]

Image of an old Percolator.

My 91-YO mother STILL has a percolator and refuses to use anything else. Surprisingly, they do still sell them but it's been a whole-family search for a replacement whenever her percolator gave up the ghost in the past.

Automatic dishwashers have opened up several minutes of my day, every day. Power/battery-powered drills, screwdrivers, etc. - SO much easier to be a DIY-er with all these little handy tools that travel with you. And, instructional videos on literally EVERYTHING on YT. I literally don't have to know anything anymore, just find a video on YT and it will hold my hand through any chore.