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The only problem, even then, was that management usually (if not always) called all the shots. Phil Spector - who served as The Ronettes' manager - was the most notorious; his heavy-handed approach did not sit well with many of the people he worked with (including The Beatles' Paul McCartney...

1979 Sunbeam 3127B http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Sunbeam-Model-3127-3-hp-18-inch-Electric-Push-Lawn-Mower-Vintage-/252611139042 Date of manufacture: December 14, 1978 On/off switch in poor condition; this means the dynamic blade brake feature does not work as it should. Why? Seller claims unit...

Sunbeam "Mulcher" This fellow turned his old 1971 Sunbeam single-blader into a mulcher, that he calls a "hot rod" going by its new paint job. ~Ben

Sunbeam RE184B in Lake Oswego Yeah, but $500 for something like this from 1964? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-ELECTRIC-SUNBEAM-MOWER-1961-/322274204340?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276 ~Ben

Northwesty Brian, Both your B&Ds are quite old (pre-1965). I used to have a 1977 model 8209 deluxe weed/grass trimmer and a 1980 model 8124 16" hedge trimmer, but my parents threw both of them out basically because they took up space in the garage. Both were double insulated. I currently have...

Does anyone on here have any vintage electric grass/weed trimmers (from the 1970s and 1980s) to show us, including the likes of Weed Eater, Paramount, Black & Decker and Sears Craftsman (Weedwacker)? Thank you, Ben

How many of you on here actually still own any vintage electric string trimmers such as these? I did have a Black & Decker 8209 trimmer as well as a Sears Craftsman 257.797600 Weedwacker, but they were scrapped because they were "collecting dust" in the garage. Weed Eater is another example of...

Does anyone remember all the various Sears Craftsman electric Weedwacker string trimmers over the years? For example, in 1981 this was the lineup of electric Weedwackers they had: 9-7981 - most basic, 10" cut, green 9-7982 - step up, 12" cut, orange, with bail handle 9-7983 - heavy duty, 16"...

The first 50 seconds of this closing track from the Stones' 1969 album, Let It Bleed, sounds a bit over the top now, don't you think...? ~Ben

Does anyone know anything about the GE Elec-Trak E1 electric rotary walk behind mower? Despite what the link says above, GE Canada (then CGE) made its last electric lawn mowers in 1984 (no electric mower ever looked like that as a 1999 model!), as Black & Decker bought out GE's small appliance...

A440 They sure did, but as with all of B&D's cordless mowers the 8055 had problems. The battery tended to leak when in storage. However, the later CMM1000 had a different problem in that the safety key could activate the motor when removed.   ~Ben

Does anyone remember the Black & Decker model 8035 twin-blade rear-bag electric mower? There was also a cordless battery version called the 8055. What was unique about both these machines in that there were not only twin blades but twin motors, one for each blade. For example, if the 8035 had...

Rare 1983 Wards Twin Blade Mower http://www.ebay.com/itm/262574681890?euid=02508a2fcefe4824b181c8b3158e3485&bu=43177400950&cp=1&sojTags=bu=bu It's not often you see a Sunbeam twin-blade electric mower sold by Montgomery Ward (or "Monkey Wards" as some of you affectionally refer to the defunct...

E-800 for Sale on eBay! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1950s60s-Sunbeam-Electric-Reel-Power-Mower-model-E800-WORKS-GREAT-/122085101214 From the estate of an ex-Sunbeam employee for your consideration... ~Ben

Sunbeam Super Champ 2 Cycle Rear Bagger Perhaps the holy grail of all Sunbeam gas-powered lawn mowers would be the "Super Champ" 160cc 2-cycle gas engine rear-bagging lawn mower. Has anyone ever heard about that one? ~Ben

Sunbeam RE1800 Unfortunately, the original handle assembly has been replaced on this vintage Sunbeam so there is no motor switch per se that would shut the motor on or off... considering this unit was made around 1965, the original motor switch would stop the blade in about 5 seconds, but due...

tolivac Rex, I forgot to add that regarding the Sunbeam 919, Sears also sold a Craftsman version of that electric edger under catalog numbers 71-85730 (1984) and 71-79645 (1985-86). With the same 2.1 HP motor as their electric mowers which delivers the equivalent amount of high-load torque as...

Sunbeam Electric Lawn Edger Oh, and has anyone ever come across this rare Sunbeam electric lawn edger from circa 1983, a model 919? I mean, the placement of the motor makes me believe they could have revived their electric reel mower but with the double-insulated 12 amp motor. ~Ben

Here's my 1983 Sears Craftsman Mower in Action! But neither the front nor back yards were green enough for me to do any real testing, and as this machine draws 12 amps at 120 volts, then this machine may not be suited for the back yard as for the sake of motor protection only a 100-ft cord with...

warmsecondrinse Jim, The loudness of it used to bother me, just like with my Kirby Classic III vacuum cleaner. That was why I wore hearing protection at the time. ~Ben