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Hamilton Beach Mixer – SOLD

3 Feb

Hamilton Beach mixer

Hamilton Beach mixer

This vintage Hamilton Beach mixer is in great condition given its age. There’s some discrepency over the exact date of manufacture -some sites say it dates to 1939, and others the early 1940s, but either way it’s close-on 70 years old. I doubt that many of the machines made today will still be going in the year 2080 – I think most of them will have made it to the scrap yard by then! In its day this was a top of the line machine retailing for nearly $30 in 1941 (see print ad below). I’ve never come across one before that has its juicer attachment – this version does, but sadly it’s missing the one crucial part that attaches the juicer to the machine – but if you persevere I’m sure you’d be able to pick one up fairly cheap on eBay. Fortunately it does still have both of its mixing bowls which are in perfect nick. The only serious wear and tear is to the mixing blades where the metal is slightly corroded, but I’m sure with some TLC they’ll keep going for a good few years. I’ve always thought that the HB mixer was quite beautiful, but you do get different models, and this version is particularly good looking – the design of the base just does it for me! A solid piece of design that will look good in any kitchen.

Dimensions: Stand – 32cm long x 19cm wide; Mixer – 22cm long x 15cm high; Large bowl – 22cm in diameter x 12cm tall; Medium bowl – 16cm in diameter x 11.5cm tall

Price: R720

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Vintage Hamilton Beach Mixer – SOLD

17 Nov

Vintage Hamilton Beach mixer model 9-31

Vintage Hamilton Beach mixer model 9-31

Chrome Hamilton Beach mixers are like hens teeth in SA – in fact it’s hard to find any vintage HB mixers in working order, but the chrome ones are especially rare! This particular design was patented in 1938, but apparently was reproduced in the early ’60s, so I’m assuming this model is from the later period. The chrome is quite pitted in places and there are some areas where it looks like it’s been scratched, but the motor sounds fine and despite the wear and tear it’s still a beautiful looking machine – I don’t think there’s a mixer made today that can touch sides looks wise! I often find that older kitchen appliances are a lot stronger than their modern counterparts, but I don’t think this holds true for vintage mixers. They don’t seem to have quite the same power as the mixers you can buy today. That being said, while you want the machine to work, I think the primary purpose of this beauty is to sit there looking pretty! A gem of a machine that I truly wish was mine to keep!

Dimensions: Height of mixer – 27cm; Base – 18cm wide x 33cm long; Large bowl 22cm in diameter x 12cm high; Medium bowl – 16cm in diameter x 11.5cm high

Price: R580

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Hamilton Beach Mixette – SOLD

23 Feb

Hamilton Beach Mixette

Hamilton Beach Mixette

I think that this hand-held mixer from Hamilton Beach dates to around the early 1960s. The chrome is in pretty good nick with only very minor pitting, although the branding has worn away (only the word ‘mixette’ is really visible). It has that great retro aeroplane feel to it (if that makes any sense?!). I’ve turned it on and it seems to be working fine, although I haven’t tried to mix anything with it so can’t vouch for how powerful it is, but really who cares if you have to blend your cake batter for a little longer when your mixer is this good looking! Please note: the electric chord has a few ‘crack’s from years of use, but it doesn’t look dangerous to me – it’s very thick rubber so I think the wires are still fairly well insulated.

Dimensions: Stands 18cm high

Price: R195

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