The Bins yield odd treasure. This time it was a late-50s vintage McGraw Electric Co. Toastmaster model 1C5. I couldn’t turn it down for three bucks.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
Three slots for toast seemed a little bit odd, and I found out this model is actually kinda rare. Apparently they made three slot toasters for a brief period to cash in on the popularity of the club sandwich. Who knew?<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n
This one didn’t seem to have been used much, but I still took it apart and cleaned it up. The bottom door was held closed with a few pieces of electric tape but it just needed to be adjusted a little bit to catch the latch. <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n
The automatic release mechanism is way more complex that I would have assumed. Was also interested to find that the heating elements are woven around some kind of fibrous board of some sort. Hopefully nothing now known to be toxic…<\/p>\n
Some links I found while researching it: The Bins yield odd treasure. This time it was a late-50s vintage McGraw Electric Co. Toastmaster model 1C5. I couldn’t turn it down for three bucks. Three slots for toast seemed a little bit odd, and I found out this … Continue reading
\nGarage Sale Finds – Odd Man Out<\/a>
\nToaster.org collection featuring the same model with black trim<\/a>
\nFluff article about a toaster collector, mentioning their unusual three slot toaster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"