Home Goods

An illustration of an installed PureAire kitchen.

A consumer space heater prototype.

A radiator intended to be installed in a home.

A man demonstrating the use of a Pureaire kitchen.

An example of a kitchen unit produced by the Parsons Corporation.

Women demonstrating features of a Pureaire kitchen.

Pureaire kitchen sinks being manufactured.

A Pureaire kitchen installed in a home.

Various sink sizes available in the Pureaire kitchen unit.

A woman using a Pureaire kitchen.

A toolbox manufactured by the Parsons Corporation.

After the war, Parsons redirected the company's industrial capacity to produce several products for the home. The most successful of these was the Pureaire Kitchen, which essentially consisted of a fridge, stove, oven, sink, and cabinets in a closet with a closed air system that stowed away into a wall. Supposedly you could set something to cook and close the doors, and the smells would not escape into the home. It was meant to be the modern, healthy kitchen of the future, and the design and advertisements for the product reflect this hope.