My new toaster

3fingers said:

There is a fellow on youtube that shows how to take apart and repair old toasters. I've only watched 1 or 2 of his videos, so don't know a lot about him, but may be worth a look. I believe he calls himself Toasterfreak or something like that. I'll see if I can find him.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU7JYJEFr38EFlNq_qm_FZ6g

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EmergencyIan said:

I've seen one of his videos before, too.

The guy at Toaster Central (I posted the link above) not only sales restored/refurbished vintage toasters, etc., he also will repair your vintage toaster. Additionally, he provides new cords for your vintage toaster. It must be that replacing a power cord on a vintage toaster is not so complicated. He's probably one of the few people around who is an expert on vintage toasters and waffle irons, etc. I've never had any dealings with this guy, but it's good to know that he's around, in case.

For example, I have a 1945 U.S Army A-11 Elgin watch. I got it in unused condition, but it had been sitting idle for over 60 years. Well, the is a gentleman in Austin, Texas who specializes in servicing, repairing, restoring/rebuilding these U.S. WWII Elgin, Bulova and Waltham wrist watches. And, he has many NOS parts to repair and restore the watches with. He may also work on military watches from other eras. Anyhow, he's the only person that I know of who specializes in these watches and I'm happy that he's around. By the way, my 1945 Elgin not only looks beautiful but runs beautifully, as well.

- Ian

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DecoDame said:

Finding this thread is funny. The spouse and I just had a omelet brunch with toast here at home today with our own Toastmaster, and were just saying how much we liked to use it and how it effortlessly it lends a stylish, vintage touch to the kitchen, just sitting on the counter.

Ours is a little earlier than EmergencyIan's I think - a 1B14 - the bakelite handles are larger and wider with more ribbed flair, without the brass label and still with original cloth covered cord. Otherwise looks very much like his, including the etching design on side. We were extremely lucky to find it at a local antique store for much less than the going ebay rates.

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Fading Fast said:

Ian, I have a 1920s Illinois wrist watch sitting on my desk right now that I had cleaned, etc. about a decade ago, that just stopped working. I have the name of a guy in Maryland who another Fedora Lounge member recommended, but do you think your guy in Austin would be interested (or not since it is pre-WWII and is not military)? Thank you, FF

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EmergencyIan said:

That's really cool! You're right, the 1B14 preceded the Toastmaster model that I have.

This site provides a pretty good timeline for Toastmaster toasters and their history:

http://www.toaster.org/tmaster_history.html

- Ian

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DecoDame said:

Thanks for the link! So, ours is as early as '47 - good to know! The illustrating pic of our model in the copper (!) color shows the wider handles I was describing (I don't think I've ever seen a copper model in person at all).

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DecoDame said:

I know they're decades apart, but I can see that copper toaster looking right at home in a more Arts and Crafts-like home...

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