--- "Don{ald} O. Woodall"  wrote:

> In , on 07/12/2005 
>    at 12:04 PM, Kris Steenhaut  said:
> 
> >Don{ald} O. Woodall schreef:
> 
> >>In , on
07/12/2005
> 
> >>   at 12:18 AM, "Phil
Parker" said:
> >>
> >>Hi Phil
> >>
> >>>My old AT model ran from 3 July 1993 until 31 October 2004. I
> thought it
> >>>died early compared with old units performing similar tasks from
> the
> >>>1950s, of which I still have several that work just fine.
> >>
> >>>Both mechanical and electronic durability and quality have been on
> a long
> >>>slide for many years. We recently had to replace our old Sunbeam
> toaster
> >>>because it was not possible to get a replacement part for it any
> more. I
> >>>don't know exactly how old it realy was because we inherited it
> from my
> >>>wife's grandmother, but it was the old 1950s and earlier Art Deco
> design.
> >>>I believe it was post WWII vintage from the type of plastic used
> for the
> >>>base, but the cord was just like those of the 1930s. So it was at
> least
> >>>50 years old when it died, it never toasted differently from the
> current
> >>>setting, and the automatic elevator that lowered the bread when
> you
> >>>dropped it in the slots and raised it when it was done had never
> >>>malfunctioned.
> >>
> >>     I have one of those.  It was my grandmother's.
> >>I remember her having it in the early 50's.  Maybe
> >>even in the late 40's.  It is still working for me.
> 
> >... and there are drivers available for OS/2?
> 
> Kris
> 
>      This toaster does not need any drivers for any
> operating system.  The piece of bread one drops into
> the toaster onto the switch lever in one bay acts as
> the needed device driver. 
> 
>      Since the toaster is so old, it sometimes requires
> one to repeatedly drop the piece of bread until the
> switch kicks in and operates.
> 
I have one of those in a plastic bag in the garage. Need to take it
apart and see if it's the switch or a wire. The plastic I think is
bakolite of however you spell it. Was a great toaster.

Franklin


		
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