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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:37 AM
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Anyone still using an appliance from the 1950's? See my toaster
This is a sunbeam toaster I'm still using from the 50's. My roommate got it from his former MIL who is deceased. We have been using it without any problems since the 80's. The elegance, simplicity, and durability is second to none. The only knob on this toaster is for temperature control.

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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:42 AM
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1. want!
:bounce:
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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:48 AM
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5. It's your lucky day!
You can buy them on ebay, model T-35 for about $75-$100
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theNotoriousP.I.G. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:43 AM
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2. What's your roommates name?
Felix Unger? That fucker is clean!
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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:52 AM
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6. I think it's made of chrome.
Doesn't scratch and polishes up nicely. :hi:
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:45 AM
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3. I have a pancake electric skillet that's older than me. It's at least 50 years old
But it still works. Apparently heating elements never go bad.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 11:47 AM
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4. I remember toasters like that one!
appliances back then NEVER wore out, and we were foolish to get rid of them.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 12:00 PM
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7. meh
if you can't post facebook updates on it what good is it?





:P






my toaster is from the mid 80s and I thought IT was the toaster that won't die!
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Frosty1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 12:50 PM
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8. I have one too.
I got it from my mother-in-law when she went into the nursing home. It's chrome and cleans up easy.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 01:02 PM
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9. My mom has one very similar to that from her mid-50s wedding.
She's had it repaired maybe twice.

Meanwhile, I'm on toaster number, oh, I don't know, six, maybe?
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Seedersandleechers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 01:09 PM
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10. This toaster has been functional
without ANY repairs since about 1957.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 01:43 PM
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11. I was born in the late 1950s, so...
I guess I can say I am still using an appliance from the 1950s.

Hey...you asked...
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hayu_lol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 03:23 PM
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12. Most modern appliances compared to the older models...
are just junk.

Still using a waffle iron(one of those wedding gift specials)from the mid-30s. Had to rewire once...insulation burned where the wire connected with the heating elements.

Heavy metal and good chrome plating.

Bought a replacement(Black and Decker)a couple of years ago, was unhappy with it and rewired the old one then.
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-11 10:17 PM
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13. 1948 Chambers Stove....
50s model frigidaire...have a similar chrome toaster....my whole kitchen down to plates and glasses are from this era.
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