a lovely specimen! And so nicely maintained. love the "retro diner" sugar dispenser, too. I sure wish you'd gotten a reflection of your face in the toaster...
don't you love how LONG the toaster cords used to be?
I have one of these. bought it at a garage sale for like $5. It's the best thing ever, and I dread the day it fails on me. I actually had to replace the old braided fabric cord with a new one. $5 in maintenance costs in 60 years isn't too shabby at all though. Mine isn't as shiny as your though.
This toaster was made until 1996 with just a few minor changes over the years. To answer your question as to why toasters are not made like this today it is because the mechanism this toaster uses is considered more expensive than what they use in modern toasters. Cost as a matter of fact is what made Sunbeam kill this model off 1996. No one wanted to pay the $85 dollars this toaster cost in the mid 90's when they could pick up the $9.99 special at Wal-Mart or Target...PAT COFFEY
a lovely specimen! And so nicely maintained. love the "retro diner" sugar dispenser, too. I sure wish you'd gotten a reflection of your face in the toaster...
don't you love how LONG the toaster cords used to be?
chrometoaster 5 months ago
I have one just like this. Is was my grandfather's back in the day. The cord is bad on mine also. Need to get it repaired someday
GNick42 8 months ago
I have one of these. bought it at a garage sale for like $5. It's the best thing ever, and I dread the day it fails on me. I actually had to replace the old braided fabric cord with a new one. $5 in maintenance costs in 60 years isn't too shabby at all though. Mine isn't as shiny as your though.
itsalljustaride 8 months ago
This toaster was made until 1996 with just a few minor changes over the years. To answer your question as to why toasters are not made like this today it is because the mechanism this toaster uses is considered more expensive than what they use in modern toasters. Cost as a matter of fact is what made Sunbeam kill this model off 1996. No one wanted to pay the $85 dollars this toaster cost in the mid 90's when they could pick up the $9.99 special at Wal-Mart or Target...PAT COFFEY
vintageappliguy 9 months ago