1915 Western Electric Oak Telephone

Here is our newest toy. It is a 1915 Western Electric oak telephone. It has a subset on the inside with a rotary dial so we can use it. It works perfectly!! We felt our kitchen needed a period appropriate telephone, so we sought this one out. Below is an antique telephone operators stool which is barely visible. The stool is the right height if you want to sit and talk on the phone.





Here is what the inside looks like with the subset box.

New Shelf For The Kitchen

Here is our latest addition to the kitchen. Jovita has been wanting a shelf next to the stove with our various cookbooks. It took me six hours to build from start to finish.




I felt it was appropriate to have a 1920's fire extinguisher behind the stove. It has been completely refurbished and polished to a mirror shine. It is made from brass and copper. I thought it was very nostalgic.



Here is a closeup of the antique fire extinguisher. It is not charged, however it is more for looks. It is one of the few antiques that is not ready to use.

Dishwasher and Can Opener

Here is our new Bosch Dishwasher that takes a panel. We are trying to keep our kitchen as period correct as possible. In doing this we decided to buy a dishwasher that is not visible. Here is what it looks like with the door closed.



Here is a view of the dishwasher partially open to give you a perspective on how the panel is mounted to the dishwasher door. Basically you select your settings with the door open like this and once you shut the door, the dishwasher starts.



This can opener we bought from ebay. It was made in the late teens to 1920's sometime. It is made from cast iron and mounts firmly on the wall. I had to strip three layers of paint from it which took me about six hours. I painted it in its origional finish.



Here is what the can opener looks like in the "ready to use position".

Master Bedroom

I am finally taking on the task of remodeling the master bedroom which is long overdue. After all the plaster is removed, I will add insulation and drywall. All woodwork will be stripped, sanded, and stained as it once was many years ago.



The floors have floorpaint on them. I am guessing that these floors have been painted since the house was built. They have had carpet over them since the late 1950's is my guess.



This door leads to the dining room. The door is not origional to the house. I put this here to keep the dust from going everywhere. The door came from a neighbor who did not want it. It was his bathroom door and his house was built in the early 1920's. I am not going to use the door when I am done. Our house came with the five panel doors which is what I will be replacing it with.



OK. If you look closely, there was a door here on the left of this wall. It led to the back hallway. It was boarded up about 20 years ago because the central heat and air is right on the other side. I have contemplated moving the central heat and air to the attic someday.

Kitchen wall mount coffee grinder

One of the many missing things in our kitchen was a coffee grinder. We picked up this coffee grinder at the Antique Emporium in Jamestown Ca. This coffee grinder dates back between 1910-1920 sometime. It works well and grinds the coffee beans perfectly for our stovetop perculator.