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The model 12 Mixmaster sold for $49.95 in the late 50's, chrome was only $10.00 more. I remember seeing my first Vista in 1964 at our local Coast to Coast for $44.95. The Vista line was a fair trade priced line to complete with cheaper appliances from other manufacturers. I didn't know the chrome existed until I worked at Sunbeam in the early 70's. If it followed like the rest, chrome would be $10.00 more. I bought a Chrome MM for my mother in 1968 and paid $72.00. It is still running and used almost daily. The Frigidaire range is another gift. I bought it Killingstad's, a local appliance and furniture store. I saved money from cutting asparagus before school. Its double oven and the second year General Motors offered self cleaning. You can see the bar under the florescent light that you pull to lock the door. Underneath is a small dial you turn to start. I have had a long standing love affair with all ranges from Frigidaire. They bake like a dream, have excellent self cleaning feature and I love the fat tube burners. I am also one of three people living on the planet how get, understand and love the burner with a brain. In this picture the burner pans are in the oven getting cleaned and you can see the lever is pulled and the small back knob on the backsplash.
The model 12 Mixmaster sold for $49.95 in the late 50's, chrome was only $10.00 more. I remember seeing my first Vista in 1964 at our local Coast to Coast for $44.95. The Vista line was a fair trade priced line to complete with cheaper appliances from other manufacturers. I didn't know the chrome existed until I worked at Sunbeam in the early 70's. If it followed like the rest, chrome would be $10.00 more. I bought a Chrome MM for my mother in 1968 and paid $72.00. It is still running and used almost daily. The Frigidaire range is another gift. I bought it Killingstad's, a local appliance and furniture store. I saved money from cutting asparagus before school. Its double oven and the second year General Motors offered self cleaning. You can see the bar under the florescent light that you pull to lock the door. Underneath is a small dial you turn to start. I have had a long standing love affair with all ranges from Frigidaire. They bake like a dream, have excellent self cleaning feature and I love the fat tube burners. I am also one of three people living on the planet how get, understand and love the burner with a brain. In this picture the burner pans are in the oven getting cleaned and you can see the lever is pulled and the small back knob on the backsplash.
