My NIB find today... Toastmaster Serv•It•Hot

[hooverwheelaway]

Found this today while out thrifting... completely NIB. Only $9.99. Not entirely sure of the vintage.. thinking late 70s, maybe?

Haven't been able to bring myself to pop the staples yet. LOL

And I would probably never actually use it...
But, it's NIB, so I had to buy it.

Y'all know how it goes.



~Fred

 

[hooverwheelaway]

The backside.

 

[polkanut]

Fred,

Now you can host all those "wonderful" holiday buffets. LOL!

 

[tlee618]

That is really neat Fred, I have never seen one of those before. Just think of the "fab" dinner parties you can have now with piping hot food no less!!

 

[frontaloadotmy]

$9.99

is a small price for "piping hot" food!!!

 

[petek]

Wonders never cease, never heard of that thing before. I think you ought to use it, just make sure your insurance is paid up in case of fire

 

[danemodsandy]

Oh. My. God.

That is a terrific item and find. It's a home version of the "hot lamps" that are used in restaurants while food is waiting to be served. I remember them being sold in the early '80s, when I first was in the housewares biz.

It really works. I'm jealous as hell.

 

[dalangdon]

I've got one of these. It's not a heat lamp, it's like a Calrod burner, but in a straight line, and about a foot long.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Great MIB Find

Oh god Fred that's wonderful, I also have a weakness for anything MIB, looks like fun, when you do finally pop the staples you will have to photograph it for us.

 

[danemodsandy]

Dan:

I sort of misspoke. "Heat lamp" is sort of a generic, catch-all term used in restaurants for this sort of thing- I didn't mean to imply that it necessarily employed an infrared lamp or something similar. Actually, the technical term for this is a "salamander". but I cannot remember the last time I heard that word used. There are salamanders that warm and ones that put out enough heat to brown the top of food.

 

[brettsomers]

i was thinking the same thing Pete was. that looks dangerous! imagine a bread basket going up in flames, or burned cabinets... or a ruined countertop! lol

still a cool item!

 

[wringer_clean]

Come on Fred, OPEN IT

Hey Fred,
Fabulous Find!!
We're all smitten with curiosity.
We want to see it!!
Aren't you dying to look inside??
I know I would be.
Come on, come on, come on!!
OPEN IT!!