On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 11:34:42 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 8/31/2015 7:31 AM, wrote:
> >> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 20:32:06 -0400, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I just stumbled across this funny old ad. Bette Davis advertising a
> >>> dishwasher in 1930:
> >>>
> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BmidgIRM5Q
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> Thank goodness they improved the design for loading~
> >>
> > The first dishwasher I recall my mother having was a top loading one. That
> > would have been in the 1960's. It was "portable", aka on wheels. It had
> > to be hooked up to the kitchen faucet. Truly, it seemed like more trouble
> > than it was worth.
> >
> > I'll pass on the top loading dishwasher. I will, however, take the fancy
> > dinner dress her guest is wearing.
> >
> > Jill
>
> My first dishwasher was a portable roll and hook to the kitchen faucet. At
> the time I loved it because it had a butcher block top, so it gave me extra
> *counter* space in the very small kitchen. I do prefer the built in kind
> 100% better though.
>
> Cheri

Would that have been a Kenmore? I'm still using one of those.
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