Click the links below to view an array of Lustron related photos.
CARL G. STRANDLUND
(Born Sweden 1899, died Minnesota, USA, December 24, 1974)
STRANDLUND WITH LUSTRON HOME MODEL
LUSTRON CORPORATION-COLUMBUS, OHIO
EXHAUST PANEL IN UTILITY ROOM CEILING
INSIDE THE LUSTRON ATTIC #1 INSIDE THE LUSTRON ATTIC #2 INSIDE THE LUSTRON ATTIC #3 INSIDE THE LUSTRON ATTIC #4 LUSTRON DOWNSPOUT ENHANCEMENT
THE BACKSIDE(S) OFFICIAL LUSTRON "REJECTED" TAG A PHOTO OF A LUSTRON CREW OUTSIDE OF A NEWLY ERECTED LUSTRON OFFICIAL LUSTRON EMPLOYEE BADGE Below are a few pictures from the party:
Del "Saxman" Jones and Rebecca Jones Del "Saxman" Jones blowing the roof off our Lustron! The party spilled into the backyard (notice the ATOMIC RANCH magazines...) My wife, Stephanie, talking with the President of our neighborhood association.
If anyone knows what the "official" name of this thing is...please email me.
The three photos above are courtesy of Sheila Reiter
This official Lustron tag was sent to me by ALEX JAMES. Thanks Alex!
This photograph was also sent to me by ALEX JAMES. Thanks again Alex!
We recently had an "ATOMIC RANCH PARTY" to celebrate our inclusion into the new magazine, ATOMIC RANCH." We had around 40 guest and the entertainment was provided by our neighbor,
DEL "SAXMAN" JONES.
A good time was had by all.
Thanks to Pam King for these party photos!
Click the McCall's Magazine cover, above, to view photos and text on how they decorated a "New" Lustron Home in 1948
Click the FORTUNE Magazine from November 1949, above, to read their article on why the Lustron house is a bad investment for the government
Click the CONSUMER REPORTS cover from 1948, above, to read a great article where they compare the LUSTRON house and the LOOK house...guess which one is a better buy...
Click the PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) Products cover from May-June 1949, and read about their contribution to the Lustron Home!
Alex James has some great looking CAPS with the original LUSTRON HOME logo on them. CLICK HERE
for more information!
Click
HERE
to see a list of Lustron Homes on the
Register of Historic Places.
Michael O'Neal
lustronhome@webtv.net
U. S. A.
LUSTRON ADVERTISEMENTS
These are some of the original ads the Lustron Corporation ran in
LIFE Magazine ana others..
Durkee Margarine Contest ad October 17, 1949
Durkee Margarine Contest ad (Full Page)
Durkee Margarine Contest ad (Close-Up)
THOR Automagic ad April 19, 1948 (Full Size)
THOR Automagic ad April 19, 1948 (Detail)
THOR Automagic ad November 1, 1948
McCalls Magazine July 1948 (1)
McCalls Magazine July 1948 (2)
McCalls Magazine July 1948 (3)
The American Legion Magazine July, 1948 Williams OIL-O-MATIC Heating Systems advertisement in HALLMARK Fresh Ink Greeting Card (YYB 94-0)
Lustron Home/Thor Automagic Sink Brochure THOR Automagic Sink Brochure (Page 1) THOR Automagic Sink Brochure (Page 2) THOR Automagic Sink Brochure (Page 3) THOR Automagic Sink Brochure (Page 4) -These last 5 scans are courtesy of Jon-
Click the headline above to read STAG Magazine's own account of the Lustron Housing Scandal of 1949!! Click the above title to read this article from the November 5, 1949 Collier's Magazine Click the INSIDE Magazine from October 1954, above, to read about Mrs. Joe McCarthy (the woman responsible for the infamous "Lustron pamphlet") Click
the cover of ARCHITECTURAL FORUM Magazine from May 1949, above, for an interim report on the accomplishments of Lustron's first and most difficult year and a look forward into its still difficult future. Click on the cover of the April 1949 issue of POWER WAGON magazine to read about the impressive Lustron Tractor-trailer! Click the cover of the July 1948 MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED to read about the "all-steel" home! Click on the cover of the July 1949 issue of LEATHERNECK MAGAZINE to read about the Quantico Lustrons!
Architectural Forum May 1949
