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Thread Number: 64845
/ Tag: Small Appliances
If you ever wondered how a 1950 Camfield toaster works... |
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Post# 874949 3/30/2016 at 08:12 (2,949 days old) by turquoisedude  (.) |
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 I've had this Camfield 'Tête-a-tête' toaster for years but never did anything with it...
It worked but wouldn't pop up; this past Monday down in Ogden, I decided to take it apart to see what was wrong. I found it has a very different timing/pop up mechanism - I was able to get it working again, but I wanted to reveal what had been previously forbidden to see - the heating and pop up cycle in this toaster.
It's kinda neat.... | ||
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| Post# 874958 , Reply# 1 3/30/2016 at 09:48 (2,949 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 874967 , Reply# 2 3/30/2016 at 11:14 (2,949 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Granted there was no bread in the toaster and you may have had it on the "lightest" setting, but it sure seemed to cycle very quickly (30 seconds?). Oh wait, I forgot those toasters from the 50's actually used power, heated up and toasted the bread pretty quickly, compared to the anemic toasters that take 4-5 minutes today.
Very neat seeing the "inner workings", thanks for posting Paul! | ||
| Post# 874970 , Reply# 3 3/30/2016 at 11:47 (2,949 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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| Post# 875283 , Reply# 5 4/1/2016 at 23:57 (2,946 days old) by A440 () | ||
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What a cool mechanism. How good of a toaster is it considering your taste? Are both bread slots lined with heating elements like a regular toaster? Thanks for sharing this. I have never heard of this brand.
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Post# 875507 , Reply# 6 4/3/2016 at 20:02 (2,945 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Well Kevin's observation was correct - that 'toast' cycle was actually a 'stale' cycle... It was a wee bit too short, so I did some more tinkering and got it to a point where it does now toast bread.
All in all, it's a pretty good toaster now!
Brent, the toast slots are lined with elements as with other toasters.
Next up - the Dormeyer Toastswell....
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| Post# 875608 , Reply# 7 4/4/2016 at 14:30 (2,944 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Re Camfield Camfield had some connection with Dormeyer, what I don't know, but Camfield mixers were just Dormeyers with a different name. | ||
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Post# 875610 , Reply# 8 4/4/2016 at 14:40 (2,944 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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That's true! | ||
| Post# 875859 , Reply# 9 4/6/2016 at 20:18 (2,942 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
And the rest of the toaster | ||
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Post# 876525 , Reply# 10 4/11/2016 at 08:31 (2,937 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Sarah, sorry for the delay in getting these (and if I'd been thinking I'd have taken some pictures and posted them with the video...) but here are some photos of the toaster. I gave it a good cleaning and I'm pleased at what great shape it's in. It's one of my few vintage toasters with the original cloth-covered cord and plug! After a couple of further tweaks, I'm pleased to say it's toasting nicely now too.
I don't know if any other toaster at the time or since featured the two-ended controls. And note the CSA certification plate tacked onto the bottom - this was definitely produced for the Canadian market but I can't say that I see Camfield appliances up here very often. That being said, I'll bet I start finding them this year... LOL
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| Post# 876544 , Reply# 11 4/11/2016 at 12:06 (2,937 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Post# 876545 , Reply# 12 4/11/2016 at 12:07 (2,937 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 877036 , Reply# 13 4/14/2016 at 09:46 (2,934 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Thanks for sharing
That's a pretty cool looking toaster. Do the dual controls control different slots? Also, you can brighten up the lettering with white model paint if you get the inspiration. I know folks who swear by white crayons, and I've used them successfully but like the paint better. Paint it on, then wipe it off. The paint stays in the engraved letters.
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| Post# 877795 , Reply# 14 4/19/2016 at 20:36 (2,929 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I have one just like it That wont pop up either, I haven't had time to tear into it yet, also have a 50s Hamilton Beach that wont pop up ... | ||
| Post# 879015 , Reply# 15 4/29/2016 at 13:13 (2,919 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I cant get mine To pop up, it the cog will turn to the second notch, then hangs up???? | ||
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Post# 1135343 , Reply# 16 12/5/2021 at 13:13 (873 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Based on this videoI just switched to | ||
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