Mixers, but not Sunbeam
In the mid 50s, my mom did a LOT of baking. There must have been a CU rating of mixers in 1957, because I remember one Friday evening (only night the stores were open late) we went downtown to Davisons on Peachtree Street because they were having some kind of sale. I remember the Sunbeam Mixmasters and Vistas in colors. I was also able for brief periods of time to make a dash back to the major appliance department where I saw the Westinghouse appliances. My folks kept referring to the CU issue with them and decided on the Hamilton Beach mixer. It still works and looks like new. We never had to replace the original white bowls. The juicer is still in the box. It was in the attic, unopened when we emptied the house in 2003. One thing I liked about the HB vs. the MM was that the bowl adjustment on the HB could be moved from large to small in mid flight which sometimes helped when ingredients were being added or something. I don't remember exactly. I have used KA mixers since 77 or so.
A surprisingly good mixer that I bought cheap after Christmas, 1975 was the GE Universal mixer with chromed plastic body, stainless steel bowls, dough hooks and a lock to hold the mixer body in the down position when kneading bread dough. GE briefly used the Universal badge for their "gift" line. This mixer was stocked for Christmas merchandise, but was not carried afterwards. I knew that I was going to be moving and would not have the Hamilton Beach to use. When I put everything in storage to move up here in 1976, I left it and a few other treasures with my parents and had them sent once I had found a small place to live. I turned out many poundcakes with it.
