The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-29
Modern Woman Is Freed From Kitchen D,udge1y
With Da70ning of Era of Labor-Saving Equipment
Ideal Is Exemplified in
Model Shown at,
Worlds Fair.
By Times Special

OAAAO~A~Os 90 IlS GAY
Of emancipation for women from
the drudgery of kitchen work Is
dawning; relief from countless
hours Of mental and physical ia
tigue spent in the preparation of
food is coming through the ia
cilities of modernized equipment and
its scientific arrangement.
This ideal is exemplified in the
kitchen designed by Westinghouse
engineers and exhibited at A Cen
fury of Progress.
Frank Forshee, designing engineer
Of the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company. who has
been studying and designing kitchen
equipment for more than twenty
years, is responsible for this state
ment.
Forshee, through his research and
surveys, has become an authority
on culinary equipment and its use.
He explains that great deal of
unnecessary work and trouble en-
countered in the average kitchen
comes not only from lack of equip
ment, but from its incorrect placing.
Draw Fan Essential
There should be adequate lighting
facilities, both natural and arti-
fetal. Too much Importance can not
be placed upon this. Then. too,
where possible, a draw fan should
be installed so that ventilation will
be of the best possible. Various
odorS and gases coming from cooked
food will be unnoticed with the air
in the kitchen kept clean, pure and
in circulation.
In most cases, it is preferable to
have the door leading into the
kitchen at the side of the room or
near the corner. This gives more
space along the wall to place cup
boards, the electric range, the cleo
trio refrigerator, and other devices.
A door in the center of the room
breaks the wall space and, if the
room is not unusually large, there
will not be space on either side of
the door to place the necessary
equipment.
Our experience has taught us
that the kitchen need not be an
ogre to the average woman, but
rather may be a pleasant and
cheerful place in which to work.
These conditions may be obtained
as 1 have shown not only through
expensive equipment, but rather by
careful planning and precision in
adjusting and placing them in the
room.
Neglect in Designing
From our experience in kitchens
of all sizes and descriptions for
more than twenty years. we have
found that there has not been suf-
ficient thought given to designing"
Forshee said.
Particularly is this true in the
arranging of the electric range, the
electric refrigerator, and the sink
in relation to the work to be done
by the average housewife"
I'VE think that we are safe in
saying that nine out of ten kitchens
over more than five years old, and
three out of five of the modern
kitchens could be improved 100 per
cent by Encouragement of the
kitchen appliances and slight adj
justment in the placing of the
shelves and cabinets. In the past,
in 80 per cent of the cases, not
enough lighting, not enough VEN
tilation, and not enough table space
with which to work on has been al
lotted to the housewife.
"There are a few major arrange
ments that might be thought of
first, as they will save much time
and many unnecessary steps. There
always should be table space next
to the cooking platform and where
ever else possible. Additional table
space should be obtained on either
side of the kitchen sink, even where
a drainboard is already available.
Resemble Production Line
A short explanation of why this is
desirable may help to clear my
point. The kitchen planning may
be so arranged as to resemble a
production line in a modern plant.
Dirty dishes can be brought in,
placed on the table beside the sink.
They then will be put in the sink to
be washed, placed on the drain
board, and, when wiped, stacked on
the table adjacent to the DRAIN
board, completing one of the most
disagreeable operations of the
housewives work without taking I'M
necessary steps to cabinets or places
where dirty and clean dishes may
have to be stacked.
"One of the most important
phases of kitchen planning is the
placing of the sink under a window.
In many kitchens it has been the
policy of the architect or the home
owner to put the sink some place