Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Developed by Tappan in conjunction with Raytheon, the RL-1 was the first microwave oven designed for home use. Only 34 ...
She was built like a Buick Special: encased in burnished chrome, adorned with a mesh grill, her red-studded knobs gleaming like taillights at the drive-in. The 1955 Tappan microwave oven, one of ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Here’s a little case of don’t hurt the messenger: When microwave ovens first went on sale back in 1955, they were marketed toward women. Because, you know, the women did the ...
My mother was a classic early adopter. If it was new, she was interested. And when a new and radically different kitchen appliance was released 50 years ago, she was all in. In Arkansas where we lived ...