"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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That iron pot is still in my family, but I don't have it.

The house I lived in for the first 10 years of my life was a three
story 19th century Victorian in St. Louis. It had a laundry chute
that ran from the 3rd story down to the basement with a catcher box
at the bottom. In that basement is where my mother had a
wringer/washer and double laundry tubs for rinsing. The third floor
was actually for live-in help but was only occupied by them for three
years when my mother was seriously ill. Afterwards it was converted
to additional guest rooms.

The house was originally piped for gas lighting when it was built and
the system still functioned, although we only lit the gas lighting
during the Christmas holidays. The house was later completely wired
for lighting and outlets. We had a built-in top-loading dishwasher
with a lid that raised out of the countertop.

That was my favorite house that I ever lived in. :-)


Wayne Boatwright

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Sounds lovely

On 3/9/2018 10:58 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> That iron pot is still in my family, but I don't have it.
>
> The house I lived in for the first 10 years of my life was a three
> story 19th century Victorian in St. Louis. It had a laundry chute
> that ran from the 3rd story down to the basement with a catcher box
> at the bottom. In that basement is where my mother had a
> wringer/washer and double laundry tubs for rinsing. The third floor
> was actually for live-in help but was only occupied by them for three
> years when my mother was seriously ill. Afterwards it was converted
> to additional guest rooms.
>
> The house was originally piped for gas lighting when it was built and
> the system still functioned, although we only lit the gas lighting
> during the Christmas holidays. The house was later completely wired
> for lighting and outlets. We had a built-in top-loading dishwasher
> with a lid that raised out of the countertop.
>
> That was my favorite house that I ever lived in. :-)
>
I love old homes like that.

Jill

On 3/9/2018 10:42 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> We lived in a cottage with no electricity and no hot running
>> water. We had a huge black iron fireplace with an oven on one
>> side, but we had a gas cooker in a small kitchen. We had gas lamps
>> too)
>>
>> My mother used to use the Laundrette for our clothes.
>>
>
> My father's parents only had kerosene lamps and 1 gas lamp. They had
> a pot bellied stove in the parlor. The bedrooms had no heat.
>

My father's parents house had a coal stove in the kitchen. They would
put a brick on the stove and take it to the bedroom and put it under the
covers for heat at night. The only water and toilet was a shed off the
kitchen.

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 3/9/2018 10:42 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>> We lived in a cottage with no electricity and no hot running
>> water. We had a huge black iron fireplace with an oven on one
>> side, but we had a gas cooker in a small kitchen. We had gas lamps
>> too)
>>
>> My mother used to use the Laundrette for our clothes.
>>
>
> My father's parents only had kerosene lamps and 1 gas lamp. They had
> a pot bellied stove in the parlor. The bedrooms had no heat.
>

My father's parents house had a coal stove in the kitchen. They would
put a brick on the stove and take it to the bedroom and put it under the
covers for heat at night. The only water and toilet was a shed off the
kitchen.
==

Our toilet was in a 'shed' across the yard.