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Haven't wasted much bandwidth lately with pictures of my crap, so I guess I'm due!
First up: Electronics

Here are two tape recorders that I recently acquired. Both of these were prominently featured in (it seems) practically every Ward's Christmas catalog I saw growing up.
So now, as an "adult", I decided they are "must haves."

The RTR is marked "Signature Jr.", but they're both actually Mayfair models. I got the cassette player MIS (mint in styrofoam, not box) with instructions, etc. Haven't tried it yet: I'll have to find a cassette first! The RTR definitely needs some work. I'll get to it eventually.
 
This little beauty is a Westinghouse Message Center from about 1965ish (I forget exactly.) Wanted one ever since I saw it in an old Spiegel Christmas catalog. Consumer Reports did a "Once Over" on it, calling it "A $40.00 substitute for a note pad."
It's basically an endless-loop tape recorder. Like the Signature tape recorder, it needs some work. But it's not like I'm actually planning on using it; just want it to look cool hanging on my kitchen wall.
 
Smalls!

Here is the THIRD Lady Vanity blender I've gotten. The first two leaked, but this one was absolutely MIB--an unopened wedding gift. That item in the jar is an ad for a cookbook.
I haven't practiced any Blender Wizardry yet, but I've been busy.
 
Pie, anyone?

Here we have a lovely Presto Control Master Oven. I plan on using this on the balcony during the summer months so I don't heat up the kitchen. Like the other Control Master appliances, when the heat control is removed it's completely immersible.
 
That blender looks very cheep. IMO, if ur gonna get a blender as a wedding gift, you should get a nice one, no?
 
Lady Vanity redux

For those days when you need to refresh your 'do in a hurry--because HE is picking you up at eight--just plug in your Lady Vanity hot rollers and in minutes, you'll put the finishing touches on your shimmering hairdo.
(I stole that last part from a GE hair dryer commercial.)
This is another mint find. And when you're done, it closes into a handy pocketbook-size case.
 
I've got a secret!

This is more than just a lovely Danish Modern desk. Under that calendar lies a Singer Fashion Mate! I *love* this desk--it has tons of room in the drawers. It's really too big for where I have it, but I don't care.
 
And finally

A Bigass Swoopy thing.

What is this? An ashtray? Candy dish? Fruit bowl? In the picture it looks kind of like a Chip 'n Dip thing, but the "dip" part is actually open like the swoop on the left. It's a good 18" across. It's dated 1968, but that's all I know about it.
Well, that and the fact that it'll look swell on top of my TV.
 
Oh, the blender's a piece of crap, for sure. Which is probably why it remained unopened all these years!

Still, I like the style, which is why I got it.
veg
 
Now that's neat stuff I like. Course you know I have an affinity for small kitchen appliances and tape recorders as well. The cassette model you have I've seen before under a few different names but I think it's a Sanyo in disguise. So what if the blender is a cheap one, it's still collectible, that same model was sold in Canada under the Samson-Dominion lineup, it's in my Consumer Reports catalog with daisies around the base LOL. I haven't see the Presto oven before, I guess you need it now you sold your GE Toast'R Oven. It looks too nice to dirty up with greasy stuff or is it just for baking? The dish I know nothing about but the design is nice, very 60's ish. Does it have a makers mark? I certainly don't remember the Westy Message machine or I'd have wanted one!!
 
The Toast-R-Oven

Pete, I only sold one of my Toast-R-Ovens. I got another one--the first model with the popup door, I think--at the Sally Ann for 5 bucks!

The top elements stopped working, but I can work around it. I opened 'er up to see if I could fix but couldn't find anything wrong. Will have to tear into it again when I have more time.

I never heard about the Presto oven until I got the recipe book for my Presto Cook 'N Serv frying pan. There are recipes for the whole Presto lineup in there. Like many other things, I saw the oven, had to have it.

veg
 
Veg

Can I make an appointment to have my hair done at your place?

Neat finds....

Do you have any Protein 21 and Dippity-Do?
 
Veg...

The Signature Jr. reel to reel was what my sister got as a Christmas present circa 1966. I was always begging her to let me play with it (I was only 5/6 so she was rightfully reluctant, although I hated not being able to play with it). She even had the original box for it with sparkly stars around the tape unit floating in space.

She eventually gave it to me, but it started recording really muddy. My dad took it to "Wards" for repair, whoever they used did a lousy job, as it came back and just sounded terrible but in a different way. So I gave up on it.

If I remember correctly, there is a reverse but no fast forward. A handle pops out of the side. And one of the dials, I think the "tone" one, doesn't really do anything at all!

Man we had hours of fun with that recorder.
 
ooooooooo VEG!!!

With all of the goodies that you have found we can tape record our voices on the Mayfairs, leave ourselves prank phone calls and then listen to them on our new answering machine, make some F U N blender drinks, bake us some apple pies, put our hair up in rollers, run us up a frock to wear on Saturday night, pop us some popcorn and use our new moderne popcorn dish, and TALK ABOUT MENS!!! Mark
 
Happy for you, Veg,

but the only thing that interests me is the Presto Control Master Oven. It is roughly the same vintage as my Control Master Pressure Cooker.

You didn't take my offer on the Radarange....

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
Veg, The Presto oven is nice. Congratulations! I was with a family friend in the early 60s when she picked up one at either the Top Value or S&H Green Stamp Redemption Center (sounds vaguely religious). I found a mint one too, but it was among the things that I rented to Barry Levinson's Company when they made Avalon and it came back with part of the plastic trim broken. The evenizer over the heating element is very important if you are baking anything with exposed food. Pie crust will char around the edge without it. Believe me, when electricity rates soar this summer, your willingness to use this outside will more than pay for itself.

Presto made something else that was pretty neat that might be mentioned in the instructions for one of your Control Master Appliances. It was a timer in the cord for the heat probe. It was spring wound and I believe it can be set for up to an hour and then it will turn off which ever appliance you are using.
 
Pete, I didn't know you liked tape recorders, too! I think you and I would get along REALLY well!

Carol: Do I have Dippity-Do? I have whole shelves of vintage hair-care products! Not to mention dryers, curlers, electric manicure sets...

Dr. Mitch, you can borrow 'em any ol' time. Wait. No. Not until you post some pics of your Beloved!

Kevin, you're absolutely right about the Signature Jr. No fast forward--even the cassette machine doesn't have it! Haven't actually tried the tone control (since the recorder doesn't really work), but with the size of the speaker, I can't imagine it'd do too much.

Mark, I think you're right where Westinghouse wanted you. Though it looks like one, the Message Center isn't an answering machine. But put a phone next to it on the box and let people jump to their own conclusions, right? ;) Come on over--we'll do each other's hair and talk about dreamy boys!

Lawrence, you have NO idea what I can do with a blender!

Tom, never seen or heard of the Control Master timer. Sounds like something else I need to start looking for.

As for me, I'm off to go pick up a, well, let's just say "something interesting."

Which might just get posted in a different forum...

veg
 
Hey Veg

Cool stuff, Veg. As I'm puttering around the house today, trying to catch up on some stuff, perhaps I'll post some pictures of some of my recent aquisitions. Up first is this very large wall art that I got off of eBay. The sculpture part of it protrudes from the back nearly five inches and it is back lit. Based on the plug that on the electrical cord and other tell-tale signs, I'd say this piece is from the '40s at the latest. Now personally, I think this is a wonderful piece and I think it fits in well with my place even though it predates the time period by a few years. It might have even been created by an artist sculpture that I'm extremely fond of. However, the two people that I have shown it to so far didn't care for it. Oh well, I still think it's a wonderful piece and can't wait to hang it.
 
Another crazy lamp

It's funny how things work out. I want a vintage washer/dryer set for my laundry room more than anything right now, but it just doesn't seem to be in the cards. Then early this year I stumbled on a wild chalkware lamp at an antique store and I figured that it was made by the same company that made these other two crazy lamps that I always wanted. Then shortly after I got the first one, one of the others came up for auction and I snagged that. I posted pictures of that lamp here. And then shortly after that, the third lamp came up for auction and I figured I had to complete the collection. Here it is in all it's abstract and humungous glory. 30 inches high and 40 inches wide
 
One more before I throw some wash in

This acquisition is so recent that the mail lady just put it on my front porch this morning. I have a fondness for old Spartus clocks. I have been eyeing this one up for years. Usually they are pretty trashed and they almost never have the original metal stand. And these things usually get high bids. Well, for some odd reason, this clock came up, there was only one bid other than mine and I got it for far less than what they usually go for and this one even has the original "feet". So patience pays off.

But the real shocker was the size of this clock. I had some other Spartus TV shaped clocks that I picked up at flea markets and I just always assumed this one was the same size. I couldn't believe how big this was when I took it out of the box. I put a can opener next to the clock to show relative size but it still seems smaller in the picture than it appears in real life. Not all eBay transactions are happy ones, that's for sure. But this one was a happy transaction. It's in wonderful condition, works great and has all the original parts.
 
Deco indeed

Yeah, Pete, it's certainly from the Deco period and I'm not doing a deco thing. And it could very well be from the 30's. But it also has a "modern" flair to it that I think fits in well with my other stuff.
 
How could anyone not like the Dancer With Fruit and Gazelle? Philistines!

That's a nifty lil' clock, too. Never seen one that had the knobs on it. And the little stand.

veg
 
Veg,
awesome, fun stuff. I bet you can make some funky hair-dus with those curlers! Now we just need to find you a KD dw!
Here's to a good coiffe!
Bobby in Boston
 
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