epicuric
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They were commonplace in small, post war kitchens in the UK. Most of the kitchen fitted into one of those.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
Even if these items aren't used for what they were meant for, they still make great knik-knaks & conversation pieces!! 
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Dven if these items aren't used for what they were meant for, they make great knik-knaks & conversation pieces!!
They're little pieces of art for your kitchen. My grandmother bought the first toaster, the silver one, for about $0.50 used back in the day. You open the doors on either side by the wooden knobs, and have to turn the toast manually. Very cool!
medtran49
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@epicuric , the round 1 is a salt cellar, yes? Is the other a pepper grinder?
I've never seen the free standing "kitchen" one, which is odd since I follow dollhouse minis for adults where there are pieces of furniture selling for $1000s of dollars, no, that is not a typo, in 1 inch to 1 foot scale.
I've never seen the free standing "kitchen" one, which is odd since I follow dollhouse minis for adults where there are pieces of furniture selling for $1000s of dollars, no, that is not a typo, in 1 inch to 1 foot scale.
epicuric
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I think it was £125, but in London it would be many times that.
epicuric
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Not even close! The one on the left is a device for spiking a hole in the end of a cigar - press the top and a spring loaded spike comes out of the bottom. Tap the one on the right, and it opens up the hole in the middle, revealing a guillotine to cut the end off your cheroot.
epicuric
Legendary Member
I couldn't resist this retro set of scales in a charity shop today. The dial rotates to switch between lb's and kg's, and to aid incremental weighing. I was tempted by this really old Kenwood, but couldn't justify replacing a slightly newer model that works perfectly well. A steal at £20!
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
epicuric
Legendary Member
Me neither. I thought you might appreciate their "orangeness" though!
Likely late 70s early 80s from the look of the logo....as if the color wasn't a give away.
epicuric
Legendary Member
I was thinking early seventies, but I may be wrong. The font reminds me of those K-Tel records that were always advertised on TV at Christmas.