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Thread Number: 40268
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Sealed, In the Box, Never Used, Sunbeam Mixmaster 1-80 |
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Post# 427682 6/25/2020 at 20:47 (206 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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I posted this on AW.org but thought I would post here also.
Thank you to Martin (Yogitunes) for sending me this Sunbeam Mixer that he grabbed from an 1800 Victorian home/funeral parlour that is going to be demolished. The mixer was in one of the pantries, purchased from a store that closed in 1980. The house has been sitting for 10-15 years, fully furnished but untouched. Martin grabbed himself a GE washer and dryer and several window A/C units. The mixer was delivered today. Here are pics of the unboxing. Included was the instruction manual, recipe book, and plastic covers for the bowls. Gary | ||
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Post# 427687 , Reply# 1 6/25/2020 at 22:35 (206 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Wow! | ||
| Post# 427688 , Reply# 2 6/25/2020 at 22:49 (206 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Beautiful...
It's such a timeless design, never looks dated. How cool to find one new in the box! I have one of those mixers that I pieced together over several years. It's a long story that I've told before. I'm still looking for the stainless steel bowls but the pair of glass ones I have work just fine in the meantime. I've also got a Mixmaster Vista, chrome with a brown base, that has the work light over the bowl.
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| Post# 427704 , Reply# 4 6/26/2020 at 08:19 (205 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 427708 , Reply# 5 6/26/2020 at 08:34 (205 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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My aunt boughtthat exact same model new. | ||
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Post# 427715 , Reply# 6 6/26/2020 at 11:36 (205 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Thanks everyone. I have a similiar model (you can see part of it in the background in the last pic) but not in quite as new condition as this one. I'm guessing it probably cost around $100 in the early 70s which would be over $600 in today's value. My mom had the harvest gold version with glass bowls.
Gary | ||
| Post# 427722 , Reply# 7 6/26/2020 at 14:28 (205 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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That is a nice find. I like the Mixmaster mixers. I still have the one my mom bought for me when I got my own place. I now have the heavy duty Kitchenaid mixer. I like that one also. | ||
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Post# 427725 , Reply# 9 6/26/2020 at 15:12 (205 days old) by dysonman1 (Rolla, MO) |
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I love the Sunbeam MixMaster for quite a number of chores. KitchenAid for the rest.
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Post# 427734 , Reply# 10 6/26/2020 at 19:54 (205 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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The Sunbeam Mixer is great for beating batters and adding air to batters to make them light and fluffy. I have had a couple of different KitchenAids and a Cuisinart but currently have a similiar Sunbeam Mixmaster and a Bosch Universal Plus ....now that machine is a work horse and can knead dough for several loaves of bread, make large batches of cookies, etc. but it can also make a stiff egg white with just one egg.
Gary | ||
| Post# 427748 , Reply# 12 6/27/2020 at 07:12 (204 days old) by Oldsuck (Houston, Texas ) | ||
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The Real Question: Are ya gonna use it? 😏 | ||
| Post# 427762 , Reply# 14 6/27/2020 at 13:39 (204 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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My mother has a chrome Hamilton Beach mixer like the one in the photo in Reply #9, lower shelf, just above the water bottles. If I recall correctly, she got it as a wedding gift in 1961. My sister has a similar model in almond that she got as a wedding gift the first time around in 1988.
I just took a look on eBay and several sets of the stainless mixing bowls, no plastic lids, of course, are available right now for $30ish, including shipping. I'm just not sure whether I want to spend that much when I have perfectly serviceable glass bowls, one set for each mixer, already. I can't see that I'd be gaining anything in terms of functionality; I'd just be able to say that I have the "correct" bowls for the mixer. Whenever I see a stainless mixing bowl at a thrift shop, I always look for the Sunbeam logo on the bottom. It's the sort of thing I'll probably come across when I least expect it. | ||
| Post# 427781 , Reply# 17 6/27/2020 at 20:47 (204 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Well, I went and did it...
So I found a set of stainless steel bowls that were flying a little bit below the proverbial radar and running the clock out with no bids so I pulled the trigger on them. It turns out the glass bowls go for about the same as the stainless ones so I'm going to list one set of my glass bowls after the stainless ones arrive. We'll see what happens. If I'm lucky, I'll have upgraded for little or no cost. Although both of my mixers would have originally come with the stainless steel bowls, I plan to keep one set of glass ones. They're vintage Sunbeam-branded Fire King bowls with little spouts on the rim.
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Post# 427784 , Reply# 18 6/27/2020 at 21:53 (204 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 427786 , Reply# 20 6/27/2020 at 22:11 (204 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Gary; Yes. I found that too! The one I have is an MMB, which is the same model I grew up with. Barry | ||
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Post# 427804 , Reply# 21 6/28/2020 at 11:58 (203 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 428058 , Reply# 25 7/3/2020 at 08:57 (198 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 428139 , Reply# 26 7/4/2020 at 10:50 (197 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Update...
I just pulled my two Mixmasters out of the cabinet and examined the two sets of glass bowls. One set bears the Sunbeam and FireKing logos while the other is actually a newer set with no markings but is otherwise identical to the FireKing set. Both have spouts and textured bottoms. I'm keeping the FireKing bowls and will be listing the unbranded pair for sale.
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Post# 428333 , Reply# 28 7/9/2020 at 08:21 (192 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have (not sure WHY) service for 8 | ||
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Post# 428342 , Reply# 30 7/9/2020 at 09:50 (192 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I took it the right way. You'r eright. I THOUGHT I' | ||
| Post# 428347 , Reply# 31 7/9/2020 at 11:20 (192 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I had an egg custard colored 2 qt. Fire King baking dish with lid until a couple of weeks ago. I had pulled it out of the cabinet to use. It was sitting on my lap while I was putting a few things back and slid off, shattering on the floor from a fall of maybe four inches. Thankfully, I didn't get cut. For some perverse reason, I saved the undamaged lid.
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Post# 428349 , Reply# 32 7/9/2020 at 11:53 (192 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Edgar 😢 That's a shame. I would have kept the lid too. You never know. You could find the same bowl at a thrift store or something, minus its lid, and you'll be all set! Barry | ||
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Post# 428351 , Reply# 33 7/9/2020 at 12:25 (192 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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same | ||
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