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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Most of my mom's cookware is ceramic with that design on it

I have no idea where she got it, but I have a feeling she would say "wedding gift"

They were married in 1975

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember some things with that pattern from my youth

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Corning re-released the pattern at some point

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Good ol' GE, such a quirky product line: coffee makers, jet engines, alarm clocks, gatling guns, washing machines, and nuclear power plants.

Well, if you can make a washing machine, you can make a nuclear power plant.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm pretty sure that pot predates that machine. Nice.

And we had both!

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, we had one of these. It damn near caught the kitchen on fire one day about a decade ago.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think there is a recall on some of those pots because the handle can fall off.

Edit: It's corningware percolators.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, corningware. Decent glassware, plentiful in thrift stores.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The GE heater would fail on these and catch the whole house on fire.

I want to see the inside of that bad boy.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

My grandparents had the exact same coffee maker / pot combo.

[–] BlazarNGC@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Love that carafe.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yikes that’s filthy

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Popcorn machine from 1978 still going strong after being fixed and repaired by me three times now. I bought one new modern popcorn machine because it was on sale ... it burnt out in two months and the built in electronics were designed to never be fixed. The old 1978 unit is basically just a blower motor operated by switch, controlled by a simple thermostat attached to a heating coil .. every part is easily accessible and can be fixed ... all of it easily repairable, fixable and parts replaceable.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m as old as that thing.

[–] 97xBang@feddit.online 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who are you using for Medicare Part c?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ha ha, very funny. 🙄