Too way cool!
Wow...glad you all like my new friend, and this is really cool to see the other collections
Scott -- I want your mixer collection, period! I'm impressed! Venus/retro, you said it right -- I'm more apt to use and enjoy something, when it's not just an appliance, but something special, for some reason, like your Frankoma grabbed you. And the chrome does it for me, that's a definite! drmitch's "advice" is spot on, too, that's what I want to do with the kitchen -- retro 50's-60's chrome stuff. By the way, see the waffle iron/griddle in the bottom left center of scott's awesome collection that I am making active plans to steal....I had one like that, my stepmother gave it to me. I think I ditched it long ago, and now am kicking myself. Maybe I should go to the convention so that you all can do it for me.
Deeptub, I'm almost embarrassed to say, TFA is indeed where I picked it up, hence you saw my mixer. I paid way too much for it, I know, could have done better on ebay. But I'd been eyeing it for awhile, and decided to nab it after all. The toaster, chrome cannisters, and breadbox that I mentioned are also at TFA -- and I'm afraid, ungodly priced or not, I simply must acquire them.
Oh, before I forget to tell you, a meat grinder and dough hooks are en route -- whohoo, I can't wait! I should finish it out with a juicer attachment though, shouldn't I?
Something about this old stuff that I just like. I dunno, I was born in '64 -- guess a lot of this reminds me when things at least appeared simpler, easier, and more enjoyable. At that time, to me anyway, "technology" and "automation" was truly fascinating. You could see and feel that in appliances of the time -- unlike these days where form truly follows function. These days, appliances seem all so "generic" all alike. In the days we all seem to like, appliances were styled, made to be something pleasant, not only in their function, but form too. So things like Time-Line Washers, turquoise and pink, colors, lighted controls, chrome, pushbuttons, filligree -- oh hell, I don't know, call it old fashioned multi-media, I guess. Folks here have spoken of the aroma of certain detergents, the sound of automatic washer transmissions shifting in cycles, or a spin brake activating, the look of chrome, a shape, or some other now "dated" color, of suds and action in a front loader. For all the advances, for me, I guess, today's stuff just doesn't have the same "multimedia" experience.
Geeze, what a ramble -- bet y'all think I'm nuts now!
John
Wow...glad you all like my new friend, and this is really cool to see the other collections
Scott -- I want your mixer collection, period! I'm impressed! Venus/retro, you said it right -- I'm more apt to use and enjoy something, when it's not just an appliance, but something special, for some reason, like your Frankoma grabbed you. And the chrome does it for me, that's a definite! drmitch's "advice" is spot on, too, that's what I want to do with the kitchen -- retro 50's-60's chrome stuff. By the way, see the waffle iron/griddle in the bottom left center of scott's awesome collection that I am making active plans to steal....I had one like that, my stepmother gave it to me. I think I ditched it long ago, and now am kicking myself. Maybe I should go to the convention so that you all can do it for me. Deeptub, I'm almost embarrassed to say, TFA is indeed where I picked it up, hence you saw my mixer. I paid way too much for it, I know, could have done better on ebay. But I'd been eyeing it for awhile, and decided to nab it after all. The toaster, chrome cannisters, and breadbox that I mentioned are also at TFA -- and I'm afraid, ungodly priced or not, I simply must acquire them.
Oh, before I forget to tell you, a meat grinder and dough hooks are en route -- whohoo, I can't wait! I should finish it out with a juicer attachment though, shouldn't I?
Something about this old stuff that I just like. I dunno, I was born in '64 -- guess a lot of this reminds me when things at least appeared simpler, easier, and more enjoyable. At that time, to me anyway, "technology" and "automation" was truly fascinating. You could see and feel that in appliances of the time -- unlike these days where form truly follows function. These days, appliances seem all so "generic" all alike. In the days we all seem to like, appliances were styled, made to be something pleasant, not only in their function, but form too. So things like Time-Line Washers, turquoise and pink, colors, lighted controls, chrome, pushbuttons, filligree -- oh hell, I don't know, call it old fashioned multi-media, I guess. Folks here have spoken of the aroma of certain detergents, the sound of automatic washer transmissions shifting in cycles, or a spin brake activating, the look of chrome, a shape, or some other now "dated" color, of suds and action in a front loader. For all the advances, for me, I guess, today's stuff just doesn't have the same "multimedia" experience.
Geeze, what a ramble -- bet y'all think I'm nuts now!
John
