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H o u s e & Garden 
TO LESSEN KITCHEN LABOR 
An Intelligent Use of Modern Equipment Reduces Both the 
Time and the Effort of Household Work 
PETER DUNHAM 
An electric mixer, equipped 
with various attachments, 
quickly handles sauces, 
puddings, meringues, etc. 
Courtesy of the Troy 
Metal Products Co. 
A LTHOUGH householders may find 
difficulty in inducing servants to use 
modern equipment, the householder 
herself should miss no opportunity to inves¬ 
tigate these new devices. Once convinced 
of their value, she may be able, by subtle 
diplomacy, to introduce them into her kitch¬ 
en. When they have been tried—that is, 
given a fair, intelligent trial—and their 
value assessed, they can be either perma¬ 
nently installed or discarded. But they 
must be given a fair trial. Too often one 
hears it said that some of our modern kitch¬ 
en equipment is more bother to take care of 
or to run than the old style. In nine cases 
out of ten, the equipment has never been 
tried intelligently. On the other hand, 
many of the newer devices are equipped for 
electricity and their introduction into the 
household will depend upon the local price 
of power. Where power is cheap, electricity 
is the greatest aid to household work and 
electrically equipped devices the greatest 
boon to the householder. 
Of the suggestions illustrated here, some 
are new, some not quite so new; each of 
them possesses some peculiar advantages. 
They might well be considered in this month 
when one is planning to refurnish the house 
for winter occupancy. 
The first is an electric unit that beats and 
mixes puddings, sauces, creams, meringues, 
dressings and batter with a minimum of 
energy. Electric units such as this are in¬ 
valuable. Straining is no longer a strain, 
freezing ice cream no longer an agony, 
mixing has lost some of its terrors. The 
attachments of this electric mixer are easily 
attached. It is equipped with a motor and 
stands 26" high. 
Next comes a new laundry dryer, 
equipped for electricity or gas. Its size— 
22" by 38" high by 47" long—make it at¬ 
tractive for the small household. Below it 
are shown three excellent pieces of equip¬ 
ment—an electric hot plate with an open 
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Because of its size and ease of operation, this laun- 
dry dryer is attractive for small households. It 
measures 22" deep, 38" high and 47" long, and is 
equipped for gas or electricity. The Ra-Ne-Day 
Clothes Dryer Co. 
Heat from coils in this 
electric plate passes directly 
to the utensil. The Liberty 
Gauge and Instrument Co. 
To clean the inside work¬ 
ings of a piano one may 
use this suction cleaner. 
The American Device Co. 
The new waffle iron is 
easier to open and cleanse 
than the old types. From 
the George Borgfeldt Co. 
With this type of 
socket the light re¬ 
mains on for a 
minute after being 
turned off. Tre- 
mont Products Co. 
A double socket is 
easier to handle 
than a poorly 
spliced electric 
wire. From Mag¬ 
nus Electric Co. 
Since there are no levers or pedals to work, this elec¬ 
trically-driven ironing machine leaves the hands and 
feet free. It is operated by a two-button dial on the 
right of the board. From the Hurley Machine Co. 
