hooverwheelaway
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Ooh! Good thread! I'll have to contribute when I have time to snap some pictures!
Vintage GE Toaster Ovens?
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Those early GE toaster ovens like Pauls above are cool.. Proctor-Silex made a pop up toaster with the oven below as well in the 60's and 70's which were later rebranded Hamilton Beach... Then Cuisinart brought out a copy of it a couple of years ago, same as they did with the GE flair front toaster oven and the Proctor Silex blenders from the 70's,, Cuisinart is always copying 60's and 70's small appliances.
Here's the Mary Proctor version pop up toaster/ toaster oven.
Here's the Mary Proctor version pop up toaster/ toaster oven.
Found this little ditty on
fleabay for $19 couldn't turn it down!
But shadows of things to come....
fleabay for $19 couldn't turn it down!
But shadows of things to come....
When I got into it I couldn't believe the
crud!! the crud by the holes is actually BEHIND the handle on the door.
A complete cleaning with Spray 9 and Easy Off was in order, followed by a HOT rinse!
crud!! the crud by the holes is actually BEHIND the handle on the door.
A complete cleaning with Spray 9 and Easy Off was in order, followed by a HOT rinse!
After the hot rinse
it now sits drying for a couple days
Greg where did you make your adjustment?? I couldnt find the solenoid!!
it now sits drying for a couple days
Greg where did you make your adjustment?? I couldnt find the solenoid!!
turquoisedude
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Mary Proctor
Oh, I saw a 'Kenmore' branded version of this style of toaster oven at a thrift store this spring and passed on it... Wish I hadn't now - they really are a unique version of the toaster oven!
Oh, I saw a 'Kenmore' branded version of this style of toaster oven at a thrift store this spring and passed on it... Wish I hadn't now - they really are a unique version of the toaster oven!
Munsey Toaster Grill
I have a Munsey Deluxe Toaster Grill Model 10A that I'm putting up on Ebay...here is a pic. As far as I know, this is in great working order. I tried wiping it down with wet cloth, and all it did was streak it.I don't know when Munsey produced this model. Has the temperature control front and center on the top. Other pictures will be on ebay.
I have a Munsey Deluxe Toaster Grill Model 10A that I'm putting up on Ebay...here is a pic. As far as I know, this is in great working order. I tried wiping it down with wet cloth, and all it did was streak it.I don't know when Munsey produced this model. Has the temperature control front and center on the top. Other pictures will be on ebay.
So I'm hunting around for old catalogs to find pics of those flip over oven/broilers and lo and behold I find that I have one I'd totally forgotten about.. It's a Dominion... scuse the dust. Now I know I've got too much stuff around here when I can't even remember things like that. Time to start selling some of this stuff.
What did you do with these
put your bread in toast one side then pull it out and flip it over???
put your bread in toast one side then pull it out and flip it over???
It's not really meant to be a "toaster" toaster. By toast they mean top browning toast. I've never tried it out actually LOL
Actually I've never roasted meats etc or broiled in any of these small toaster ovens because of the burned on greasy mess they leave . They get too messy and are a pain to clean.
Actually I've never roasted meats etc or broiled in any of these small toaster ovens because of the burned on greasy mess they leave . They get too messy and are a pain to clean.
Yes thats what I find with them Pete
more trouble than they are worth. My Thermadore oven heats in 3 minutes and can be easily cleaned with the throw of a switch. And the broiler in the Thermadore is like a Salamander in a commercial grill can't beat it!
I do use my GE toaster oven for baked potatoes and broiling pita bread though.
more trouble than they are worth. My Thermadore oven heats in 3 minutes and can be easily cleaned with the throw of a switch. And the broiler in the Thermadore is like a Salamander in a commercial grill can't beat it!
I do use my GE toaster oven for baked potatoes and broiling pita bread though.
maytagbear
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Yes
The Munsey toaster is wonderful for toasting English muffins, or bagels, or making garlic toast, or big soup croutons....we had one, until my sister accidentally started a very small fire with ours. No damage to the kitchen or house, but the toaster itself was pretty gone.
They were still being made up until a few years ago, I saw one in the Vermont Country Store catalogue, but last time I was at their website, I didn't see it.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
The Munsey toaster is wonderful for toasting English muffins, or bagels, or making garlic toast, or big soup croutons....we had one, until my sister accidentally started a very small fire with ours. No damage to the kitchen or house, but the toaster itself was pretty gone.
They were still being made up until a few years ago, I saw one in the Vermont Country Store catalogue, but last time I was at their website, I didn't see it.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Laawrence/Maytagebear Munsey was bought out and quit making toasters in 2004 as offshore cheapos were flooding the market. The now make commerical waffle irons for resturants.
The flip toaster oven my folks had we used for baking pot pies or a tv dinner when I had to fend for myself.
The flip toaster oven my folks had we used for baking pot pies or a tv dinner when I had to fend for myself.
Remember THIS
when cleaning the toaster, always run it on 200 on and off for a few days! Water collects and turns to steam!!
when cleaning the toaster, always run it on 200 on and off for a few days! Water collects and turns to steam!!
water expands
1700 times converting to steam, not even SS can hold it back! What a bang!!
anybody have a parts toaster out there?
1700 times converting to steam, not even SS can hold it back! What a bang!!
anybody have a parts toaster out there?
sent you a msg
norgeway
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Knapp Monarch Redi Oven..
My Aunt had this, bought it sometime in the early 60s, I burned my arm the worst burn I ever had! when I was about 8, I didnt know it was on and laid my wrist on it..YEOWEEE what a blister that made, she gave it to me several years ago, bakes biscuits like a champ!
My Aunt had this, bought it sometime in the early 60s, I burned my arm the worst burn I ever had! when I was about 8, I didnt know it was on and laid my wrist on it..YEOWEEE what a blister that made, she gave it to me several years ago, bakes biscuits like a champ!
norgeway
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Bakes!
Great...Just dont touch it while its on!!!
Great...Just dont touch it while its on!!!
launderess
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Flip Toaster Ovens
Have one found NIB at a thrift store, cannot recall the brand off hand but *think* it's vintage Farberware or some such.
Any who these sort of units were sold as "toaster-ovens-broilers". Rather than having two separate sets of heating elements (top and bottom) there is only the one. Elements on top ='s broiling and or toasting, bottom ='s baking. The hinged door is removable and you have to take it off and reinsert depending upon the function.
Consumer Reports rated these sort of ovens back in the 1980's or so and found the best when used for "toaster oven" functions were quite good. Broiling often left things to be desired with some but the better ones did an acceptable job with say small hamburgers or chops. Baking OTHO was universally poor.
Have tried doing the odd chops (two) or such in ours for broiling and whilst saving from heating up the entire kitchen with the broiler in the gas range, the results were adequate. I mean if one is hungry and doing dinner for one you'd eat anything wouldn't you?
Now rarely bother as use a small vintage aluminum broiler pan and the large oven anyway. It's faster, gives better results and the small pan is eaiser to clean than the large one from the oven.
Have one found NIB at a thrift store, cannot recall the brand off hand but *think* it's vintage Farberware or some such.
Any who these sort of units were sold as "toaster-ovens-broilers". Rather than having two separate sets of heating elements (top and bottom) there is only the one. Elements on top ='s broiling and or toasting, bottom ='s baking. The hinged door is removable and you have to take it off and reinsert depending upon the function.
Consumer Reports rated these sort of ovens back in the 1980's or so and found the best when used for "toaster oven" functions were quite good. Broiling often left things to be desired with some but the better ones did an acceptable job with say small hamburgers or chops. Baking OTHO was universally poor.
Have tried doing the odd chops (two) or such in ours for broiling and whilst saving from heating up the entire kitchen with the broiler in the gas range, the results were adequate. I mean if one is hungry and doing dinner for one you'd eat anything wouldn't you?
Now rarely bother as use a small vintage aluminum broiler pan and the large oven anyway. It's faster, gives better results and the small pan is eaiser to clean than the large one from the oven.
philr
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Jon,
My grandparents had the exact model you have when I was a kid. I wish I could find one like it.
My grandparents had the exact model you have when I was a kid. I wish I could find one like it.
Speaking of Munsey ovens,, here's one looks to be unused
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUNSEY-DELU...ultDomain_0&hash=item1c20bcdf56#ht_500wt_1180
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUNSEY-DELU...ultDomain_0&hash=item1c20bcdf56#ht_500wt_1180
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Munsey ovens--seem to ALWAYS see these at radio station studio and transmitter sites for the DJ or engineer to heat his lunch in.
hi Phil
I just found one on ebay, $15 and it appears NIB never used! Made toast this morning, Xlent!
from July to about now is great ebay time, lots of things go cheap or unbid due to vacationosis!!
I just found one on ebay, $15 and it appears NIB never used! Made toast this morning, Xlent!
from July to about now is great ebay time, lots of things go cheap or unbid due to vacationosis!!
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My grandmother had something similar to this, but I don't remember if it had the glass window or not. I remember making frozen pizzas and tv dinners in it. I remember her turning it upside down to broil, putting the element on top, and when you baked you turned it so the broiler was on the bottom. It was a great little oven, I got it after she passed way. I remember using the heck out of to make lunch and snacks in while mom was at work.
philr
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Thanks to Paul who found it for me,
I finally got an early Toast-R-Oven model with the "START" button next to the "OPEN" button like I wanted. (I already have a few of the newer ones with the white and black "START" buttons moved at the top of the control panel and a red pilot light).
I contacted the owner last week and he met me closer to where I live to deliver it to me. Most of the other small appliances I got were from thrift stores but this one was advertised on Kijiji.
I didn't have the time to clean it yet but it's in decent shape and I guess it's from around 1964 as the earlier models had "brown top side" instead of "top brown only" like mine has and slightly different printing on their control panel.
From the ads I've seen, it seems the late-1964 and later ones didn't have that "oven guide" lettering on the left to leave more space for the oven guide itself . The model is T51B (a Canadian model number) and I can't date it more precisely.
See the link to an ad from late 1964 to compare.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=olE...vXA4AOa8IHgBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
I finally got an early Toast-R-Oven model with the "START" button next to the "OPEN" button like I wanted. (I already have a few of the newer ones with the white and black "START" buttons moved at the top of the control panel and a red pilot light).
I contacted the owner last week and he met me closer to where I live to deliver it to me. Most of the other small appliances I got were from thrift stores but this one was advertised on Kijiji.
I didn't have the time to clean it yet but it's in decent shape and I guess it's from around 1964 as the earlier models had "brown top side" instead of "top brown only" like mine has and slightly different printing on their control panel.
From the ads I've seen, it seems the late-1964 and later ones didn't have that "oven guide" lettering on the left to leave more space for the oven guide itself . The model is T51B (a Canadian model number) and I can't date it more precisely.
See the link to an ad from late 1964 to compare.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=olE...vXA4AOa8IHgBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
philr
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This is a picture showing the model number. Looks like Sunbeam toaster model numbers but it's a Canadian GE...
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philr
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This is the newest one I got, it's the US equivalent of Petek's toaster (without the Celsius graduation).
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philr
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This is probably a mid-seventies model I got at a thrift store for 2$ but it works perfectly. It's US made. It has a white "START" knob and a white sliding knob for the oven temp and toaster setting. This one still has the early-style thinner Bakelite side panels with handles extending on each side.
The model number is A4T93B
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The model number is A4T93B
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