On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:02:51 -0500, Cuthbert Thistlethwaite
> wrote:


>So I decided to hunt for antiques, and wouldn't you know, I scored big.
>Stumbled into a little shop on Belmont in Chicago, which specializes in
>cookie jars. The lady has a nice collection of antique mixers, most of
>which are not for sale.
>
>From a small selection, which included a 1930s Sunbeam and a GE with
>three beaters, I picked out a genuine 1957 Sunbeam Mixmaster Model 12.
>They let me put a drop of light oil into the zirques, and the thing
>started to purr like a sewing machine. It was made in Chicago from cast
>iron and steel, and weighs as much as about 5 of the China Sunbeams at
>Sears, and it cost the same: they wanted a hundred bucks.

The older KitchenAid standing mixers are fantastic too, the ones made
by Hobart. Mine, which I got back in the later 70s is still going
strong.... Heavy as all get out, and not as powerful as some of the
more recent ones, but it still gets the job done.

Friends of mine were starting to look at KitchenAids, and I suggested
that they look for older models built by Hobart. I think they found
some on ebay.

Good luck with your Sunbeam! Keep us updated on what you are fixing
with it.

Christine