I was wondering around today, and saw an avacado electric can opener by "Magic Hostess". I've never heard of that brand before. Anyone know their story?
Who the heck is Magic Hostess?
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All the Magic Hostess appliances I've seen were identical to Rival products. Maybe just a rebadge?
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Did it look like this Hoover made by Rival. Rival also made Sears can openers as well. The metal handle and cutter assembly on this Hoover fits on many of the different Rival types including the Sears Hostess Center.
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Magic Hostess
Yikes, I'm glad I don't eat at that persons house.. Mr T Chili?
forgot my pic above of the Hoover Rival opener
forgot my pic above of the Hoover Rival opener
It wasn't nearly as cool as either of the can openers featured above. But I may have to go back and get it, as the brand name "Magic Hostess" is somewhat compelling.
Yes you should always strive to be the Hostess with the mostess
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I remember the brand well. Mostly I saw it on electric can openers and electric stand alone ice crushers. What other more obscure brands do people remember? Udico? Dainty Maid? Happy Home (Woolworth's private label brand)? Van Wyck? Iona? Those are some I remember.
Van Wyck and Iona I remember well.. they were always sort of the "budget" brand
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Oh, I remember....
My mom had a Magic Hostess can opener! (with a pretty cool "MH" logo on the front of it...)
Okay, years ago, in Brooklyn, trading stamps were given out in supermarkets as an incentive. "Plaid Stamps" were the big name trading stamps at stores like Bohack, A&P WEO, Daitch Shopwell, and the like.
You'd be handed a strip of these stamps at the checkout with your receipt. My mother would dutifully paste them in her little stamp booklet....when you'd reached a certain target, off we'd go to the "redemption center"....and you'd be rewarded with an exciting new small appliance (the toaster oven that caught fire was particularly exciting, I recall....)
None of the products were from companies that would be recognizable to the average American. "Magic Hostess" was one of those brand names.
Oddly enough, my mother couldn't kill her "Magic Hostess" off! Today's openers pale in comparison in terms of cutter strength and motor, and this can opener was built like a TANK!
It also had the only knife sharpener that I've used on a can opener, to date, that did any type of a decent job sharpening.
My mom had a Magic Hostess can opener! (with a pretty cool "MH" logo on the front of it...)
Okay, years ago, in Brooklyn, trading stamps were given out in supermarkets as an incentive. "Plaid Stamps" were the big name trading stamps at stores like Bohack, A&P WEO, Daitch Shopwell, and the like.
You'd be handed a strip of these stamps at the checkout with your receipt. My mother would dutifully paste them in her little stamp booklet....when you'd reached a certain target, off we'd go to the "redemption center"....and you'd be rewarded with an exciting new small appliance (the toaster oven that caught fire was particularly exciting, I recall....)
None of the products were from companies that would be recognizable to the average American. "Magic Hostess" was one of those brand names.
Oddly enough, my mother couldn't kill her "Magic Hostess" off! Today's openers pale in comparison in terms of cutter strength and motor, and this can opener was built like a TANK!
It also had the only knife sharpener that I've used on a can opener, to date, that did any type of a decent job sharpening.
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Robeson, Lady Vanity.
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kinda good in a weird kind of way
Well, I now know the short film I will use for my next "without words" lesson. Bet I can gross out my freshmen with that one.
Reminds me of something I read in one of our threads...always wash the lid before you open it...the vermin just crawl over these cans in the warehouses.
Thank goodness you can put the blade assemblies in ammonia overnight. Pah! Pretty evil looking stuff gets into some of them.
Well, I now know the short film I will use for my next "without words" lesson. Bet I can gross out my freshmen with that one.
Reminds me of something I read in one of our threads...always wash the lid before you open it...the vermin just crawl over these cans in the warehouses.
Thank goodness you can put the blade assemblies in ammonia overnight. Pah! Pretty evil looking stuff gets into some of them.
Lady Casco. It had a beige power unit, maybe 10 x 6 with a top mounted PTO and gold ink instructions on the front for all of the attachments like mixer, sharpener, can opener, do it yourself ear wax remover, polisher, blender and maybe one or two more. It was sort of like a cheaper NuTone dismemberment center.
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Oh, the Lady Casco. The only time I was ripped off on ebay. I won an auction for the Chef Center or whatever and it never showed up. I keep hoping one of these days I'll come home and a mysterious box will be in front of my door...
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yeah Oxydolfan
Grocey store coupons, I would bet as well. Mom had, i think many moons ago a Magic Maid or something Coffee Perc, Its ready to serve light was multi colored with the magic maid or whatever name on it and it had a little fairy looking creature almost Looked like Tinkerbell. A "brand" of grocery store coupon, steam iron was Moby, IIRC
Grocey store coupons, I would bet as well. Mom had, i think many moons ago a Magic Maid or something Coffee Perc, Its ready to serve light was multi colored with the magic maid or whatever name on it and it had a little fairy looking creature almost Looked like Tinkerbell. A "brand" of grocery store coupon, steam iron was Moby, IIRC
Veg..is the Chef Center the same thing as that Sears Hostess Center I have.. can't repost the pic of it cause it's boxed away somewhere.
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No, Petey. The Chef Center--and I'm not sure of the name, my Bennett Bros. catalogs being at home--is like Tom said, sort of a portable NuTone Kitchen Center. If I can remember, I'll try to scan a picture for you.
Oh, and a Hostess Center is definitely on my want list. Last week or so I got a GE Meal Fixer, which is basically just a salad slicer/shredder. Problem with the clutch though that I tried fixing but ended up getting grease all over *everything* so in frustration I tossed it. No big loss, believe me.
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Oh, and a Hostess Center is definitely on my want list. Last week or so I got a GE Meal Fixer, which is basically just a salad slicer/shredder. Problem with the clutch though that I tried fixing but ended up getting grease all over *everything* so in frustration I tossed it. No big loss, believe me.
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Can Opener and Stamps
That can opener looks like one I picked up many years ago, but the make on mine is "Can-O-Mat." It's white with black "gasket" around the bottom.
I also remember the stamps that used to be dispensed at the supermarket cash register. Depending on which store you shopped at, you got either S&H Green Stamps or Blue Chip. I think there are more than a few items still kicking around my mom's place that came from one or the other redemption center. Just recently my mom gave me a bag of completed "books" of S&H stamps that she found. I was surpised to find when I went on line to get information on these relics that S&H has a web site where you can still redeem these stamps for various products. I didn't see anything worthwhile for the amount of stamps I had though.
That can opener looks like one I picked up many years ago, but the make on mine is "Can-O-Mat." It's white with black "gasket" around the bottom.
I also remember the stamps that used to be dispensed at the supermarket cash register. Depending on which store you shopped at, you got either S&H Green Stamps or Blue Chip. I think there are more than a few items still kicking around my mom's place that came from one or the other redemption center. Just recently my mom gave me a bag of completed "books" of S&H stamps that she found. I was surpised to find when I went on line to get information on these relics that S&H has a web site where you can still redeem these stamps for various products. I didn't see anything worthwhile for the amount of stamps I had though.
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Great Can Openers but gawd at the end ickkkkkk... Cat food, mr. t chili and cod livere...
