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You have to
forget all ideas of present-day home appliances, for the five
you see here, developed by Norge, are not like anything, anywhere,
any time.
A gas Range
looks like a slim, modern table. It's on casters, so it can be
pulled out from the wall for use in the middle of the kitchen,
even on the patio. There are eight cooking areas in the space
where present models have four. The burners are recessed beneath
a high-temperature, smooth ceramic surface.
Down from the
ceiling comes the gas Oven -- a graceful, shell-shaped object
mostly made of glass. It is actually three individually-controlled
ovens, where you will broil, roast and keep foods warm all at
the same time.
On the wall
of the Kitchen of Tomorrow hangs a sleek, trim cabinet that turns
out to be a Dishmaker! Push a button for cups, saucers, plates,
serving dishes, and out pops the made-to-order, ready-to-use
utensil. Dishes are made from large sheets of plastic, vacuum-formed
inside the Dishmaker -- a principle that has been widely used
in industry, but this is the first time in a home appliance.
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The fourth appliance
created by Norge is a complete food center and work surface in
one circular pedestal-mounted unit: Refrigerator-Freezer-Liquid
Dispenser. the refrigerator and freezer sections rotate at a
flip of the hand until the food you want comes into view at the
glass door. Thirsty? Push a button and get hot or cold beverages
(and soups) instantly.
The fifth wonder
machine is a home Clothes Cleaner. This totally-new appliance
looks like a large inverted water glass. Space inside is for
hanging clothes and home furnishings so that they come out wrinkle-free,
after cleaning from a spray of fluid that comes out of the base.
Norge chose
to introduce its revolutionary appliances in the Fun House of
the Future because that's the way they see homemaking in the
near future: fun for the homemaker, with the hard work, the time-consuming
work, done by appliances like these.
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