New Gadgets For Kitchen Aid Interest Women At U.S. Shows

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27916, 13 March 1956, Page 2

New Gadgets For Kitchen Aid Interest Women At U.S. Shows

Gadgets designed to eliminate drudgery for housewives in tasks ranging from dishwashing to cookery interested visitors who inspected the “Kitchen of Tomorrow.” which was part of the “Motorama” held recently in New York. A range that cooked without getting hot, an oven with a glass dome, and a serving waggon that glided along under remote control, were some of the exhibits that interested women. An ultrasonic dishwasher, operated by high-frequency sound waves, washed, rinsed, dried and sterilised six dishes in three minutes. Boys and girls seemed to delight in explaining to their elders the intricate mechanism of many of the exhibits. Thousands saw the “Motorama” and the crowd was so great on the opening night, that a police barrier was pushed through a plate glass window of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where the show was held. Rhinestones as Decoration More surprises were found in Chicago when about 600 exhibitors—members of the National Housewares’ Manufacturers—held a show. Gold, glitter and gay colours were apparent in all types of equipment for kitchens, bathrooms, patios and nurseries. Rhinestones trimmed kitchen and boudoir wastebaskets, and were shown in kitchen canisters and breakboxes. Kitchen steps were trimmed with wide bands of copper or brass. Colour seemed to have assumed added importance. Many companies attempted to co-ordinate their choice of colour with those of other companies to keep a harmonv of hues in the home. Outstandingly popular was turquoise for any room in the aouse. Pink was not so popular as formerly. Many dual purpose pieces were shown. Some of them, however, seemed too large. Some performed

as many as five tasks for the housewife. One. called the "foodsmith.’’ perhaps the outstanding electrical model of the show, performed as many as seven tasks, including opening cans. Handsome hampers and wastebaskets shown by one company were made of material originally used industrially more than 50 years a«o. They were attractive in shape and were shown in a variety of colours and sizes. Some toasters made by an electrical firm were overlaid on the usual shiny chrome surface with enamel in shades of blue, yellow, pink, or green. The toasters were decorated in a choice of a flower, an old carriage. or an old homestead. Automatic “Centre” As today’s homemaker used many different electrical appliances at one time, one well-known electrical house showed a new automatic "centre” from which the appliances could operate. About Ift square, it contained outlets and wires for five separate aopliances which could be used simultaneously. The manufacturers believe that any young couples living in cramped quarters could prepare their complete meals on individual automatic cooking appliances and so make it unnecessary, for them to have a large stove. The “centre” is expected to sell for less than 100 dollars. A large waggon type "chef” had separate charcoal pits and two warming ovens with heat indictators. This model cost 300 dollars. A new egg-beater, in colour, had a pistol-like handle contoured to the hand. It had been designed in such a way that it could easily be converted for left-handed persons. A new angel-food cake pen was square in shape. It had been made purposely to accommodate the exact amount of mixture found in packaged mixes.