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adjustable so a man could shave himself without courting eye- 

 strain or razor nicks. Knee levers or toe pedals should open 

 and close the taps in the washbasin. And why not make the 

 basin big enough to bathe the baby in? Walter Dorwin Teague 

 suggests putting an electric washing machine under the wash- 

 basin. Of course you may prefer the laundry equipment in 

 the kitchen. But since every woman uses the bathroom for 

 laundering stockings and lingerie, some designers say the 

 whole laundry might just as well be done there. 



Electric heaters and sun lamps should be built into the bath- 

 room ceiling. A waterproofed rubber-tile floor would permit 

 a person to walk around barefooted without getting cold feet. 



"The mass-production techniques that made the auto what 

 it is today," observes Fortune magazine, "may make the bath- 

 room what it should be tomorrow. Small bathrooms could be 

 made in a few easy-to-assemble pieces, priced to undersell 

 even the cheapest home-installed jobs. The eminently sensible 

 Victorian custom of a lavatory in each bedroom might be 

 revived and improved with devices like the disappearing 

 washbasin of the Pullman bedroom. Large bathrooms could 

 include an array of refinements and innovations. The largest 

 might include dressing rooms equipped with everything from 

 curling irons to overnight pants pressers. Such units could 

 replace many an existing bathroom. With his 20-year-old fix- 

 tures giving him trouble both esthetically and functionally, 

 what house owner could resist the temptation to rip them out 

 and put a $700 dream in their place? " 



Refrigerator Drawers 



The prewar refrigerator was a great improvement over the 

 old-fashioned icebox. It kept food colder. But a lot of that 

 "cold" was lost every time you opened the refrigerator door 

 and rummaged around hunting for something invariably be- 



