The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-22
KITCHENS SHOW
GREAT GAINS IN
RECENT YEARS
Refrigeration Is Far Cry
From Lowering Food
10 Well Shelf.

Kitchens have changed since
grandmother dsy-"Ard how. "
would bc the comment Of many Of
erandm0ther'5 granddauehters. But
they have changed IN grand
daughters day as well. in more ways
than daughter or granddaughter
realize
Working surfaces have been ex-
panded 20 almost unbeleva Die
lengths literally
Appliances. containers. utensils. all
have gone through a process OF evo-
luton that makes the kitchen Of
fifteen or twenty years ago a curl
Csltv. IT, wouldn't be hard at all 10
dnd grandmother who used 70
lower her butter and milk and yeast
into the old we'll on a shelf at the
end Of a rope to keep them fresh
Floods" Recalled
Surely the daughter who was
chldcd for failing to empty the pan
beneath the old-time Icebox. there
by prcCiplraung a morning dcluge.
Vouldn Q be hard 10 locate.
The GRANDDAUGHTER vino lifted her
miduign'-Or later snack from the
buir-in refrigerator the Iccman
served from outside the house IS
found on every side.
Now she not only gets her early
morning lunch from the electric re-
friccrator. but gets a frozen dessert
20 Top it Off. something that was a
rarity n The days of the well and
the ICE man.
No less a marvel is the little cube
of ice. now Obtauable with tiny
longs. when compared with the
chunk Chiseled of. TO the detriment
Of the kitchen floor, a few short
years ago.
More Work Space
Then consider the matter of
working surface It is not at all
unusual I'm modern kitchens to
hnd tWenty-fOur lincaI feet of work
table m a kitchen 12x12. Time was.
when grandmother was keeping
house. that the table used for
meals for the famiIy-the dining
room ' was as sacred a spot as the
'parlOr was the only work sur
face.
A woman with a work bench or
ono of tho new gadgets, kitchen
cabinet was among the elite of
the nciChbOrhOOd The old kitchen
sink was WCll calculated To pro-
duce cvnics and moderns marvel
it produced nothing worse than
that
Part Of Cupboard
I'm thC most modern home con-
strUctI0n. sinks are considered an
integral part. of the cabinet and
cupboard installations. They are
sunk into the working surface and
with the plumbing hidden behind
doors pancled with metal cane to
give the proper ventilation.
I'm some kitchens an electric dish
washer is sunk in the working sur
face. which is one with the sink
An excellent type of standard
factory made cabinet installation is
one which covers two sides of a
square room. This allows adequate
working space in a room of mod
crate size, as for instance 1OXlO
feet or 12xl2 feet The stove. re-
frIecratOr and sink can be made an
integral part of this installation,
also.
Many Materials
Tops for working surfaces are be-
ing made I'M heavy maple or ash in
visiably boItod together, in heavy
sheet rubber, and in the new STAIN
less metals.
Sheet steel with enamel finish,
which has long been used for cab
met and table tops. is now being
made M large sizes. with a FLASHER
back to ft combinations of cabinet
units
The maple tops the sheet rubber.
and the enamel tops may all be had
for Use with a fl8t-rim inset sink.
Inlaid huOleum has been used on
working surfaces for years and still
Is being used.
Another new development is an
enamel top and SplaSher back made
in one piece. inclusive of an enam-
cled sheet steel sink. This can be
had IN colors. as we'll as in white,
and is very attractive.
Kitchen cabinet finishes have i'm
proved not only in quality. but in
cOlors. Warm gray and ivory are
always 4 conservative choice and
allow a change in other furnishings.
II you really have favOrite color
YOU can choose a yellow, an orchid,
a green. a blue. or a buff enamel.
1t Is Well to remember that the
stained finishes do not show soil
easily. Gray or green oak stains are
standard while new stained fin
iShed called ivory oak is attractive
and so easy to care for.
If YOU are building a new home
or want TO improve your present
Kitchen. any of the we'll known
manufacturers Of kitchen units Will
gladly assist YOU Send them a
sketch of Your kitchen and they will
advise YOU or your builder Just
which combination OF units will be
most satisfactory 10 YOU.