Maytag 1952
Vintage Appliance Advertisements: Part Thirty-two
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Actually I do have a Kelvinator with a brine tank! It's a 1929 model if I am correct.
Universal 1950
My mom had two of those. One quit working, and she bought a later models in the late 1970s, when Universal was a GE division.
My Mom also had a Universal Coffeematic that I can recall as far back as 1954. In 1972 I bought a Universal Coffeematic at the Salvation Army Thrift Store for $2.00 and used it for many years. I gave it to my sister in 1978 and she gave it to her former MIL in about 1982 and she was still using it daily at that time. These electric percs were some of the very best that were made during the early 50’s.
Eddie
Eddie
phillymatt53
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I usually make my coffee in one of those cheap Single Cup drip coffeemakers.
However, on occasion, or if I have company, I use a Farberware 4 cup percolator.
I almost bought one, but they were rediculously expensive (see photo).
One day though, I was browsing a 2nd hand store at the mall and spotted one, in brand new never-used condition for $7! - I grabbed it!
However, on occasion, or if I have company, I use a Farberware 4 cup percolator.
I almost bought one, but they were rediculously expensive (see photo).
One day though, I was browsing a 2nd hand store at the mall and spotted one, in brand new never-used condition for $7! - I grabbed it!
I collected electric percolators for many years. Over the years from 1983 thru 2025 I owned at least 20 or more Farberware Superfast Perc’s.
The older Farberware Electric Perc’s that were still made in New York were very good, but their weak point was always the thermostats which tended to fail after a few years.
But since the early 1990’s they’ve been manufactured in China and they are JUNK. Many of them don’t work properly right outta the box, failing to get hot enough to properly brew the coffee in the first place, and then failing to keep it warm beyond lukewarm.
Eddie
The older Farberware Electric Perc’s that were still made in New York were very good, but their weak point was always the thermostats which tended to fail after a few years.
But since the early 1990’s they’ve been manufactured in China and they are JUNK. Many of them don’t work properly right outta the box, failing to get hot enough to properly brew the coffee in the first place, and then failing to keep it warm beyond lukewarm.
Eddie
vacerator
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Like Kevin 313 began buying percolators at age 8 at garage sales when Mr. Coffee and Norelco drip makers were the new thing. His father complained that the coffee was not hot or strong enough from one. All 400 line the top shelves on three walls of his museum.
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