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Post by cinnabar on Nov 11, 2013 15:26:03 GMT -5
Been busy accumulating stuff, like I need more "to do" things Still managed to keep it under $50 for all this stuff. woot Got my first set of china as well as this neat toaster. Also a century old chair glider (which is dis-assembled and in the middle of the living room floor. : The elements are loose, but it does heat up. Not to worry, I have a volt meter and I KNOW how to use it! ;D Just looks sooo cool on the Chambers. Anyone out there with toaster repair experience, I may need some assistance. Glider w/new spindles circa 1900
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Post by karitx on Nov 11, 2013 19:12:45 GMT -5
You always find such cool stuff! I'm jealous!
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Post by vaporvac on Nov 11, 2013 22:45:37 GMT -5
Total score! That is all so pretty. What is the pattern? The toaster age really suits the Chambers. I have a bit of experience with my Sunbeam T9 and also with waffle irons.
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Post by jhmack on Nov 12, 2013 9:15:52 GMT -5
wow, Cinn, you really scored! LOVE the glider! For some reason I get motion sick on regular rockers but can do gliders--go figure. I didn't even know the 'olden days' peeps had figured out gliders. I thought they dated from only the 1930s, as the oldest I've seen are the metal kind. That one is SO much prettier! Regards, Jane
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Post by cinnabar on Nov 12, 2013 9:16:31 GMT -5
vaporvac,
The china pattern is Platinum Garland, it was discontinued in 1959. Harmony House comes up when you google it, but the mark does not say HH. There appears to be two marks for the same pattern. Not my dream dinner ware, but DH really liked it and for the price we could not lose. 96 pieces(12 place settings) for $37.50. ;D
The toaster heating element is a mica sheet wrapped with coil, and of course the mica is broken. It sort of flops back and forth inside. Finding the right size and voltage element may take a while. If I slide some reinforcing mica up under the coils at the breaks, like a splint to shore it up??? .....the cloth cord is frayed but not enough to be shocking me and that can be replaced. Wish it had an off/on switch, to turn it off you have to pull the plug, so more wear and tear on the cord. There was another toaster at the sale for $15, but no cord and the guts were gone, it was another flop toaster with more open lattice on the doors. This one was $3.
Good thing sales are slowing for the winter, I am running out of room.!
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Post by Chuckie on Nov 12, 2013 10:58:48 GMT -5
Great finds--as usual--cinn! BTW, I believe those rockers are also called platform rocking chairs. I've been looking for a STURDY (due to MOI'S size!) Empire Style one for our living room. The hardwood floor under my current rocker needs refinished from its wear-and-tear. The platform rockers don't damage the floor at all! Congrats again on the score, lucky-ducky! CHEERS! Chuckie
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Post by cinnabar on Nov 12, 2013 12:35:41 GMT -5
The rocker actually has the glider hardware, true platform rockers have springs on the undersides (already got me one of these). The names are switched on them easily. This chair does not rock, no pun intended, but glides smoothly back and forth. The patent dates on the glider parts are 1888, the casters 1894. No other marks on the chair. Then, there are the swivel platform rockers, the kind my Gram would plot down in, flip over backwards and end up with her feet in the air. cinn
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Post by vaporvac on Nov 12, 2013 13:01:25 GMT -5
Having a brain cramp over what I used instead of the mica. I'll ask my PICC who helped me. It was actually used on the waffle irons and our substitute worked great. I did re-use the mica washers. The ONLY place to buy the reproduction cords is sundialwire.com. See my post on them. chamberscommune.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=offtopic&thread=2234&page=1Anything on the web is made by them and more expensive. They're super sweet to deal with and stove lovers to boot. The owner grew up with a Chambers! Their prices are also great. Same as buying the modern stuff and you ca get the plug with the shaft to make it easier *although may not be as authentic. They can tell you exactly what goes with your toaster, although I'm sure yours is the original.
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Post by cinnabar on Nov 12, 2013 14:06:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the info vaporvac!
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Post by karitx on Nov 12, 2013 14:38:30 GMT -5
I've been (half-heartedly) looking for a platform rocker like Chuckie described. My main problem is that the seats are always so low. I would need someone on stand-by to come hoist me out of it!
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Post by cinnabar on Jul 20, 2014 10:04:57 GMT -5
The glider is almost done. Needs the seat done and some graphite to glide smoother. Happy dance
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Post by pooka on Jul 20, 2014 13:03:05 GMT -5
That's beautiful. I love the gracefully curving arms. I have a rocking chair with the exact same arms, but nothing else about it is even similar. It's in pieces in my moms basement. It was in horrible shape when I got it & never got around to do anything with it. It's odd to see a rocker on wheels. I guess It really is a glider & not a rocker though. I always preferred the roll of a rocker over the swing of a glider.
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Post by cinnabar on Aug 14, 2014 22:15:18 GMT -5
Welllll, I went and did it.... found this
today and it just jumped in my car, that was packed full already from vacation time, and came home to roost. Will try it out when I am rested from being away from home.
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Post by vaporvac on Aug 14, 2014 23:14:40 GMT -5
A toast-o-lator! That's really pretty and it has the glowing glass. I love that on my Sunbeam T9. I never tire of watching it glo red.
I was just thinking about your rocker the last couple of days. I was wondering if you could share your paint colours; I'm enamored and have something similar that someone left in front of my garage! It WAS missing an arm, but I recently found it in the ivy. (I guess I should trim the ground cover more often.)It's a rocker and the soft part of the seat is a circle. but I think it's a similar vintage.
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Post by pooka on Aug 15, 2014 1:12:27 GMT -5
Congratulation, that is cool. You even got the instructions too. But I'm like vaporvac, I found my Sunbeam T-9 that works perfectly, so I'm content with it. But if I were to come upon a great deal on a Toast-O-Lator though, I would definitely pick it up for sure. It's got to have won some kind of award for being the most intriguingly designed toasters ever made. That's the kind of souvenir I like to bring back from vacation.
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Post by mach12 on Aug 15, 2014 1:30:12 GMT -5
What a cool toaster cinnabar! There are so many great old appliances and gadgets out there. We're running out of counter space!
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Post by cinnabar on Aug 15, 2014 11:02:56 GMT -5
The toast was perfect this morning. It didn't glow red because I only had it at the middle setting where the coils were not all heating up. I never saw any T-9's or the like in all the shops I stopped at. One flop toaster and an early 1960's sunbeam. I was on the hunt for a gift for sister(which I found) and ran into the Toast-o-lator. Yes, mach 12, the counter is getting very crowded here too ! 2 flop toasters 1 Toast-o-lator 1 toaster oven etc.etc.etc vaporvac The chair color was mixed with Pittsburgh Ultra high gloss enamel. They didn't name the shade on the mixing lable, and I don't have the chip. The light color was a mix of a yellowish and Rustoleum's one touch ultra cover gloss-Almond. I really took a while to pick the colors, and experimented with the almond and yellow mixture. I could send you paint chips of them if you would like. Let me know. cinnabar Doing a happy dance , got a cute whistling tea kettle whistles well. The new one is on the left, it is a West Bend, the Wear Ever on the right. There are a few of the West Bends on ebay, one in chrome, copper and an aluminum one but the finish is not the same as mine.
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Post by lwagne on Aug 15, 2014 13:34:37 GMT -5
There is a Sunbeam T-9 service bulletin on Ebay right now. $11.00, I think. www.ebay.com/itm/Service-Bulletin-Sunbeam-T-9-Art-Deco-Toaster-20-pgs-/121410569053. . . . . . . . . . Forget it, I bought it! I live in fear that my heating element will go out on my Vesuviana or one of the waffle irons, or that the heating element will break in two, thereby making me the ground!! So - 20 pages of service bulletin with wiring info. I be the pro!!! Surely all that stuff is similar. If I can figure out where and how, I'll scan it and post it. With all the vintage appliances this group has, we need this info!!! Now I need a T-9 toaster
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Post by vaporvac on Aug 15, 2014 13:57:58 GMT -5
Gee, Cinnabar. I've never seen any teakettles like those. They're the complete bomb! That's what I really need since I always forget the water on the stove. I have only used electric ones for years now just for that reason! They automatically shut off when the water boils.I actually had a couple fuse with electric elements many years back.
lwagne, I looked and the T-9 instructions sold, but it looks like it was just a good copy, not an original. I downloaded the same instructions off the web. I think they may be in a link on "the other" site. They really helped when I dismantled mine. You know, I think we're a bit nutty, all of us here. Thank goodness for the web where I can find other like-minded souls.
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Post by lwagne on Aug 15, 2014 15:21:31 GMT -5
Well dang - same one!! I guess I should have looked first!! Oh well, I won't have to copy it. I have so many old things that might need rewiring, I need to get real familiar with the process. I've rewired a kiln, it can't be that different.
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