Sunbeam Mixmaster Electric Hand Mixer, circa 1965
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The Sunbeam Corporation received the first handheld electric mixer patent in 1961. Handheld electric mixers were lightweight and more portable than larger, stationary countertop models. The Sunbeam Corporation, a leading home appliances manufacturer in post-World War II America, produced this mixer in an avocado green color, which was fashionable for modern kitchens in the mid-1960s.
The Sunbeam Corporation received the first handheld electric mixer patent in 1961. Handheld electric mixers were lightweight and more portable than larger, stationary countertop models. The Sunbeam Corporation, a leading home appliances manufacturer in post-World War II America, produced this mixer in an avocado green color, which was fashionable for modern kitchens in the mid-1960s.
Artifact
Hand mixer
Date Made
circa 1965
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.113.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Dr. Catherine Garcia-McDonnell.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Rubber (Material)
Color
Green
Black (Color)
Silver (Color)
Cream (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 3.25 in
Length: 8 in
Inscriptions
on top of hand mixer: Sunbeam / MIXMASTER on bottom of hand mixer: MODEL H-AJ 50-60 CY. 120 V. 100 W. / U.S. PAT. 2,2987,636 AND 3,077,340 / DES 201,757 U.S. PAT. 3,271,018
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