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Does anyone here collect small appliances?
I collect small appliances, mostly electric fans. I have a few vacuum cleaners also.
Lately I've been interested in old mixers, particularly stand models. I really like the Sunbeam Mixmasters. I've got a harvest gold one from the 70s. Yesterday I went to Goodwill and saw a newer red and black model, that looked like it never been used, so I picked it up. I probably shouldn't have but I mostly wanted it for comparison reasons. I like the KitchenAids too, but never had one. I do have a KitchenAid blender though. I also like the old Osterizer blenders, and newer ones too but don't have any. But a lot of the small kitchen appliances and power tools interest me. |
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Vacuum cleaners you say?
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I have two old air conditioners and will likely get more as I can find them. Only the older ones are powerful enough to keep me comfortable anyway.
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Small novelty home electronics, I guess.
I got odds and ends ranging from a Westinghouse pant hemm press to the Mastervoice Butler in a Box, which I guess you could call the 80's version of Alexa. Working with TV's and old computers, I realized once I got a twin tub washing machine that this house could run out of space really, really fast. |
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I wouldn't say that I collect them, but yeah, I have a few. I have 2 old fans, a manual toaster, a waffle iron, a host of clothing irons, a 1950s Roper stove, a wringer washing machine, 50s Admiral refrigerator, and a 1938 vacuum that I'm currently restoring (procrastinating).
>_> Ok, ok, geez, I guess I do collect appliances. Not to mention all the rest of my crap. |
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When I was a kid I used to voraciously collect fans 1960's and older, and old Vacuums (probably because of the movie The Brave Little Toaster), also rotary phones and a chrome toaster. Dumped all the vacuums (except an OLD Kirby) by the time I was 10 years old. Now vintage vacuums have been slowly creeping back into my collection...Got another toaster too.
When I have my own house things like vintage fridges and washing machines may become practical to keep...Presently (quoting W.C. Fields) "to me they are like elephants; I like to look at 'em, but wouldn't want to own one."
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Ever since I was very young, I have always enjoyed electric fans, and odd lamps, lighting fixtures, light bulbs and old electric clocks. I have a little collection of each of those things, most of which are actually in use. Also, old radios, televisions and older test equipment, and some older stereo equipment.
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Not even in stores you don't see so much vacuum cleaners per sqare meter.
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Last edited by andy; 11-18-2021 at 04:58 PM. |
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Great Kirby collection. I have several myself.
Back in the late 1950s, my dad sold Kirbys. I have a model 516 that he got back then. |
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I have a stand mixers (40's or 50's from GE, Hamilton-Beach, Sunbeam, Universal), a Hotpoint waffle iron that I believe dates from the early 20's, a 30's Kenmore upright vacuum & a variety of handhelds (Hoover, GE, Royal, Westinghouse). Also have a Silex juicer. Got rid of all the toasters. My wife always lists off all this stuff when telling me I collect too many things; slowly it's being sold off. Many of these still see occasional use.
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