Sunbeam Showcase

[Versatronic]

Tonight's Entry in the Sunbeam Showcase

On the left is the Sunbeam Coffeemaster. This has never been used. Isn't it strange how you can find 50 year old small appliances that haven't even been plugged in?

And to the right of the Coffeemaster are three different Coffeemaster perculators. I love the space age style of the two on the right.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Sunbeam & J-O-M

Venus, The line in the bottom of the egg cooker is the amount of water for hard cooked eggs. Your poacher is glass and mine is plastic. You would not be able to use the plastic sitting on the hot metal base of the cooker and the heat would be too much for eggs anyway. The poaching pan is supposed to sit on the rack so that the eggs are gently poached by the steam surrounding them.

I tried out the J-O-M. The main difference I saw between it and other electric perks is the valve at the base of the stem. Unlike most electric perks where the flutter valve lets the burst of hot water go all at once and full force up the tube, the JOM valve restricts the speed of the water so that the water rises slowly and over a longer period of time for each "perk." Maybe this improves extraction. It sure is noisy. The way the top of the stem is right against the lid must distribute the water, but I took the lid off and held the stem and basket assembly down to see how the water "perked." When I saw how the water rose, I understood the purpose of the valve I saw when I took the bottom valve apart. Without the cover in place, the water gently rises up the stem and rolls down the stem's sides. I have never seen a percolator perk that way, so they did find a new way, but that valve at the bottom of the stem sure was expensive to make compared to other electric perks.

 

[retromom]

Sunbeam Smalls!

I did cook a couple of eggs in the egg cooker yesterday. All I can say is PERFECTION! What a great little appliance! I would have never known about these if it weren't for all of you great small appliance collectors on our forum!

Your knowledge is priceless! All of you are the greatest!!

 

[petek]

Lookee I found at the flea market today. Thank goodness I pulled a box out from under the sellers table that looked to be full of junk cause this was hiding in the bottom for $5. I haven't given it a proper clean up yet.. but it works flawlessly.. a T-40 Radiant Control. That's two now..my others a T-35 with the control by the side handles.
These make the best most consistent toast of any toaster I've tried so far.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Sunbeam Electric Knife

Mike--I liked yours so much I just ordered one for myself! I didn't even know they made that style. The only one I've ever seen had that kind of mixer handle on it. Never cared for it.

Hope it comes soon. I'm barbecuing a mastodon this weekend!

veg

 

[Versatronic]

Glad I could be of service

Lord knows this place has been a tremendous help to me. When you say handle, do you mean like this one? Some people know I collect midcentury stuff and they don't realize that I'm locked into a very specific thing within a pretty specific time period. And they give me stuff. And most of the time, not always, it's stuff I don't want. But I graciously accept.

That's the case with this Scovill electric knife shown. Although it does have a certain style to it, the green or avocado color seems very 70s to me. I got rid of all my seventies stuff after I moved in here.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO...this is free for the taking. If anybody wants this, you just pay for shipping and I'll package it up and send it to your groovy kitchen. Just email me to claim it and we'll work out the rest.

And what I should do is take picture of all the free-for-the-asking stuff because like most people, I care about this stuff going to a place where they will be appreciated.

Well, I'm hoping for some big scores on eBay tonight. I have my finger crossed. I made one big score last week, but since it was in Houston, well...I don't know when I'll ever see it.

 

[petek]

Rumors were running rampant around here that I was some sort of Einstein genius or something. Well it's not true unfortunately so I'll let you in on my little secret for keeping tabs on my Sunbeam inventory amongst other things, the living better electrically way, with help from a Smith Corona Marchant 809 Deluxe

 

[veg-o-matic]

Mike: This is the Sunbeam knife I mean. Just doesn't do a thing for me.

Pete: Love the adding machine. Which reminds me, I need to get one for myself. I should take a picture of my Smith Corona Coronet electric typewriter. Love the design; so simple and neat.

veg

 

[drmitch]

Veg, I think thats a hedge trimmer, It was probably in the wrong box!

 

[veg-o-matic]

Dr. Mitch, I think you're right! Hadn't noticed it before.

The picture on the box makes it look like the original Disston rechargeable grass trimmer.

veg

 

[veg-o-matic]

Hey, Vers!

Did you get your big scores from Ebay? Gonna tell us what they are or keep us in suspense?

veg, whose Sunbeam electric knife hasn't arrived yet, but I do have a thrift store find to share

 

[Versatronic]

Well...

I got 2 of 4 scores the other night. But I made a completely unexpected score yesterday. Is it fair to say what they are or show pictures before they're actually in my possesion?

 

[whirlcool]

I see on Ebay that they have a steel mesh filter for the CoffeeMaster coffee pot. Would this unit replace the cloth filter? Has anyone used one of these before?

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[petek]

Mike don't leave us in suspense,, give us a preview

 

[spiralactivator]

I had a friend whose office had no coffee maker, so I bought her a beautiful vintage Sunbeam percolator, similar to but not exactly like the one on the far right of the "Showcase." It was chrome, with the twist-to-lock lid, and I might've kept it for myself if I drank coffee. Unfortunately, the people who ran the office would not let my friend use it, as they did not allow anything "not new."

 

[Versatronic]

OK you guys

I posted two big scores in the Midcentury Acquisition thread. I'll save the last one for when it gets here. It's not furniture.