Cheating the Junk-Pile: The Purchase and Maintenance of Household Equipments

The author offers practical guidance for selecting, using, and caring for household equipment to avoid wasteful replacements and clutter. Emphasizing the householder as manager, the text recommends establishing a purchasing policy, evaluating devices by their desirable traits, and balancing cost with durability. Chapters describe common labor-saving appliances, methods for maintaining them to extend service life, and ways to coordinate suppliers and household personnel for greater efficiency. The aim is to help readers simplify domestic life, treat purchases as investments rather than expenses, and prevent the accumulation of unusable goods through informed buying and regular upkeep.