Re: Garage Sale Score!
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 3:42 pm
im always amazed with old machines. how they considered the beauty and longevity and continued with designs with the intention of supporting the old ones and changed the design as technology advanced but not just for the sake of making a new design.
seems like everything pre war was like that and then post war they all wanted to make everything constantly different.
the reason it bugs me is that its so wasteful. especially with the way cars are made and consumer items. we could do so much better at not creating trash, look how many printers we manufactured for instance.
I have this Cuisinart coffee pot. I think it even won some design awards because it sort of has a retro design look to it. but if I fill the pot with water and try to pour it in the top it spills water all over the counter because the spout on the pot is designed poorly. everyone that uses it spills water and comments on how it just spills water. If you pour really slowly it doesn't spill but its frustrating to fill the water tank at half speed. It bugs me because its such a stupid design flaw that could have been improved through testing, but the shape of the thing is what sold it not functionality.
the old singers by contrast were really robust, built to last, the company really did a good job of supplying parts. look how many lasted way beyond expectations and continue to be used and enjoyed and appreciated for their nice design and workmanship. White, Bernina and many others also followed suit with good designs.
My mom kept buying them we must have 20 up at her place at the lake. I think they fell into an almost worthless value but itll probably return eventiually because of the cheap junk they make now and the electronic gizmos that dont really improve how it works much.
seems like everything pre war was like that and then post war they all wanted to make everything constantly different.
the reason it bugs me is that its so wasteful. especially with the way cars are made and consumer items. we could do so much better at not creating trash, look how many printers we manufactured for instance.
I have this Cuisinart coffee pot. I think it even won some design awards because it sort of has a retro design look to it. but if I fill the pot with water and try to pour it in the top it spills water all over the counter because the spout on the pot is designed poorly. everyone that uses it spills water and comments on how it just spills water. If you pour really slowly it doesn't spill but its frustrating to fill the water tank at half speed. It bugs me because its such a stupid design flaw that could have been improved through testing, but the shape of the thing is what sold it not functionality.
the old singers by contrast were really robust, built to last, the company really did a good job of supplying parts. look how many lasted way beyond expectations and continue to be used and enjoyed and appreciated for their nice design and workmanship. White, Bernina and many others also followed suit with good designs.
My mom kept buying them we must have 20 up at her place at the lake. I think they fell into an almost worthless value but itll probably return eventiually because of the cheap junk they make now and the electronic gizmos that dont really improve how it works much.