Welcome back for our second trip back through time! Let’s take another look at some 50s kitchens.

We know Lakeville supplied the beautiful cabinetry…but where did some of the accessories come from?

There’s a good chance that they were acquired with Green Stamps!

For the uninitiated: S&H Green Stamps were sheets of trading stamps given out with purchases at the supermarket, gas station, and other establishments. You pasted them in a special booklet…

…and when it was filled, you could cash them in for merchandise, either at redemption centers or through a catalog.

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S&H Green Stamps date back to 1896, but really took off when 50s housewives used them to help stretch the family budget. Their popularity declined in the 1970s, but they are still around – and willing to redeem any stamps you still might have! They’ve also reinvented themselves online, as Green Points:

So the next time you revisit the 50s, take a close look – Green Stamps might’ve gotten more than you think!

Come take a trip with us back to the 1950s…

…when babies were booming, Tupperware parties were all the rage, and Lakeville was on the way to its second successful decade.

Kitchen designs were simpler but no less stylish, with modern finishes and layouts meant to highlight and harmonize with appliances.

What was Mom cooking up in her lovely new Lakeville kitchen?

Maybe a pretty salad… …perhaps some soup…

…or was she a “space-age” Mom who tried the new TV dinners?

Back to the 21st Century, but we’ll visit again soon…

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