25 • The 1920's Kitchen

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Take a peek inside this 1920's kitchen to discover what life was like for a working class family in Peterborough. The kitchen was the hub of family life and the ideal 1920's kitchen was a cheerful, vibrant room filled with bright colours, floral prints and linoleum floors in geometric patterns. Although electricity was now common in many homes, the working class kitchen was a place of transition. Electric lighting and electric stoves mixed with a traditional ice box for keeping for cold. Blocks of ice were delivered daily and housed in these coolers which were likely insulated with sawdust. Can you spot any familiar items that you remember? How about any items that are making a come back?