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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 3 days ago (1 children)

I remember some things with that pattern from my youth

Corning re-released the pattern at some point

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 4 days 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.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days 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.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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

And we had both!

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

Yikes that’s filthy

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

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

I want to see the inside of that bad boy.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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 4 days ago

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

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

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

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

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

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Love that carafe.

[–] BlazarNGC@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago
[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’m as old as that thing.

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

Who are you using for Medicare Part c?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Ha ha, very funny. 🙄

[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 days ago

Holy shit this is what my technoworm is based off of?