Mixmaster® Stand Mixer

Description:

Model MMB, 175W, 120V (AC only) domestic countertop stand mixer, chrome finish with open-ended black handle and 12-speed Mix-finder dial at back of a tapered cylindrical, tilting motor head with vertical attachment hub at left front. Features two, detachable, 4-blade, open rectangular beaters (one larger than the other) and a rotating bowl rest with automatic speed control; bowl shift lever near back of platform to accommodate two stainless steel mixing bowls (4 quart and 1 5/8 quart). Removable black rubber power cord with two-prong plug at back right of motor. Motor head disconnects from stand for use as a hand mixer.

Date Made: 1968 - 1974

Maker: Sunbeam Corp.

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

Subject: appliancesFood ProcessingHousehold Tools and EquipmentkitchenPatented

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Food, American Enterprise

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1988.3120.1Nonaccession Number: 1988.3120Catalog Number: 1988.3120.1

Object Name: mixer, food

Physical Description: chrome plate (overall material)plastic (handle; speed dial material)rubber (power cord material)steel, stainless (bowls material)Measurements: overall, large bowl: 4 5/8 in x 9 in; 11.7475 cm x 22.86 cmoverall, small bowl: 4 5/8 in x 6 3/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 16.1925 cmoverall, stand: 12 5/8 in x 11 1/2 in x 7 3/8 in; 32.0675 cm x 29.21 cm x 18.7325 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-ed4d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_324396

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