Mixfinder
I was fascinated by mixers and all machinary. When I was 3 and had to be in the hospital, my grandma brought her mixer for me to play with. The nurses could'nt believe it.
In 1957, we got a Dormeyer Mixwell, that didn't. I slept on the kitchen floor that night to be next to it.
As a kid, I learned appliance repair from a gentleman in our town that was a disabled veteran. In the 8th grade a friend gave me a mint Sunbeam model 10, bowls and all. I was launched in a frenzy to convert every appliance we had to Sunbeam.
When I was in college, on a lark, I went to the Sunbeam Authorized repair and was able to put myself through school, working there.
My career in Food technology, manufacturing and styling offered the opportunity to consult, kabbitz, test and even write some of the procedures for appliance manuals.
My obsession with collecting every Sunbeam, Frigidaire and Maytag appliance I could find drove my family crazy. For a while in the 80's and 90's I had a second hand store that specialized in vintage kitchen from the 50's and early 60's.
In the movie, This Boy's Life, with Robert Denero, the pink appliances in the store front window came from my shop.
When evil bay came along, I spent $1,000's buying all the stuff I had been searching for.
I owned every appliance and every Mixmaster in every color Sunbeam and every attachment ever made. I had POS, cardboard store displays, manuals, repair tech books and even Vintage Sunbeam Letterhead. I took a deep breath and sold it all in May 2002 when we downsized and moved to Seattle.
For years I stayed in touch with the good old boys from Sunbeam of the 40's and 50's. I can rebuild a Sunbeam Mixmaster faster than you pull down your trousers.
Now, I have everything Kitchenaid and Cuisianrt for what Kitchenaid doesn't make. As you seen in many other posts, I haul out a Sunbeam Model 12 when I make cakes. The results are vastly superior to the caveman paddle of the Kitchenaid.
Kelly
