Brian Bennett is a former senior writer for the home and outdoor section at CNET. There was a time when refrigerators, stoves, even washers and dryers had real pizzazz. That era was the late 1950s ...

It must have been all the talk of the bridge club — the stunning, side-by-side Kelvinator Foodarama refrigerator freezer, considered to be among the finest in modern home conveniences more than 60 ...

While most people think of appliances as everyday household tools, some older models have become highly collectible—and surprisingly valuable. Vintage appliances from the mid-1900s often featured ...

Appliances of the past were more advanced than we give them credit for. This innovative feature from General Electric saved ...