Thread Number: 44821
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Post# 465453 , Reply# 1   8/22/2023 at 22:13 (447 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Sounds like an Osterizer Cycle Blend or similar. These types of push button Osters are very common in thrift stores and places like that. I have one from maybe the 90s with a plastic base.
They are good blenders. They still make similar models today but not nearly as well made as those. You can still get new blades and other parts for the vintage ones too. Some people use a caning jar in place of the large one for other tasks. |
Post# 465799 , Reply# 4   9/3/2023 at 17:17 (435 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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My parents had a late '60s/early '70s vintage Osterizer blender like what's being described. The thing was monstrously heavy and built like a tank—industrial strength by today's standards. The motor unit had a chrome metal housing and the jar part was thick glass. At some point, the spout on the jar got chipped, but Mom kept using it. I have no idea what happened to it, but I doubt she still has it. At age 87, she and heavy things just don't get along anymore.
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Post# 465810 , Reply# 5   9/3/2023 at 23:09 (435 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)   |   | |
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Edgar,
That sounds like the one my parents had in the 1970s. They let me take it years ago, as they were no longer using it. I'm ashamed to say, I haven't used it either. Back in the day, I used to make milkshakes in it. The fact that I haven't used the Osterizer makes me really question why we bought a Vitamix recently. |