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- Streamliner Diner, Warren, Ohio, circa 1940 -
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Streamliner Diner, Warren, Ohio, circa 1940
- 1935 General Motors Advertisement, "That's What I Call Great Engineering" - General Motors was a longtime and highly successful manufacturer of railroad locomotive equipment. GM purchased Winton Engine Company in 1930 and soon thereafter produced the diesel engines in a series of streamlined diesel-electric trains built for the Burlington, Union Pacific, and Boston & Maine railroads. GM started building complete locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division in 1941.
- 1935
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1935 General Motors Advertisement, "That's What I Call Great Engineering"
General Motors was a longtime and highly successful manufacturer of railroad locomotive equipment. GM purchased Winton Engine Company in 1930 and soon thereafter produced the diesel engines in a series of streamlined diesel-electric trains built for the Burlington, Union Pacific, and Boston & Maine railroads. GM started building complete locomotives through its Electro-Motive Division in 1941.
- RCA Console Radio Receiver, 1935-1940 - During the 1930s, consoles were the most popular form of radio receiver in America. Essentially large pieces of furniture, these receivers were the center focus of a middle class living room. They were always designed to blend with the decor, whether colonial, a European historical style or modern, streamlined style like this example.
- 1935-1940
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RCA Console Radio Receiver, 1935-1940
During the 1930s, consoles were the most popular form of radio receiver in America. Essentially large pieces of furniture, these receivers were the center focus of a middle class living room. They were always designed to blend with the decor, whether colonial, a European historical style or modern, streamlined style like this example.
- Sales Brochure for the DeSoto Airflow, "It's an Airflow Age!," 1934 - Chrysler introduced the Airflow, sold under the Chrysler and DeSoto makes, for 1934. The car's streamlined appearance was in keeping with styling trends in airplanes, trains, and ships -- a point made clear by the cover of this sales brochure. But the Airflow's look was too unconventional for customers. Chrysler canceled DeSoto's version after three years of disappointing sales.
- 1934
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Sales Brochure for the DeSoto Airflow, "It's an Airflow Age!," 1934
Chrysler introduced the Airflow, sold under the Chrysler and DeSoto makes, for 1934. The car's streamlined appearance was in keeping with styling trends in airplanes, trains, and ships -- a point made clear by the cover of this sales brochure. But the Airflow's look was too unconventional for customers. Chrysler canceled DeSoto's version after three years of disappointing sales.
- "The Inside Story of Money-making Diners" Worcester Lunch Car Company Catalog, 1946 -
- 1946
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"The Inside Story of Money-making Diners" Worcester Lunch Car Company Catalog, 1946
- GE Console Television, Model HM-225, 1939 - 1939 was a year of "firsts" in television. Introduced to the mass public at the 1939 World's Fair, Roosevelt's presidential speech at the opening ceremony was the first to be televised. The HM-225 was among examples exhibited in General Electric's pavilion at the Fair. Its art deco inspired case demonstrated the how new technology could be integrated into domestic space.
- 1939
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GE Console Television, Model HM-225, 1939
1939 was a year of "firsts" in television. Introduced to the mass public at the 1939 World's Fair, Roosevelt's presidential speech at the opening ceremony was the first to be televised. The HM-225 was among examples exhibited in General Electric's pavilion at the Fair. Its art deco inspired case demonstrated the how new technology could be integrated into domestic space.
- Toast-O-Lator Electric Toaster by Crocker Wheeler Co., 1939 - This Toast-O-Lator toaster brought the assembly line to the breakfast table. Homemakers inserted bread into the vertical entry slot. Saw-toothed mechanical strips pushed the bread past heating elements and out the other end. This 1938 model is a key example of wild experimentation in toaster design, and was developed in age where new technologies were romanticized within the home.
- 1939
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Toast-O-Lator Electric Toaster by Crocker Wheeler Co., 1939
This Toast-O-Lator toaster brought the assembly line to the breakfast table. Homemakers inserted bread into the vertical entry slot. Saw-toothed mechanical strips pushed the bread past heating elements and out the other end. This 1938 model is a key example of wild experimentation in toaster design, and was developed in age where new technologies were romanticized within the home.
- "Steel Makes It Happen" Clip from Interview with Bob Casey, 2011 - Bob Casey was the John and Horace Dodge Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford.
- 2011
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"Steel Makes It Happen" Clip from Interview with Bob Casey, 2011
Bob Casey was the John and Horace Dodge Curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford.
- Proctor Automatic Pop-Up Toaster by the Proctor Electric Company, 1948 - 1949 - Designers during the 1930s applied popular streamlined shapes to everything from high-end cars to ordinary toasters. Rounded and sleek, this electric toaster became an object of desire in the 1940s.
- 1948-1949
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Proctor Automatic Pop-Up Toaster by the Proctor Electric Company, 1948 - 1949
Designers during the 1930s applied popular streamlined shapes to everything from high-end cars to ordinary toasters. Rounded and sleek, this electric toaster became an object of desire in the 1940s.