Chocobo Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 We have a Sunbeam Mixmaster from 1955.. So and retro. Same shape as this one but in cream.. A lot better made than modern ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Oh I am so very jealous of loads of your funky things Maybe one day when my life doesnt feel just liek surviving I can start looking at getting some of these nice things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Oh yes, what a coincidence Fred, I hadn't noticed yours was curry powder too! I was cross when my sis in law threw out an old baked bean tin. It had a silver wrapper & was from Biba in the '70's. I'd have kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Gina, that is gorgeous!! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 These two books that belonged to late MIL are pretty old. The Trex one is from the Early '60's.........the Be-Ro book doesn't have a date in it, but judging from the tragic hairstyle of the model on the cover I would guess '50's at the latest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobo Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 My dad cleared the mixmaster of again last week when our other mixer (also about as old) finally gave up.. It turned all the electricity off when he plugged it in.. But hes sorted it out- it has loads of bits you can get for it though- Mincers,Bread hooks, Juicers.. and loads of mix functions- very big in america apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 The Be-Ro book is lovely . I've got and regularly use my Grandma's copy. They brought a new one out quite regularly and you can still buy a modern version now. McDougalls used to bring out lovely little recipe booklets too. I've got a couple and the recipes in them are so practical . I've got some 40s packaging including a couple of Orlox Suet boxes, a lovely Union Jack card with press studs on and a little sweet tin which my Grandma used to keep sewing needles in. I've also got a box of Rinso washing powder dating from the same period and several bars of Sunlight Soap in original packaging. I am so sad, aren't I . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Not at all sad Kate....you are a collector of future antiques! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Can you explain the importance of my collection to LSH then please Egluntine as all he does is go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I have a wooden trolley made by my grandpa. Ollie has it as a bed with his cushion on it must be well over 40 years old BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I have my mother's Mrs Beaton household cook book, given to her as a wedding present in the early 50s. It tells you how to 'keep house' and advises on the importance of being prettily attired and having one's hair done when the man of the hosue returnes form a heavy day at work. Children should be scrubbed and ready for him to talk to before they go straight to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 This has bought back so many memories, we did have the be-ro book but not sure where it is. I do have my mums old rolling pin from the 50s or 60s, its wooden with red handles, I use it quite often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Mandy, you've just reminded me... my mother has a glass rolling pin with red stoppers on the end - you fill it with cold water or ice when you're rolling out pastry. No idea how old it is, but it must be at least early 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 I have my mother's Mrs Beaton household cook book, given to her as a wedding present in the early 50s. I have a Mrs Beeton, it is a cookbook only, bought it at a school fete about 12 years ago in Yorkshire (from my mums old school ) I think it must be a wartime one as pastry and cake recipes have potato in them I can't find a date on it. There are some lovely pics of all the different meat cuts in it. I was disappointed to find the recipe for rabbit stew does not start with "first catch your rabbit" I believe Mrs Beeton died at a very early age, something like 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara.F Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 my mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 .. my mother has a glass rolling pin with red stoppers on the end - you fill it with cold water or ice when you're rolling out pastry. Mine has one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Mine is just like that...I feel old! I would have thought it was '70's? Love this topic, Claire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Mine is just like that...I feel old! I would have thought it was '70's? Love this topic, Claire. Glass rolling pins have been made for years so yours could be 70s, Sheila, depending on who made it and Clare's could be a lot older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Tell you what, I'll ask my mother when she got hers, but I think it was a wedding present. I think there is a logo on the end of the stoppers, I'll ask about that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Love this topic, Claire. It is so interesting isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailapet Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 The oldest object in my house is a white cotton crochet bedspread. My great grandmother made it for herself when she was getting married. So it's roughly 100 years old. It's been stored away in my mum's cupboard for years as her bed was too big, but I use it every day. My bed is in a corner of the living room so it's great to be able to cover it up! I also have a big chest of drawers that my parents bought when they were expecting me. I store most of my clothes in it so it's also in reglar use. Other than that I haven't got much old stuff at all, I left a few things behind in England and haven't yet collected my fondue set from my parents' garage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfinches Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I have my Granny's wooden rolling pin and trifle bowl (trifle doesn't taste the same if its made in anything else! ) [1920's] which both get used regularly. I also have various bits that were my Grandmas including a bedroom cupboard with fold over splash back which her father made before she was born. There are odds and ends in my cutlery drawer & china cupboard which have been passed to me. I also use my Mum's Kenwood chef which is 1950's with the original white glass bowl, the liquidiser glass has been replaced as my wee brother broke the original when he was little . Our bedroom furniture is Edwardian, my Dad bought it in an auction before I was born and I grew up with it at home and re-aquired it a few years ago. We have a fairly eclectic house (probably best read as chaotic ) with lots of things that bring back memories when I use them. Morag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Sorry, but I think the oldest fully functioning thing in my kitchen is me My Mum was never one for keeping old things, she regularly turfed out the old "junk" given to her by grandparents, and I have nothing truly old. Otherwise it's a carving dish, given to us as an engagement present in 1985. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oh dear, there really is NO hope for me. A brand new shiny set of kitchen scales is about to be relegated to the back of the cupboard for........ and I'm so chuffed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 It's a beauty Kate......and it matches your other stuff so well.! Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
