Oster blender

[Versatronic]

OK, here's the lazy susan

I have some other lazy susans, but nothing compares to this one. The flash bleached out the picture a bit, but I think you can make out the design ok.

 

[Versatronic]

Two Go-With Pieces

Here are two pieces I picked up this year. I saw the piece on the left in version where the bottom piece was pink instead of turquoise. I'll take whatever color you find, though. The piece on the right has bright yellow bakelite balls on the feet which date it pretty well.

I have lots and lots of vintage kitchen stuff, and I have to say, these 3 pieces are my very favorites.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Okay, Vers, got a good picture in my head of the Lazy Susan, et al. Will keep my eyes peeled.

Here's a question for you. And for all the other people who collect vintage smalls: Do you use 'em? On a regular basis, I mean, not just for special occasions.

I use all of mine, in fact I've disposed (one way or another) of all the new-plastic-junk appliances the vintage ones replaced. Even my shaver is from 1972. And the hair dryer I bought Mom is from '67 or thereabouts. Hmmm. Need to post a pic of that.

Now I'm looking for one of the early Crock Pots with the plastic housing and the removable control. Seen 'em in Poppy and Avocado. Neither color is a fave, but that can be fixed, no?

veg

 

[Versatronic]

Not happy

I'll answer your above question is a few minutes, veg, but first, here is one of the scores I had on eBay last week. And this should be a glorious moment, but it's not. I've wanted to get a turquoise colored Waring for a long time. I've seen some of the rocket shaped ones, but the paint was all scratched off. I wanted one in great conditon. So one came up on eBay and I didn't get it cheap. It came in a lot of stuff that I could actually used and didn't mind having, but it was the blender I was after.

Well it didn't survive the trip. The base was just sitting in a box, no protection, no double-boxing, nothing for it to fend of the typically brutal treatment that UPS inflicts on all their packages. I hate them. I don't thing I've ever received anything through UPS that wasn't smashed to bits, the bastards, and their insurance is a joke. I've been through this before. You see, in order to qualify for their "free" insurance, the packaging must strictly follow their guidelines. If the contents of the package breaks, well then it doesn't qualify for insurance. Seriously, if it arrives safely, it qualifies because it was packaged safely. If it doesn't, no insurance, you didn't pack it right.

Bastards.

Oh, and there's a chip off the thing in the back and some splits up through the plastic as well.

Bastards.

Oh, and when you contact the eBay seller, they say "Oh, I can't believe it, and I packaged it so well! Well, just send it back and I refund your purchase purchase." Oh, so I paid for 20 bucks for shipping and 20 bucks to ship it back, I dropped 40 bucks and I have NOTHING to show for it. Yeah, sure, it will be in the mail tomorrow.

"That's what all the major auctioneers do."

Bastards.

In case you haven't already picked it up, get smashed to bit small appliances or other stuff in the mail is a totally common occurence. It happens to me all the time. I expect everything to arrive broken. If it's not broken, I'm overjoyed.

Bastards.

 

[Versatronic]

OK then

Veg said: "Here's a question for you. And for all the other people who collect vintage smalls: Do you use 'em? On a regular basis, I mean, not just for special occasions."

Well, for all intents and purposes, yes. With just one minor exception. If I want to make some toast, I pop the bread into whatever toaster I have out at the time. If I mix up a mai tai or a Blue Hawaiian, I crank up the vintage bar blender. I just made a half a pot of coffee on my vintage West Bend automatic drip coffee maker. Like I need to get more jacked up right now. Should have gone the Blue Hawaiian route. Yeah, I use them all, big or small.

The only exception is when I get the occassional virgin never-used-still-in-the-box finds. With those, I usually keep them unused in the same museum condition. Either I have a beat up back-up of the same item for actual use or grab a different brand/model altogether.

When people come to my house, I get the weirdest questions like "Can I actually use this trash can?" I try to take care of everything but I do use everything.

 

[petek]

What a piss off getting it broken like that. It's one of my fears about buying on ebay. All those years it survived and then broke. Was the seller a regular seller on Ebay?

Do I use all these smalls? I try to, it's going to be easier now that I've got most of them out of boxes etc and easy to grab.

BTW here's a box of glasses I picked up last weekend as well at the flea market.. not sure how old they would be..
Enchant Ware ? Never heard of it

 

[drmitch]

Bump!

Cant get enough of this thread. I only have apic of my moms blender.This was bought back when this kitchen had harvest appliances and even a harvest cast iorn Kohler sink and countertops, but look how well the current colors go with it.I got my flea market model 10 all cleaned up but I left my camera at my aunts house and hav`nt got it back yet. I also got a Rival Juice-O-Mat that was really dirty( Actually left it then thought better and went back and got it) but after cleaning it looks hardly used.

 

[foraloysius]

Not happy too

I bought the blender and the seller mailed me this week he was going to send it to me. I especially requested that he would pack it up real good. He sent it in a box with only a newspaper around the glass jug!!

 

[Versatronic]

Doesn't that make you want to scream?

Newspaper is not an appropriate packing material! How can people be so idiotic? This is what makes buying through eBay so frustrating. You have to plead with the seller to pack well and it still shows up in pieces.

You know those two clocks I showed pictures of that I purchased on-line. One showed up DOA and the seller doesn't respond to my emails. I just had it repaired at a clock shop at my expense.

The second one was not packed and secured properly and the clock works part was completely separated from the rest of it and bouncing around freely in the box. It's just unbelievable how moronic and careless people will be with antiques.

Sorry to hear about your blender.

 

[petek]

Louis,, all is not lost, let me know if you have trouble finding another glass jar, I have plenty of them and can send you a replacement toute suite

 

[foraloysius]

Oh Pete, that is very nice of you!! I don't think I can get any replacement parts here. I will look around and if I can't find anything I will take you up on your offer.

Thanks!

Louis