Much can be done toward lightening kitchen burdens by proper placing
of the furniture and equipment. The character and location of
dresser, worktable and ironing board must be carefully considered. In
the illustration above, one end of the kitchen is so arranged that
most of the work can be done there, within a few steps. Regardless
of the width of the kitchen, there are units of Curtis permanent
furniture for this room that can be employed to form a similar
arrangement. Some Curtis dressers are two doors wide, others three;
some have a top section extending clear to the ceiling; others do
not. Any cabinet can be supplied with either glass or panel doors in
C-718, shown here, the kitchen dresser is combined with the dining
room sideboard, with sliding doors between.
[Illustration: _Kitchen Worktable C-763 (at left)_
_Hingeless, removable flour bins are used in Curtis kitchen
dressers and worktables. They will not fall out. Beneath the
front lower edge of worktables space is left for the toes of
the person working at the table, enabling one to get up close
without discomfort or scuffing the shoes._]
[Illustration: _Combination Sideboard_]
[Illustration: _and Kitchen Dresser C-718_]
[Illustration:
_Sliding doors separate the countershelves in design
C-718. The doors slide on rollers and are guided by a pin which
operates in a groove in the bottom edge._]
There are several different types of worktables in the Curtis
catalog. One of them is shown in the large illustration on page
12; another is shown at the bottom of that page. Bins, drawers
and cabinets utilize the space beneath the table top. Like Curtis
dressers, they are made with “toe-room” for the convenience of the
worker. Perhaps a corner of your kitchen can be used for a dining
alcove, or a breakfast table that folds into a wall cabinet when not
in use, such as are shown on page 15.
There should be a built-in ironing board in every kitchen. It is
protected from dust, is completely out of the way and is always ready
for use. This board is as easily installed in an old home as it is in
a new house.
Any item of Curtis permanent furniture can be installed in a house
already built with practically as little trouble as in a new house.
Curtis permanent furniture in the kitchen does much to shorten the
working hours of the women of the household. It saves time, steps and
a great deal of hard work, leaving the housewife better able to enjoy
her family than when she is tired out from heavy kitchen burdens.
[Illustration:
_Ironing Board C-770. Above you see the construction of the Curtis
built-in ironing board, which makes it adjustable in height. At the
extreme left is the board in place; at the immediate left, the board
in use; at the right the board is shown sustaining a weight of 365
pounds. The sturdy construction of the board and its leg makes a
stable ironing board. The above construction is such that the board
cannot shift endwise with the motion of the iron._]
[Illustration]