little-edie
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wonderful photos! thanks!!
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blackstone
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Jimmy,
I didn't see any blenders on your shelves, but would you be interested in this Iona blender? It seems to work, but I have not put any food into it. Made locally in Connecticut. I'm undecided about whether or not to keep it, but if someone is interested, I would let it go to a good home.
Fred.
I didn't see any blenders on your shelves, but would you be interested in this Iona blender? It seems to work, but I have not put any food into it. Made locally in Connecticut. I'm undecided about whether or not to keep it, but if someone is interested, I would let it go to a good home.
Fred.
filterflo
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Hi Fred, Happy New Year. The blender dept in my showroom is on the opposite side of the room! So I didnt take any pictures of it. I only have about 15 blenders (so far). Well, maybe 20! Thanks for the offer on the Iona blender, but maybe someone else could use it instead of me. Iona is not my favorite brand.......but it sure does look neat....I appreciate the offer just the same. Now if it was the elusive Hollywood Blender! Ever seen one of those?
filterflo
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Hollywood Blender, pretty rare and hard to find. Anyone own one?
Love those Hollywood blenders. I haven't got one yet either. Occasionally one will show up on ebay but have resisted so far. I think I'm at about 40 give or take which is probably enough for now because collecting them just got me going collecting all the other stuff which has overtaken everything LOL
Filter Flo,
Wow that Proctor Silex iron brought back memories...my sister and I gave that same model to my mom for a Xmas present one year. If I remember correctly it has the reversible cord?
Gary
Wow that Proctor Silex iron brought back memories...my sister and I gave that same model to my mom for a Xmas present one year. If I remember correctly it has the reversible cord?
Gary
Definitely,
you should enjoy this iron. I remember using one in the 1970's. Heavy enough to feel 'right' in your hand, decent steam output and just plain pleasant to use.
Distilled water was a must for those irons in Colorado, though. Something about the water just ate up their guts. So you might want to be careful there.
Seems like their thermostats kept the temperature more accurately then the current irons, or maybe it was just all that mass. Anyway, I can remember ironing the last of the Nytest shirts with one and not melting it.
you should enjoy this iron. I remember using one in the 1970's. Heavy enough to feel 'right' in your hand, decent steam output and just plain pleasant to use.
Distilled water was a must for those irons in Colorado, though. Something about the water just ate up their guts. So you might want to be careful there.
Seems like their thermostats kept the temperature more accurately then the current irons, or maybe it was just all that mass. Anyway, I can remember ironing the last of the Nytest shirts with one and not melting it.
HI FilterFlo
I have a Westinghouse iron just exactly like the one that you have shown. I bought it for my mother in 1962 at the local Jewell T for $15.00. I still have the box for it and is on display in my kitchen. I believe the thermostat may have a regulation problem? It heats up way to high and doesn't seem to shut off soon enough. Is it possible to have it looked at and get it repaired?
My grandmother had a Mary Proctor iron with a really neat plastic(I believe)transulcent red and yellow handle on it. Have fun. Gary
I have a Westinghouse iron just exactly like the one that you have shown. I bought it for my mother in 1962 at the local Jewell T for $15.00. I still have the box for it and is on display in my kitchen. I believe the thermostat may have a regulation problem? It heats up way to high and doesn't seem to shut off soon enough. Is it possible to have it looked at and get it repaired?
My grandmother had a Mary Proctor iron with a really neat plastic(I believe)transulcent red and yellow handle on it. Have fun. Gary
Sandy, it'd be a shame not to use this iron. I'm quite fond of the next generation GE version that I believe uses similar internals but is slightly more sylized. The beautiful thing about these GE's is that they're completely repairable. I've been using one as my daily driver for the last couple years- everyone that tries it can't believe how nicely it works. If you run into trouble just let us know, I might have one in your model in the basement for parts- Cory
danemodsandy
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Cory:
That's the most reassuring message I've read here in a long time!
I have some things to do to this one before putting it into real use. I think it really needs a descaling inside, and I need to get busy with the emery paper and 0000 steel wool on the soleplate- there was a dark, rough patch on it, near the heel. A Brillo pad smoothed it, but it's still ug and lee.
I can't wait to run this baby over a dress shirt! Thanks to you and to Jimmy, I'm greatly reassured about using this iron. I hate it when someone runs a neat vintage item into the ground, so I was trying to make sure I got the scoop before proceeding. I really appreciate it.
That's the most reassuring message I've read here in a long time!
I have some things to do to this one before putting it into real use. I think it really needs a descaling inside, and I need to get busy with the emery paper and 0000 steel wool on the soleplate- there was a dark, rough patch on it, near the heel. A Brillo pad smoothed it, but it's still ug and lee.
I can't wait to run this baby over a dress shirt! Thanks to you and to Jimmy, I'm greatly reassured about using this iron. I hate it when someone runs a neat vintage item into the ground, so I was trying to make sure I got the scoop before proceeding. I really appreciate it.
danemodsandy
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Must Find Some Vintage Fabrics!
I just took a close look at the ironing guide on the handle- it shows several synthetics I haven't thought of in years:
- Acrilan
- Creslan
- Orlon
- Dacron
- Fortrel
- Kodel
- Trevira
All of these are acrylics and polyesters, but I haven't seen these names in a long, long time.
I just took a close look at the ironing guide on the handle- it shows several synthetics I haven't thought of in years:
- Acrilan
- Creslan
- Orlon
- Dacron
- Fortrel
- Kodel
- Trevira
All of these are acrylics and polyesters, but I haven't seen these names in a long, long time.
, permitted I would love to have a large collection of small appliances. All the different styles and designs intrigue me.
Ancient? Ancient!
Such irons are referred to in the trade as "vintage", my dear. Ancient would be heated stones at worst and coal heated sad irons at best! *LOL*
Have had several vintage steam irons (Mary Proctor, General Electric), featured above, but they really aren't my thing as one prefers to iron damp laundry dry. For this I use vintage 1940's - 1905's dry irons like Proctor's "Never Lift" or "Champion" irons. Had a Westinghouse iron (the dry version of the above), but it burnt out after years of use.
Personally wouldn't use any of the old steam irons (anything before 1960 or so) as steam, as they do not produce the same steam as today's modern irons, IMHO. Also many will only steam within a certian range, that is if one wishes to steam iron silk, and the silk setting is not in the steam range, then it is no go.
My favourite vintage steam iron would be any of the Sunbeam's with self cleaning functions, and "burst of steam". IIRC, General Electric also made models with the same features.
Neat collection though! Now you need a copy of Mary Proctor's ironing book to make things complete.
L.
Such irons are referred to in the trade as "vintage", my dear. Ancient would be heated stones at worst and coal heated sad irons at best! *LOL*
Have had several vintage steam irons (Mary Proctor, General Electric), featured above, but they really aren't my thing as one prefers to iron damp laundry dry. For this I use vintage 1940's - 1905's dry irons like Proctor's "Never Lift" or "Champion" irons. Had a Westinghouse iron (the dry version of the above), but it burnt out after years of use.
Personally wouldn't use any of the old steam irons (anything before 1960 or so) as steam, as they do not produce the same steam as today's modern irons, IMHO. Also many will only steam within a certian range, that is if one wishes to steam iron silk, and the silk setting is not in the steam range, then it is no go.
My favourite vintage steam iron would be any of the Sunbeam's with self cleaning functions, and "burst of steam". IIRC, General Electric also made models with the same features.
Neat collection though! Now you need a copy of Mary Proctor's ironing book to make things complete.
L.
danemodsandy
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Launderess:
If we guess correctly here, this iron was made somewhere in the 1970 time frame. At that point, Yours Truly was just graduating high school.
Believe me, that's ancient!
If we guess correctly here, this iron was made somewhere in the 1970 time frame. At that point, Yours Truly was just graduating high school.
Believe me, that's ancient!
The plastic bottled Proctor Silex,, that's one of those take-apart ones isn't it...Lifelong models
H1F115 - Must be 1950s
My parents received nearly that exact iron when they were married in 1958. Dad worked for GE/Hotpoint and it probably was a gift. I swear ours had a water-window. It worked until my cousin dropped in on the floor while visiting in 1966. Besides that, I'm quite certain those cloth cords were gone well before the 1970s hit.
... Other 1960s tragedies including Mom immersing the non-immersible Sunbeam Coffeemaster vacuum coffeemaker. Fortunately, Sunbeam was next door to Hotpoint in Chicago and so it was fixed and put back into service.
My parents received nearly that exact iron when they were married in 1958. Dad worked for GE/Hotpoint and it probably was a gift. I swear ours had a water-window. It worked until my cousin dropped in on the floor while visiting in 1966. Besides that, I'm quite certain those cloth cords were gone well before the 1970s hit.
... Other 1960s tragedies including Mom immersing the non-immersible Sunbeam Coffeemaster vacuum coffeemaker. Fortunately, Sunbeam was next door to Hotpoint in Chicago and so it was fixed and put back into service.
