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Across the Fence:  81 Years Young...  |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3513 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3513 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 2:41:06 PM
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Grace that is precious both your 81 yr young mom and mixer. I love the mixer so sweet looking.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13728 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13728 Posts |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7623 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7623 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 7:00:12 PM
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My mother's mixer looked just like that one. I loved it!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Oct 16 2015 : 11:42:36 PM
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That Mixer looks 81 years Old Grace...but it's adorable... hey my motto is "If it ain't broken don't fix it!"
I guess I never really thought about when mixers were first made and brought into the every day home kitchen.
I have to admit that my mom is 82 and her mixer (even when I was a kid) looked newer than yours. LOL
I remember using wooden spoons or our hands for mixing everything until Mama got that new fangled mixer!!
I think my mom is still using her original one too. As for me...I never owned anything but a hand held mixer and
I have gone through three or four over the years. Enjoyed your Blog!!!
Hugs and Smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 5:54:17 PM
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Well I knew YOU weren't 81' and I'm not there yet either but those mixers still work like a charm. They were built to last.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17259 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2015 : 9:12:44 PM
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Yep,,, back 'in the day' when 'Suzie Homemaker' took her kitchen device to the local handyman to clean and repair the device,,, mixer, vacuum etc... unless she had a really handy hubby Handyman. snork, giggle...
My hubby loves to tinker with 'devices' but now'er days the 'devices' are not meant to last more than 4 years on average.
Planned obsolete.... and in my book, very wastefull...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Pokeyfire
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Kerry
Alamogordo
New Mexico
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2015 : 2:42:54 PM
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So fun! :0)
I recently won an old hand mixer at an estate auction. I don't know anything about it, I just loved the color. Now I am so curious! Looks like I have some work to do.
Pokeyfire
Farmgirl #6712
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17259 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2015 : 8:39:22 PM
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Kerry,,, I have a fun collection of various mixers, starting in the 1920's up to 1970.... after that I have never been terribly impressed with mixers produces after the 1970's.... I have a 1960's Sunbeam on my counter that I still use... but I also have a little $15 cheapy hand held mixer for uber quick go to mixer....
Kerry, post a photo of your mixer... I might have info on it.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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SlowQueen
True Blue Farmgirl
59 Posts
Gina
West Palm Beach
Florida
USA
59 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2015 : 05:27:11 AM
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What a great post! I love reading 'vintage' books and wish the English we used back then was as trendy as everything else 'vintage' seems to be today.
"If you think you're too small to make a difference in the world, try spending a night in a tent with a mosquito."
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Pokeyfire
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Kerry
Alamogordo
New Mexico
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2015 : 5:11:15 PM
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Okay, I am going to try and add this picture.
Okay, Miss Grace. I think the picture is there. My mixer says Dormey on it. What do you think? Pretty color right!?! ;0)
Pokeyfire
Farmgirl #6712
Rain soothes the soul. Sunshine makes everything right. |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2015 : 8:04:13 PM
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How cool, Grace!! 'Love your mixer! 'Love the "history!" And 'love your Mom... for giving us YOU! :) Thank you for sharing!
Kerry - that's a pretty cool mixer, too!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
www.papercraftingwithnini.ctmh.com
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17259 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2015 : 10:32:28 AM
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OMG Kerry,, I luv your Dormeyer... and the Color!
If I recall,,, Dormeyer got bought out by Hobart....(I'll double check)
I have a Dormeyer, but it is white... in fact,,, when we lived in Washington, my mom was visiting.. and as we sat having our coffee... she spotted my Dormeyer on the counter ( I had newly acquired it)... and she said,,, "oh my gosh! that was the 1st mixer I had here in the States"... Mom said she got it used at a 2nd hand shop... she said she got her's in the early 1960's and it was used.
Back then, on the Base (Military) there use to be 2nd hand/consignment shops that the re-assigned families could sell/buy stuff instead of moving everything...
You are soooo lucky to have this one and in Blue no less...
Have you checked it out yet? does it run? Check, or have someone check the Bushings as most likely they will need oiling...
I have over 23 mixers.. not including the duplicates.
I love thinking about our mom's and granny's.. who where thrilled to receive a Mixer... oh the things they could make... and even the little booklets that came with the mixers are fun to peruse through...
You are lucky to have the original box as well... did it have a little booklet?
What a Fabulous find!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17259 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17259 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2015 : 11:04:33 AM
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Kerry,, here ya go:
Dormeyer went out of business by 1968... and as best as I can find,, your mixer is from the 1950's... How Koolieo!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Pokeyfire
Farmgirl in Training
48 Posts
Kerry
Alamogordo
New Mexico
USA
48 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2015 : 7:03:07 PM
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Miss Grace, YOU ARE FABULOUS!!!
That is so fun! :0) It did not come with a booklet and I have yet to turn it on because I am sacred. :0/ I guess I'll just have to put on my big girl panties and go for it. Thank you for the heads up about the bushings.
Thank you so much for the cool news.
How do you display your mixers?
Pokeyfire
Farmgirl #6712
Rain soothes the soul. Sunshine makes everything right. |
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