Thread: Heck we still have one of these mixmasters

On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...

> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
> while browsing the toaster web site
>

I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and have
managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and received as
wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and toaster. I guess my
mom was very careful with her appliaces because all three are still in near
mint condition, though they all had frequent use, and still operate
flawlessly. My grandmother had a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than
the one in the picture. I also have it and it also still works flawlessly.
I have a toaster from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand
offhand. Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s,
a Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are all
intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on the other
pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I sometimes uses a
ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.

Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting display
in the kitchen.

There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.

Enjoy your Mixmaster!

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

phil..c wrote:
>
> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
> while browsing the toaster web site
>
> discovered that our old one is exactly this model
>
> It was mums and it still gets used probably once a month and the two
> bowls are still intact
>
> Which in itself is a miracle
>
> There is another one packed away somewhere as well
> never realised they were worth this much to collectors
>
> I think mum got it as as an anniversary present
>
> Also have two old hand wound egg beaters that must be over 60 years
> old and get a work out every so often

My dearly beloved grandmother's mixer looked exactly like that one, two
bowls & all ;> Thanks for prompting such fond memories. It's a shame
that many "modern" made products don't last nearly as long as the
'older' sorts do.

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

In article <[email protected] 7>,
[email protected] says...
>
> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>
> > http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
> > while browsing the toaster web site
> >
>
> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and have
> managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and received as
> wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and toaster. I guess my
> mom was very careful with her appliaces because all three are still in near
> mint condition, though they all had frequent use, and still operate
> flawlessly. My grandmother had a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than
> the one in the picture. I also have it and it also still works flawlessly.
> I have a toaster from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand
> offhand. Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s,
> a Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
> collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are all
> intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on the other
> pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I sometimes uses a
> ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>
> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting display
> in the kitchen.
>
> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>
> Enjoy your Mixmaster!

You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project is
wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
weekend.

On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...

> In article <[email protected] 7>,
> [email protected] says...
>>
>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>
>> > http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>> > while browsing the toaster web site
>> >
>>
>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and have
>> managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and received
>> as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and toaster. I
>> guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces because all three are
>> still in near mint condition, though they all had frequent use, and
>> still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an
>> older model than the one in the picture. I also have it and it also
>> still works flawlessly. I have a toaster from 1923, very decorative,
>> but I can't remember the brand offhand. Other items include a Hamilton
>> Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the
>> 1940s (from a drugstore), and a collection of glass vacuum coffee
>> makers. The coffee makers are all intact, but only one can still be
>> used. The rubber gaskets on the other pots have hardened and cannot be
>> replaced. The one I sometimes uses a ground glass seal rather than
>> rubber gasket.
>>
>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>> display in the kitchen.
>>
>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>
>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>
> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project is
> wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
> weekend.

Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones. Before
we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar to the one in
the following picture, except that the base is heavy brass. The handset is
bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also have the wall mounted bell box
that goes witih it. I wish I had kept more of them.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:27:31 -0500, Sky <[email protected]>
wrote:

>My dearly beloved grandmother's mixer looked exactly like that one, two
>bowls & all ;> Thanks for prompting such fond memories. It's a shame
>that many "modern" made products don't last nearly as long as the
>'older' sorts do.
>
>Sky

My Moms Sunbeam Mixmaster ( ca 1950s )
was a workhorse in the kitchen. It performed flawlessly,
automatically spinning the bowl, and mixing right to the edge.

My wife bought her Sunbeam in the 1970's.
It looked the same, but whatta piece of crap.
And those pretend "dough hooks"?
In time, it was relegated to that storage space
where unwanted utensils go to die.

Too bad... because the choice of mixers on the market
is pretty much the ( overpriced ) KitchenAid.... and not much else.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>
>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>> [email protected] says...
>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>
>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>
>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and have
>>> managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and received
>>> as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and toaster. I
>>> guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces because all three are
>>> still in near mint condition, though they all had frequent use, and
>>> still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an
>>> older model than the one in the picture. I also have it and it also
>>> still works flawlessly. I have a toaster from 1923, very decorative,
>>> but I can't remember the brand offhand. Other items include a Hamilton
>>> Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the
>>> 1940s (from a drugstore), and a collection of glass vacuum coffee
>>> makers. The coffee makers are all intact, but only one can still be
>>> used. The rubber gaskets on the other pots have hardened and cannot be
>>> replaced. The one I sometimes uses a ground glass seal rather than
>>> rubber gasket.
>>>
>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>>> display in the kitchen.
>>>
>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>
>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project is
>> wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
>> weekend.
>
> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones. Before
> we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar to the one in
> the following picture, except that the base is heavy brass. The handset is
> bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also have the wall mounted bell box
> that goes witih it. I wish I had kept more of them.
>

Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
mouthpiece....

--
Jean B.

On Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:14:51p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>>
>>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>>> [email protected] says...
>>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>>
>>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and
>>>> have managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and
>>>> received as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and
>>>> toaster. I guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces because
>>>> all three are still in near mint condition, though they all had
>>>> frequent use, and still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had a
>>>> Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than the one in the picture. I
>>>> also have it and it also still works flawlessly. I have a toaster
>>>> from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand offhand.
>>>> Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a
>>>> Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
>>>> collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are all
>>>> intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on the
>>>> other pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I sometimes
>>>> uses a ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>>>> display in the kitchen.
>>>>
>>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project
>>> is wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
>>> weekend.
>>
>> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones.
>> Before we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar
>> to the one in the following picture, except that the base is heavy
>> brass. The handset is bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also have
>> the wall mounted bell box that goes witih it. I wish I had kept more
>> of them.
>>
>
> Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
> mouthpiece....
>

Oops! Here it is. This is not my phone, but the style is identical. Mine
has an all brass base and cradle. The handset is bakelite.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=27wu8ux&s=5

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

"<RJ>" <[email protected]> wrote:
> My Moms Sunbeam Mixmaster ( ca 1950s )
> was a workhorse in the kitchen. It performed flawlessly,
> automatically spinning the bowl, and mixing right to the edge.

> My wife bought her Sunbeam in the 1970's.
> It looked the same, but whatta piece of crap.

I had the same experiences. Remembering my mothers workhorse
Mixmaster I bought one in the 1970s for my wife and myself.
It was junk.

> Too bad... because the choice of mixers on the market
> is pretty much the ( overpriced ) KitchenAid.... and not much else.

Well, apparently somebody at Sunbeam got a clue because they
now have a Mixmaster "Heritage" model that is metal bodied
and styled more like the old ones. I have read some good
reviews, and I'm tempted, but have not gotten one yet.

If anyone else has, or gets one, please let RFC know how it
works.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:14:51p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>>>
>>>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>>>> [email protected] says...
>>>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and
>>>>> have managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and
>>>>> received as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and
>>>>> toaster. I guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces because
>>>>> all three are still in near mint condition, though they all had
>>>>> frequent use, and still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had a
>>>>> Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than the one in the picture. I
>>>>> also have it and it also still works flawlessly. I have a toaster
>>>>> from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand offhand.
>>>>> Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a
>>>>> Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
>>>>> collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are all
>>>>> intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on the
>>>>> other pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I sometimes
>>>>> uses a ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>>>>> display in the kitchen.
>>>>>
>>>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>>>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project
>>>> is wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
>>>> weekend.
>>> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones.
>>> Before we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar
>>> to the one in the following picture, except that the base is heavy
>>> brass. The handset is bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also have
>>> the wall mounted bell box that goes witih it. I wish I had kept more
>>> of them.
>>>
>> Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
>> mouthpiece....
>>
>
> Oops! Here it is. This is not my phone, but the style is identical. Mine
> has an all brass base and cradle. The handset is bakelite.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=27wu8ux&s=5
>
Definitely not a stick phone then. Mine is like this:

http://www.antiquehelper.com/auctionimages/22059t.jpg

--
Jean B.

On Fri 03 Apr 2009 10:55:28a, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:14:51p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>>>>
>>>>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>>>>> [email protected] says...
>>>>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and
>>>>>> have managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and
>>>>>> received as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and
>>>>>> toaster. I guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces
>>>>>> because all three are still in near mint condition, though they all
>>>>>> had frequent use, and still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had
>>>>>> a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than the one in the picture. I
>>>>>> also have it and it also still works flawlessly. I have a toaster
>>>>>> from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand offhand.
>>>>>> Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a
>>>>>> Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
>>>>>> collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are
>>>>>> all intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on
>>>>>> the other pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I
>>>>>> sometimes uses a ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>>>>>> display in the kitchen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>>>>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project
>>>>> is wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
>>>>> weekend.
>>>> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones.
>>>> Before we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar
>>>> to the one in the following picture, except that the base is heavy
>>>> brass. The handset is bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also
>>>> have the wall mounted bell box that goes witih it. I wish I had kept
>>>> more of them.
>>>>
>>> Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
>>> mouthpiece....
>>>
>>
>> Oops! Here it is. This is not my phone, but the style is identical.
>> Mine has an all brass base and cradle. The handset is bakelite.
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=27wu8ux&s=5
>>
> Definitely not a stick phone then. Mine is like this:
>
> http://www.antiquehelper.com/auctionimages/22059t.jpg
>

No, I know from stick phones. My grandparents had one, but without a dial.
I can still remember picking up the receiver and the operator answering
with "What number please?" You also asked the same operator for
information and even the time of day. :-)

Our two brass phones would make a nice pair! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 03 Apr 2009 10:55:28a, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:14:51p, Jean B. told us...
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>>>>>> [email protected] says...
>>>>>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>>>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances and
>>>>>>> have managed to collect a few. My parents were married in 1937 and
>>>>>>> received as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater mixer, and
>>>>>>> toaster. I guess my mom was very careful with her appliaces
>>>>>>> because all three are still in near mint condition, though they all
>>>>>>> had frequent use, and still operate flawlessly. My grandmother had
>>>>>>> a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than the one in the picture. I
>>>>>>> also have it and it also still works flawlessly. I have a toaster
>>>>>>> from 1923, very decorative, but I can't remember the brand offhand.
>>>>>>> Other items include a Hamilton Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a
>>>>>>> Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a
>>>>>>> collection of glass vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are
>>>>>>> all intact, but only one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on
>>>>>>> the other pots have hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I
>>>>>>> sometimes uses a ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an interesting
>>>>>>> display in the kitchen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>>>>>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend project
>>>>>> is wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line phones this
>>>>>> weekend.
>>>>> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones.
>>>>> Before we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is similar
>>>>> to the one in the following picture, except that the base is heavy
>>>>> brass. The handset is bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece. I also
>>>>> have the wall mounted bell box that goes witih it. I wish I had kept
>>>>> more of them.
>>>>>
>>>> Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
>>>> mouthpiece....
>>>>
>>> Oops! Here it is. This is not my phone, but the style is identical.
>>> Mine has an all brass base and cradle. The handset is bakelite.
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=27wu8ux&s=5
>>>
>> Definitely not a stick phone then. Mine is like this:
>>
>> http://www.antiquehelper.com/auctionimages/22059t.jpg
>>
>
> No, I know from stick phones. My grandparents had one, but without a dial.
> I can still remember picking up the receiver and the operator answering
> with "What number please?" You also asked the same operator for
> information and even the time of day. :-)
>
> Our two brass phones would make a nice pair! :-)
>
They would, wouldn't they? I guess the ones lacking a dial would
be of no use now. Mine actually works. We have another rotary
phone, not very old. It is funny when my daughter's friends are
here, because they don't know how to use them!

--
Jean B.

On Fri 03 Apr 2009 02:20:17p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 03 Apr 2009 10:55:28a, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 06:14:51p, Jean B. told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed 01 Apr 2009 10:38:53a, T told us...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In article <[email protected] 7>,
>>>>>>> [email protected] says...
>>>>>>>> On Tue 31 Mar 2009 06:54:08p, phil..c told us...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.toastercentral.com/asunmix10.jpg
>>>>>>>>> while browsing the toaster web site
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm very interested in vintage and antique electric appliances
>>>>>>>> and have managed to collect a few. My parents were married in
>>>>>>>> 1937 and received as wedding gifts a GE waffle iron, 3-beater
>>>>>>>> mixer, and toaster. I guess my mom was very careful with her
>>>>>>>> appliaces because all three are still in near mint condition,
>>>>>>>> though they all had frequent use, and still operate flawlessly.
>>>>>>>> My grandmother had a Sunbeam Mixmaster, an older model than the
>>>>>>>> one in the picture. I also have it and it also still works
>>>>>>>> flawlessly. I have a toaster from 1923, very decorative, but I
>>>>>>>> can't remember the brand offhand. Other items include a Hamilton
>>>>>>>> Beach stand mixer from the 1930s, a Hamilton Beach Malt Mixer
>>>>>>>> from the 1940s (from a drugstore), and a collection of glass
>>>>>>>> vacuum coffee makers. The coffee makers are all intact, but only
>>>>>>>> one can still be used. The rubber gaskets on the other pots have
>>>>>>>> hardened and cannot be replaced. The one I sometimes uses a
>>>>>>>> ground glass seal rather than rubber gasket.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, they're fun to have and fun to use, and make an
>>>>>>>> interesting display in the kitchen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There was no apparent planned obselecence in the old days.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Enjoy your Mixmaster!
>>>>>>> You collect old appliances, I collect old phones. My weekend
>>>>>>> project is wiring up my old 1A2 key-switch unit to my multi-line
>>>>>>> phones this weekend.
>>>>>> Years ago when I worked for the Bell System I collected old phones.
>>>>>> Before we moved to Arizona I sold all but one of them. It is
>>>>>> similar to the one in the following picture, except that the base
>>>>>> is heavy brass. The handset is bakelite with a cupped mouthpiece.
>>>>>> I also have the wall mounted bell box that goes witih it. I wish I
>>>>>> had kept more of them.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Um, where's the pic? I have a brass stick phone, with a bakelite
>>>>> mouthpiece....
>>>>>
>>>> Oops! Here it is. This is not my phone, but the style is identical.
>>>> Mine has an all brass base and cradle. The handset is bakelite.
>>>>
>>>> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=27wu8ux&s=5
>>>>
>>> Definitely not a stick phone then. Mine is like this:
>>>
>>> http://www.antiquehelper.com/auctionimages/22059t.jpg
>>>
>>
>> No, I know from stick phones. My grandparents had one, but without a
>> dial. I can still remember picking up the receiver and the operator
>> answering with "What number please?" You also asked the same operator
>> for information and even the time of day. :-)
>>
>> Our two brass phones would make a nice pair! :-)
>>
> They would, wouldn't they? I guess the ones lacking a dial would
> be of no use now. Mine actually works. We have another rotary
> phone, not very old. It is funny when my daughter's friends are
> here, because they don't know how to use them!
>

My brass phone works just fine, as does the wall-mounted bell box. Phones
lacking the dial are still useful as extensions that can be answered. You
just can't originate calls.

It seems only friends around my age really know how to use a dial phone. I
remember the first time one of David's daughters visited our house in Ohio
and wanted to make a call. The closest phone was a dial phone, to which
she questioned, "where are the buttons to push?"

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> My brass phone works just fine, as does the wall-mounted bell box. Phones
> lacking the dial are still useful as extensions that can be answered. You
> just can't originate calls.
>
> It seems only friends around my age really know how to use a dial phone. I
> remember the first time one of David's daughters visited our house in Ohio
> and wanted to make a call. The closest phone was a dial phone, to which
> she questioned, "where are the buttons to push?"
>
It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well
when one is instructed to press certain buttons.

--
Jean B.

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:27:05 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

>It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well
>when one is instructed to press certain buttons.

And kids today have never seen a phone number like IV-8-2450. The
I-V was for the Ivanhoe exchange in Lansing MI. Our familes home
number before area codes were even contemplated.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:27:05 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well
>> when one is instructed to press certain buttons.
>
> And kids today have never seen a phone number like IV-8-2450. The
> I-V was for the Ivanhoe exchange in Lansing MI. Our familes home
> number before area codes were even contemplated.
>
Ah yes. I am still well aware of the word prefix for our phone
number.

--
Jean B.

On Sat 04 Apr 2009 05:27:05a, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> My brass phone works just fine, as does the wall-mounted bell box.
>> Phones lacking the dial are still useful as extensions that can be
>> answered. You just can't originate calls.
>>
>> It seems only friends around my age really know how to use a dial
>> phone. I remember the first time one of David's daughters visited our
>> house in Ohio and wanted to make a call. The closest phone was a dial
>> phone, to which she questioned, "where are the buttons to push?"
>>
> It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well
> when one is instructed to press certain buttons.
>

Yes, that could make it very frustrating. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

On Sat 04 Apr 2009 06:52:24a, Jean B. told us...

> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:27:05 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well when
>>> one is instructed to press certain buttons.
>>
>> And kids today have never seen a phone number like IV-8-2450. The
>> I-V was for the Ivanhoe exchange in Lansing MI. Our familes home
>> number before area codes were even contemplated.
>>
> Ah yes. I am still well aware of the word prefix for our phone
> number.
>

I remember converting from letter prefixes to numbers. It was briefly
frustrating. There were some odd coincidences with the letters, too. In
Ohio, our home number was in the TUxedo exchange, whereas my dad's ofice was
in the UTah exchange, so both began 88...

Lest we never forget the movie title, BUtterfield 8.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sat 04 Apr 2009 06:52:24a, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>> On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:27:05 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's amusing, isn't it? Of course, such phones don't work well when
>>>> one is instructed to press certain buttons.
>>> And kids today have never seen a phone number like IV-8-2450. The
>>> I-V was for the Ivanhoe exchange in Lansing MI. Our familes home
>>> number before area codes were even contemplated.
>>>
>> Ah yes. I am still well aware of the word prefix for our phone
>> number.
>>
>
> I remember converting from letter prefixes to numbers. It was briefly
> frustrating. There were some odd coincidences with the letters, too. In
> Ohio, our home number was in the TUxedo exchange, whereas my dad's ofice was
> in the UTah exchange, so both began 88...
>
> Lest we never forget the movie title, BUtterfield 8.
>
LOL! I'd give my old exchange, but it is still my numerical
exchange. Maybe soon...

--
Jean B.

[email protected] wrote:



> Well, apparently somebody at Sunbeam got a clue because they
> now have a Mixmaster "Heritage" model that is metal bodied
> and styled more like the old ones. I have read some good
> reviews, and I'm tempted, but have not gotten one yet.

> If anyone else has, or gets one, please let RFC know how it
> works.

My suggestions, since you're asking:

Take a close look at a new one and you will find that it is made in
china, and that there is nothing metallic about the crappy chrome-like
plastic housing.

You will be far better off hunting in antique shops for a real
mixmaster.

Familiarize yourself with the brand by looking at sites like
http://decodan.com/ then go shopping.

Even a single drop of light machine oil in the oil holes will loosen up
a good unit, right in the store.

I have a 1957 model and it runs like s sewing machine.

HTH