The Gift Thread

[cadman]

Okay guys, now that the gifts have been opened, this is the place to show us what unique items you received under the tree.

Gratuitous plug: I just polished up this Galaxie IV, gifted from my grandmother to me this evening as she's caught me eyeing it everytime I visit : ) Santa was also nice and dropped off the Blue Heaven!

 

[westytoploader]

Here's Mom's gift from none other than myself...a brand-new KitchenAid Classic Plus K45! Believe it or not, this is her first KitchenAid mixer...

 

[westytoploader]

And here's a gift that came a day early--an Amana Radarange Touchmatic RRL-9TC, dating from September 1983! It needs a good cleaning but it's in otherwise great shape...

 

[westytoploader]

Closeup of the blue display...

 

[toggleswitch]

Austin:

(In mock horror) Forshame, something NEW? EEEEEEEEKKKKK

Who luvs ya baby?

 

[agiflow]

Well....it does say "classic"...that counts for something no? lol.

 

[toggleswitch]

O I C.

Te he he he. That explains everything. *LOL*

 

[drmitch]

I asked Santa for a Vintage Dishwasher and looky what I got!

 

[toggleswitch]

Were you naughty?

 

[rocky2]

My Christmas Surprise

Temp Probe for the Flair Range.

 

[jasonl]

A GUITAR PLUG???????????

Holy cow! They used 1/4" plugs on everything back then huh? You see those on mostly music equipment now. Guitars, guitar amps and high impedance mics. I'm truly amazed.

 

[jasonl]

on the other end of the thingie

A very automatic way to find out if the turkey's cooked all the way. Venus's range has the dial with the different types of meat on it (pork, beef, human, veal, deer, squirrel, possum, racoon, dog), so yours must have this dial too.

 

[hoover1060]

my gift

from my parents, Kenmore built in Microwave... pretty snappy!

 

[gansky1]

Cleanliness is next to the tree!

Here is a beautiful 913 that Roger in Tuscon sent for me!!

 

[gansky1]

This is my son who is proves the point that no matter what the present is, sometimes the BOX is just as much fun!

 

[veg-o-matic]

I got Hot Wheels and G. I. Joe!

Pics to come.

veg

 

[veg-o-matic]

Okay, well, ONE pic

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[tolivac]

veg-o-matic: What kind of coffee machine is in the picture with GI-Joe and Hot wheels?-they show the same machine in the "Leave-It-To-Beaver" programs (first season) on DVD.It intrigues me-I don't Drink coffee,but the maker is interesting looking. they show it assembled on the counter,other times they show the lower"half" on the table while they are eating.also the chrome finish on the machine in the shows is "deadened" to prevent glare into the camera from the studio lighting.

 

[rayjay]

Coffee Maker

Tolivac: The Coffee Maker is a Sunbeam Coffee Master. They came out in the 50's. My mom bought one with her Christmas bonus. The coffee maker was purchased around 1958-1959. It cost around $30.00 back then which was a lot of money. I recently got one on e-bay. They have loads of them out there. By the way, the coffee maker makes very good coffee. It is a vacummn pot, the water is heated in the bottom then rises to the top section where it brews. Then the pot switches to log, (automatically), then the coffee goes to the bottom pot and stays warm.

Ray