Nuclear Family: 1956

Sorry to obsess over the end tables, but my in-laws STILL have a pair of those in their living room. They (the family and the furniture) have been in that place since about 1960.

We live in a mid-century ranch and I too would love to have those for our home.

That is a true moment in time. It would cost a fortune to recreate that today. And the baby is looking around thinking, "Wow, am I ever going to rebel against this! Come on, Sixties!"

My family had those end tables and curtains in late '50s, all bought from the Spiegel catalog.

Gal on the left, your shirt's unbuttoned.

Three ashtrays in this picture, four if you count the candy dish. Plus a table lighter. And, over at the left, a baby bottle. Those were the days!

I'm moving to a new apartment in two weeks and am furnishing it totally retro 50's. Love the end tables with the hairpin legs and the cool fiberglass lamps. This kind of stuff nowadays costs a fortune.

Kind of a cross between a gyroscope and a model of an atom.