Vintage Appliance Ads
Instructions: Classic home appliance advertisements
- 1.
What brand used the slogan 'Better Living Through Chemistry' to promote its household products?
AProcter & GambleBDuPontCDow ChemicalD3M - 2.
Which kitchen appliance brand featured the 'Lonely Maytag Repairman' in its TV commercials?
AWhirlpoolBGeneral ElectricCMaytagDKenmore - 3.
What color were most kitchen appliances marketed in during the 1970s as a trendy alternative to white?
AAvocado green and harvest goldBRedCPinkDBaby blue - 4.
Which vacuum cleaner brand was famously sold door-to-door by salesmen who demonstrated it in your home?
AElectroluxBKirbyCHooverDAll of the above - 5.
What GE slogan, introduced in the 1950s, promised that its products would improve everyday life?
AProgress Is Our Most Important ProductBImagination at WorkCWe Bring Good Things to LifeDThe Future Is Electric - 6.
What small kitchen appliance, popular in the 1950s, was advertised as making perfect toast every time with a pop-up mechanism?
AThe Sunbeam MixmasterBThe Hamilton Beach mixerCThe OsterizerDThe Toastmaster - 7.
Which brand's stand mixer, introduced in 1919, became a beloved kitchen icon often advertised in women's magazines?
AKitchenAidBCuisinartCSunbeamDHamilton Beach - 8.
What was Frigidaire originally a brand of before becoming associated with all refrigerators?
ARefrigerators made by General MotorsBWashing machinesCAir conditionersDDishwashers - 9.
In vintage ads, what Westinghouse spokesperson would say 'You can be sure if it's Westinghouse'?
ADonna ReedBBetty WhiteCBetty FurnessDLucille Ball - 10.
What revolutionary appliance was advertised in the 1960s as cooking food 'in minutes instead of hours' using microwave technology?
AThe pressure cookerBThe convection ovenCThe toaster ovenDThe Radarange microwave oven - 11.
Which company's washing machine ads in the 1950s often featured happy housewives marveling at their clean laundry?
AAll major brands used this approachBKenmoreCMaytagDBendix - 12.
What Sunbeam appliance, shaped like a flying saucer, became an iconic mid-century design for frying?
AThe Sunbeam electric skilletBThe Sunbeam griddleCThe Sunbeam frypanDThe Sunbeam waffle iron - 13.
What Ronco product, advertised on TV with 'Set it and forget it!', became a late-night infomercial staple?
AThe Inside-the-Shell Egg ScramblerBThe Pocket FishermanCThe Showtime RotisserieDThe Veg-O-Matic - 14.
What classic Ronco kitchen gadget could 'slice, dice, and make julienne fries'?
AThe Veg-O-MaticBThe Chop-O-MaticCThe Ginsu KnifeDThe Slice-A-Way - 15.
What type of home appliance did Amana introduce to consumers in 1967 as a countertop model?
AThe electric can openerBThe countertop microwave ovenCThe food processorDThe dishwasher