Your oldest home appliance
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austinado16
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The oldest that I know the date on, is our 1949 Vent-A-Hood range hood. The Wedgewood stove is probably '50-'52.
My T-9 Toaster, Sunkist juicer, or Hamilton Beach Mixer might be older, but I don't know enough about them to date them.
My T-9 Toaster, Sunkist juicer, or Hamilton Beach Mixer might be older, but I don't know enough about them to date them.
turquoisedude
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A 1919 Royal Rochester electric perk. It is an urn style with a tap instead of a spout! I actually bought it at a garage sale when I was like, 14... I started young, too!!
sudsmaster
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It's a toss-up between the late 40's GE single door fridge, the late 40's Sunbeam Mixmaster, and the late 40's Electrolux canister vacuum cleaner.
The house was built in '41 but the kitchen was remodeled in 1965, and the appliances were updated again in the 1970's. I think the only electrical devices that date back to '41 is the two-pipe front door chime, and a hallway light fixture.
The house was built in '41 but the kitchen was remodeled in 1965, and the appliances were updated again in the 1970's. I think the only electrical devices that date back to '41 is the two-pipe front door chime, and a hallway light fixture.
redcarpetdrew
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My oldest and still functional would be my 1926 Magic Chef series 1000 gas range. She still bakes a mean turkey. That's followed by the early to mid 50's O&M range with 6 burners and two ovens. Third place goes to the one that surprised me the most by running first try after 2+ decades in a barn, the 57 Maytag E2LP wringer.
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I've got old stuff here but some of it is just used for my own entertainment (the Apex wringer for example) or occasionally due to circumstance or need (the c. 1952 Sunbeam deep fryer).
One daily driver however is the c. 1955 GE Spacemaker oven. An old lady sold her house with all appliances included and the young couple who bought the house promptly pushed everything onto the front lawn at scrap metal prices. I bought it for $20. Somewhere on the way home, the chrome hood over the stove light flew off. I was devastated! I practically walked the 10 miles searching the road ditches and even put a 'reward' ad in the local swap/sell book. No luck. And forget finding one online!
The next spring the young couple (with children in tow) went for a walk and found the chrome piece in the ditch only a few hundred feet from their house! They returned it to me. Needless to say they had free pizza for supper that night.
It sat in my garage with a tarp over it for a couple years, then the 2004 newfangled stove started giving me trouble, burners cutting out, just general junkiness. That's all the excuse I was waiting for. Out with the new, in with the old!
The oven element did burn out after a few months and I replaced the old 'plug in' element with a hard-wired replacement. Small price to pay to keep it in service.
I've got old stuff here but some of it is just used for my own entertainment (the Apex wringer for example) or occasionally due to circumstance or need (the c. 1952 Sunbeam deep fryer).
One daily driver however is the c. 1955 GE Spacemaker oven. An old lady sold her house with all appliances included and the young couple who bought the house promptly pushed everything onto the front lawn at scrap metal prices. I bought it for $20. Somewhere on the way home, the chrome hood over the stove light flew off. I was devastated! I practically walked the 10 miles searching the road ditches and even put a 'reward' ad in the local swap/sell book. No luck. And forget finding one online!
The next spring the young couple (with children in tow) went for a walk and found the chrome piece in the ditch only a few hundred feet from their house! They returned it to me. Needless to say they had free pizza for supper that night.
It sat in my garage with a tarp over it for a couple years, then the 2004 newfangled stove started giving me trouble, burners cutting out, just general junkiness. That's all the excuse I was waiting for. Out with the new, in with the old!
The oven element did burn out after a few months and I replaced the old 'plug in' element with a hard-wired replacement. Small price to pay to keep it in service.
washernoob
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WOW! That GE is so nice! Love the big clock on the front. Looks so mint!
