Signature Mixer--disassembly

[scott55405]

You're very welcome, Mixguy! This mixer is one of my favorites. I rotate it with a couple of others, but it's also one of my favorites to use. Unfortunately, I do not have the instruction manual. Maybe one day I'll luck out and stumble upon one! I got mine on Ebay too and I was very fortunate to get it in very nice condition.

I became familiar with this mixer when an aunt by marriage on my dad's side bought one. I'm pretty sure I was with her when she bought it, and I remember using it with her. This would have been about 1969 or 70 when she first got it. She had a neat blender from there too. I'm not sure who made those. It was a chrome pushbutton unit with a plastic container.

I think this is one of, if not the last made that had a unique design for Wards. After that, they had some that looked like the Vista above, and finally like the Deluxe Mixmaster, when the Vista models later assumed that design (and in the case of Sunbeam, added a bowl light). The final one says Montgomery Ward rather than Signature. Austin has one of those. JCPenney had their version of the Deluxe Mixmaster in the early 80s when I worked there too.

Oh Kelly, you may be right that it could stand on end if you used it portably (I'll have to try it), but to answer your other question, the upper shell is all one piece, and the back doesn't come off.

 

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Scott

Hi Scott

Thanks for posted the side view of the mixer. I have never seen one made like this one.

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[mixfinder]

Hidden Screws

I received an email from Al this morning. His memory is hazy but he is thinking the screws are accessible from where the mixer connects to the stand, in the area where the bowl adjustment screw is. He teaches school now and said when he got home from work today he'll dig out the old schematics he has in the basement.
Kelly

 

[mixfinder]

The Mystery Hangs On

I have been emailing back and forth with my friend, whom I met at the Sunbeam service center in Seattle. Both of us are scratching our heads, his still has hair, and cannot come up with the answer. I had two in my time collecting. One I gave to a friend's mother and one I sold. I didn't have to repair either one, so I am a clueless advisor. Alex took Sunbeam appliances apart, all day, everyday of his life, for a living, until Sunbeam shut down their service centers.
We'll keep slouthing......

His reply:

I remember you always liked that model and I've kept my eye out for one since the days we hunted for such treasures. I remember working on one or two during my repairman days.


What I don't remember is the answer to your question. Was there a metal piece on the bottom that clamped onto the stand? Is it possible this comes off and the screws are underneath that? OOOH. Wait, hang on. I have my old Sunbeam schematics in the basement. Let me go look.


. . . later that morning. No, I found some service manuals, but nothing on mixers. I know I have another binder with some breakdowns and I'll look again after work. The only other place I can think of for the screws is underneath a sticker or decal. If there's any type of decal near the rear of the mixer, massage it with a finger tip to see if you can find round depressions where screws might be hidden.

 

[mixfinder]

Still Thinkin'

This guy took Sunbeams apart, everyday, all day, full time, until Sunbeam closed their service centers. I have had two of the Signature mixers in my time of collecting. One I sold in the small shop I had and the other I gave to a friend's mother. Neither one needed repair. This is becoming quite the mystery. I'll update you if more is revealed.........
Kelly

Here is his response:

I remember you always liked that model and I've kept my eye out for one since the days we hunted for such treasures. I remember working on one or two during my repairman days.



What I don't remember is the answer to your question. Was there a metal piece on the bottom that clamped onto the stand? Is it possible this comes off and the screws are underneath that? OOOH. Wait, hang on. I have my old Sunbeam schematics in the basement. Let me go look.



. . . later that morning. No, I found some service manuals, but nothing on mixers. I know I have another binder with some breakdowns and I'll look again after work. The only other place I can think of for the screws is underneath a sticker or decal. If there's any type of decal near the rear of the mixer, massage it with a finger tip to see if you can find round depressions where screws might be hidden.

 

[mixguy]

Kelly, I really appreciate the effort and time you have put into helping me solve this delima. Never thought this mixer would be so mysterious. I also posted the question on the WACM board too.

 

[mixguy]

Still haven't been able to "open" the mixer

Kelly I tried looking under the stand mount square bolt/screw but found nothing there