1950's Fashion | "What's Ahead in New Appliances"

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By: C.K. Rieger

Date: February 15, 1957

Source: Rieger, C.K. "What's Ahead in New Appliances." U.S. News and World Report, February 15, 1957, 56–69.

About the Author: Charles Kreuger Rieger (1916–) was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and received an engineering degree from the University of Missouri. He was vice president of the General Electric Company (GE) in 1957, where he worked for thirty-one years. He was one of six directors of GE before leaving the company. He became the chief executive officer of a company called Ebasco in 1968. The company was voted out of existence the following year as part of a merger.

Introduction

One of the most dramatic and lasting interior design changes wrought by the culture of the 1950s occurred in the kitchen. Once simply a room for meal preparation, the kitchen became a center for new gadgets and...