So, I upgraded to Vista...... :-)

[hooverwheelaway]

But, not that Vista... Gosh, I'm a Mac person.
Vista..? Feh!

This lovely Sunbeam Vista Radient Control Toaster.

I just happened to be perusing CraigsList, and entered "Sunbeam".
And I happened upon this... the seller even delivered it!

Behold:

Let's open it, shall we?

Ooh! It's getting exciting!

Self Portrait!

Not a SPEC of baked goods!

It EVEN came with the Wedding Card.... Postmarked October 10, 1966.

Ugh, I'm still drooling.

BIG YAY for NIB Toasters!!!

....Now, whether to use it, keep it MIB, or give it to my mother for a wedding present in July... That is the question.

~Fred

 

[frigilux]

I love it when people get brand new 50-year old vintage appliances. It's beautiful, Fred!

The wedding card is cool, too; A little personal history. And for god's sake KEEP THE TOASTER! Use it, too. Life is short.

 

[oldhouseman]

Keep it all in tact

Put the paper in acid free folders ( I can send you some if you don't have any). Do not use ink pen to write on anyting, use pencil. Never use plastic to store paper in, it causes a micro-climate to evolve and introduces an acidic inviroment to the paper.

Very nice machine in mint condition. Keep it. Keep it in the right conditions. It's beautiful.

 

[~sudsshane]

"Ugh, I'm still drooling."

so am I...!!!

Where did you find the toaster? That is an amazing find!
Good for you Fred!! =)

 

[~sudsshane]

oh...Craigslist

I should have known

 

[beadsobleach]

Tha Barleys

Wonder what they would think knowing their gift was never used?

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Pretty Fab

Fred !!!!!

 

[rickr]

Nice toaster! I would give it to your mom as a wedding gift, if she would enjoy it. That would make a very unique gift.

 

[polkanut]

Thud, quick someone please pass the smelling salts!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Toast Rises Silently--No Popping or Banging - Love that!

Oh God Fred, that's gorgeous! You know how I have a weakness for MIB 50 year old appliances. I say keep it and make toast

 

[tlee618]

Fred that is just a fantasitc find!! I am so happy for you. By all means I think the toaster should be used. You know your mom well enough to know if she would really appreciate this or would rather just have a new one. But as I said before it really should be used.

Last week Greg sent me a Sunbeam Vista Coffeemaker. He know how much I love having a different one to use from time to time. Not new in box but it sure hadn't been used much. I love this pot, makes great coffee and really fast. 1080 watts of power. YAY for Sunbean.

 

[gansky1]

Show me the Sunbeam - with a pot 'o gold at the end!

Put it on ebay!

I put the new Sunbeam I found on ebay and it went for a few hundred bucks! For that, you buy a nice present for Mom and one for yourself!

 

[rickr]

That is a great idea Greg! I never thought about that. Lots of people do collect old chrome toasters. There is a guy in Fort Wayne that has hundreds of toasters.

 

[sudsmaster]

Nice toaster.

But, more importantly, how did you manage to include more than one jpg file in one post???

;-)

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Geeez..? What kind of wierdos collect toasters?? I mean...of all the things one could collect--toasters. Hmm. That's a new one, for sure. ;-)

Suds-- We've all gotta have our secrets, don't we.

 

[panthera]

The only

Vista Upgrade worth it...
Good for you! That is a beautiful toaster and so neat that everything is in such perfect condition.

 

[rickr]

Who collects toasters???

Several weirdos, even though I could not find the name of the weirdo in Fort Wayne. <:

http://www.toaster.org/

 

[rickr]

Found this..

But never did find the guy from Fort Wayne... :<

 

[buffster]

Fred...

What a fabulous find! Lucky you. Congrats. It must have been hard to contain your glee when it was delivered to you. Wow!

I vote that you keep it and use it. I'm all for sharing. And, giving it to your mom is a nice idea. But will she have the same appreciation for it that you do?

Enjoy.

Mike

 

[brettsomers]

Cool toaster. Surprised that frozen waffles and pancakes were common back then.

 

[gansky1]

The guy that bought mine was from Iowa and initially after winning the auction was going to fly his plane to Omaha to pick it up! He made several plans that ended up being canceled due to high winds and snow storms so I ended up shipping it via FedEx. He said he'd bought several NIB toasters on ebay and had them wrecked in shipping so it better to pick them up in person. Can you imagine the fuel cost for even a short hop to Omaha?

 

[58limited]

Great find. I love original packaging, not just for the collectablility but I find all of the little extras to be fascinating: warranty cards, adverts for other products, etc. My aunt and uncle received one of these toasters (controls on the end, not on the side) as a wedding gift in the late 1940s. They have used it every single day since with no problems. I have two, in so-so shape but they work.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Surprised that frozen waffles and pancakes were common back

Well, the frozen waffles were the leftover waffles you made with your Sunbeam Wafflemaster. I've tried freezing them, and reheating them with my Sunbeam toaster. They're a fantastic, quick breakfast or snack!! Kind of like an Eggo, but different.

~F