1980's Waring Coffee Grinder, NIB

Where: Uncle Raul's
Paid, about $7

Was new in Box! Waring Burr grinder. This has 10 settings from Coarse to Fine. Nice transparent Red plastic hopper and grind catch. burrs can be hard to clean, but since I have a lot of different coffee makers, this helps when I run into some Whole Beans.

 

"Juice O Mat' by Revere Vintage Juicer

Where, NJ Yard Sale
Paid $8

They put it out on the table, I took it from the table. Right Away.

Fire-Engine Red. Paint is peeled in places, but a real beast indeed. Compliments the Ice-O-Mat quite nicely.

Gilbert Vintage Fan

Where, NJ Estate Sale
Paid: $10

Great looking fan. Needs rewiring. It powered up! Heavy.

Ice-o-Mat VIntage Ice DESTROYER

Where: 'Unique' Thrift shop, Jersey City
Paid: $3.61

Nice Tabletop ice chopper. It's missing the bottom receiver bin, but drop a cup under there and you're all set.  Need to get a c-clip to stabilize the turning handle.  Keep fingers out, please!

Kitchen King 2 Lb. Scale

Where: Uncle Raul's
Paid: about $4

Speed-E-Whipper milk frother

Where: "Unique" Thrift Shop in Jersey City
 Paid: $1.91
 
Nice piece, perfect shape, despite missing the top red handle. With instructions. The paint is perfect on the glass

 

Vintage Kitchen Gadgetry

Where: various yard sales
 Paid: $5 total

A French-Fry Maker, a twisty bottle and jar opener,  and another bottle/can opener!

The Fry Maker I got at Uncle Raul's.

1920's Fitzgerald "Star-Rite" Waffle Maker

Where: Estate Sale in Pequanock NJ.
Paid: $7

Someone's Aunt passed and had the house open for a nice sale. There was a lot of old stuff there, this was the first piece I seen when I walked through the back door to the kitchen.

   

This one was the Fitzgerald company's top-of-the-liner in the late 1920's. There's a green jewel on the dome knob, and an interesting temperature gauge that wants you to "Wait for total eclipse." 

 
..well I don't know, but the only total eclipse visible in the US at that time was after the 20's, so that must have been one well-done waffle.
 
The Eclipse gauge is great, but seems the original owner used some metal putty on one side to keep it together. Some research
revealed the design for the gauge was flawed and fell apart (p.72) after much waffle madness.

Toastmaster Model 2D2 Waffle Iron

Where: Probably the Salvation Army by The Holland Tunnel, NJ.
Paid: I think about $8

 To continue with the "Chromed Kitchen" era, here's an awesome Waffle Iron. A Toastmaster model 2D2. 

Manufactured  between 1939 and 1959, this one is a nice specimen. Some pitting of the chrome is evident.

Vintage GE Metal Twin Box Fan w/Thermostat

Where: Random NJ Yard Sale
Paid: $20

This fan was manufactured in the 1950's. Heavy, Solid, working!  Each Fan pivots 180° so you can have one in, one out or both in the same direction. on Low speed, the thing blows gale-force winds. On Medium, it's just shy of a F3 Tornado. On High speed, it's like those videos you see of people skydiving, their faces all folded and flapping in the breeze. There's a Thermostat "Fantrol" for auto-on/off. This is a finger-eating fan....

"Esccelsa" Vintage Chrome Pasta Machine

Where: Random Flea Market in NJ
Paid: $10

Was a nice, good-looking, Hand-crank Pasta Machine. Heavy. The chrome had minor pitting, and the pasta cutting/rolling gears have some rust. But they turn. I'm not certain I'd actually use this, but looks good regardless. I was pleased when the seller asked for $10. No Haggles, here.

Fresh Pasta!

The Machine takes up a very small footprint, and is rather heavy. There's the flat roller, Fettuccine-width, and standard spaghetti. The hand-crank is removable, to set it up for the proper roller.  The nameplate flips down for access/cleaning. 

There's a dial on the side with locking thumb-button to dial in wanted thickness/thinness.

Another great Chromed piece of vintage culinary history. 

Thickness Adjuster

1940's Superstar Master Grill

Where: Uncle Raul's Bargain Basement, Jersey City.
Paid : about $10

I love the 'Chroming' of the past. Especially, Chromed Kitchen Appliances.

Before George Forman was even Born.

Before George Forman's successful 'Grill everything you can in minutes' grill, there were these  old chrome sandwich makers. The Superstar here makes this possible. This fine specimen here is new. Unused. That's right. Not a spot of grease anywhere.

Did I mention Unused?

 This shiny clean unit has interchangeable grill plates. I need to get the waffle plates. They're still at Uncle Raul's, but I only seen one the last time I looked.

Please note: 'Bake' is equally betwixt Cold & Hot

Bakelite Accents

**SUPERSTAR!!**