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Primitive Bread Toaster Restoration - 1918 Siemens-Schuckert
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- Published on Jan 19, 2023 veröffentlicht
- In this restoration video, I restore a beautiful bread toaster from the 1910-the 40s.
More about the restoration:
When I saw this piece for sale on a site similar to eBay, I knew from the start that it would be the subject of an exciting restoration video. I didn't think twice and bought the toaster even though I wasn't sure it would ever work again or that I would find replacement parts. This toaster is quite rare; I have not been able to find one like it anywhere. The restoration process went well, with no problems but with great surprises. I did not expect it to be entirely brass made. I decided not to nickel-plate its surface but to mirror-polish it. It will look great in a kitchen as decoration. Although I managed to make it work, unfortunately, I couldn't find a similar power cord, so I had to improvise for now. I'm still looking and hoping to find one, but chances are slim, considering I need help finding a similar model on the internet. I worked on this toaster for two weeks with much love and patience, and I am thrilled with how it turned out. And the toast was amazingly delicious!
If you have any questions about what I used and why please don't hesitate to ask! I answer every one!
More about antique bread toaster:
Frank Shailor of General Electric 1909 brought out the first successful toaster version. The D-12 model consisted of a cage-like device with a single heating element. It could only toast one side of the bread at once; the bread had to be flipped by hand to toast both sides. I don't want to mislead anyone, but this toaster was made simultaneously because the bread is turned by hand and is quite rudimentary, although it looks great.
In the 1940s, toasters that turned bread by themselves or with pop-ups had just appeared, so this toaster was possibly made in the 1910s-1940s.
Before the development of the electric toaster, sliced bread was toasted by placing it in a metal frame or on a long-handled toasting fork and holding it near a fire or over a kitchen grill.
If you have more information or one just like it, please write to me! Also, remember to subscribe to take advantage of upcoming restoration projects!
UPDATE
A good willing subscriber sent me an email with more precise information about this antique toaster. So, it was made after 1918 by Siemens-Schuckert-Werke.
Siemens-Schuckert (or Siemens-Schuckertwerke) was a German electrical engineering company headquartered in Berlin, Erlangen, and Nuremberg that was incorporated into Siemens AG in 1966.
Siemens Schuckert was founded in 1903 when Siemens & Halske acquired Schuckertwerke. Subsequently, Siemens & Halske specialized in communications engineering, and Siemens-Schuckert in power engineering and pneumatic instrumentation. During World War I, Siemens-Schuckert also produced aircraft. It took over the manufacturing of the renowned Protos vehicles in 1908. The company had a factory producing aircraft and other parts in World War II at Monowitz.
The Siemens Schuckert logo consisted of an S with a smaller S superimposed on the middle, with the smaller S rotated left by 45 degrees.[notes 1][2] The logo was used into the late 1960s, when both companies merged with the Siemens-Reiniger-Werke AG to form the present-day Siemens AG.
I also discovered that one of these toasters can be seen in the Vienna Museum.
Many thanks to Volkmar Kostka for unlocking this mystery!
Cheers! Johnny
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Hi folks! It was very satisfying process to restore this antique toaster, and I hope you will like the video too!
For more info, please read the description! Cheers!
Do you sell the items you restore?
@Catherine L hi, sometimes I have to let them go. If you are interested, you can write me an email at: rusty.shades.contact@gmail.com
Hi - I was wondering something. I love watching your restoration videos.
Do you take into account the increase (or decrease) in value with restoration? Some antique and vintage items are more valuable unrestored, and some increase in value with minor restoration, but decrease with major overhauls.
How do you determine what items to restore, which ones to leave with just a good cleaning?
My mom collected antiques for 50 years, and was always wary of restoring anything.
Thank you! You asked some excellent questions. I search for pieces that need to be restored, mainly dented, bent with missing parts and rust. Otherwise, I'm not really into it. I have been collecting antiques for years, and some of them shouldn't be touched; for example, I will never make a roman empire coin shine, but a dented 100 yrs toaster, yes.
Why? Because a roman coin has a patina that protects it and gives authenticity. A Roman coin is rare as well.
A toaster like this one was mass-produced, and there was no patina, even though some people consider even rust to be patina, but not myself. Rust will make that object vanish in time; it is not protective.
So yes, I choose them to these conditions and with this mindset.
I hope I have managed to answer your questions. Definitely will be more to say, but I just woke up, and I need a coffee first! 😆
Nice work!
Он не был таким красивым когда его сделали. А теперь он просто произведение искусства 👍
Orc 🐷🐷🐷
тостер стал драгоценным украшением кухни 🤩
The shape of the toaster reflects the shape of the breads available of those times. This toaster was made before the invention of sliced bread.
That's an excellent observation 👍
It was also made at a time when only about 5% of the population had electricity.
@Not politically correct , Someone had to have electricity for everyone to have it!
Yes, i thought the same thing when i saw the shape of the toaster - that it was for homemade bread and longer thinner slices.
Apparently also before the inventing of earthing appliances! 😎
Man that thing came l out gorgeous!
They used so much brass back then because there was no stainless steel, and you didn't want a rusty toaster. I don't know if this was known at the time but Brass would also have some natural anti-microbial qualities due to the copper content, which would be good for a kitchen appliance.
Thank you for sharing with us. 🙂
Kinda awesome to see electric stuff from the 1900's especially when you think about it only very well off people had electricity then so this would have been a high end and rare item . Beautiful job restoring it!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
This toaster, and robust appliances like it, were related to the Great Depression. Companies would make a lot of money upon the release of the appliances and they lasted a very long time. So long that ppl weren’t buying anymore. So sales dwindled.
Companies were being invested upon based on their past sales, but losing business quickly. It’s one of many causes that lead to the Great Depression.
I've actually used one of these as a child.
😏
They also have them to just sit next to your fireplace coals.👍
@Menuki I think sales dwindled because new and improved versions came along. I burnt more toast than I toasted with a toaster like this, because you had to flip it, and you couldn't adjust the heat.
My gramma always said burnt toast was good for the heart.🤦 Then came along a pop up timer one and that was just the cats meow.
LOL.
@Terrie Martinez the first pop up toasters came out in 1921 and were for commercial use only. Household model were long after that. Without the internet, information (ad campaigns) took a long time to travel. The sentiment was also very different then, the gross majority of ppl weren’t chasing new technology like we do now. If it worked, why replace it. You theory also assumes it’s a different company making the pop up toaster, when it could be the same company’s new model. Which then fails why there’s little repeat business.
My comment was on the build quality of appliances, (ovens, washing machines, vacuums, etc.) during that time period. If the never break down you never buy a new one. Companies would see a huge initial rush, but no repeat business. New tech has always been more expensive, making it a rich man’s game. The average person just doesn’t do it. Even now, for all the ppl standing in line for the new iPhone, there’s 100x more who don’t care and won’t buy a new phone until the old one is unusable
Amazing restauration! Great to see an electric device from that era as it is unfamiliar to many how far electrification was back then. It is funny to realize that 1918 was 30 years after the first German electric car appeared.
Great job! It’s such a lovely stylish item, much nicer than today’s.
That's right, I would love to know who designed this toaster, but unfortunately, I cannot find such information.
WOW! Gorgeous brass toaster!
Makes beautiful toasted bread!
One thing that works great for sanding small items like that is wrapping sandpaper around a rubber eraser as a sanding block.
That's a smart one! 👌
The original is one of my favourite restorations. You guys do top work. Seriously impressive effort and results.
Thanks, buddy! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the outcome. Cheers!
That's wonderful!! What a lovely jewel this toaster is.
I'm glad you like it!
I loved this video. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and how you sanded everything! It looks beautiful.
Thank you K J! 😊
That’s the most beautiful toaster I’ve ever seen. thanks for saving it , great Job!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Deb! Thank you 🙂
My grandparents had a similar one, albeit made in US, but theirs was 110V and used a two wire plug that resembled those now used for current corn poppers and hot pots. They seldom used it, preferring the pyramid one for the cookstove. This one is prettier by far.
Nice. I will try to find one on the Internet; you made me curious.
The only other time I've seen a toaster like this is when Snoopy used one to make toast in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special. So cool to see a real one!
That's so cool! I would like to see that scene, is that possible? Somewhere on Clip-Share?
Beautiful toaster! Work of art.
Thank you 🙂
I get the feeling that it now looks better than when it was new. I have never seen such a toaster, but I just have that feeling... Thumbs Up!
Thank you, Gary! It is possible 🙂
That looks so good, and it works like a charm too. You did an excellent job of cleaning and restoring the old toaster. Great work.
Thank you, George! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and how the toaster turned out.
You did a great job in restoring this toaster. I like the shape of the toaster as well.
Thank you! 🙂
I liked how when you opened the base we could see the new bolts nuts and washers holding it together
They were well preserved in there.
That turned out to be so beautiful. These videos fascinate me. I love seeing how the items work as you make them new again. It looks like a little brass travel trailor!❤
Thank you 🙂 I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. 🙂
It’s beautiful. Love the look of metal household items from the 19th and 20th centuries. Design was more appealing than in, say, today’s toasters.
Sweet little toaster! The plugs (or where the plugs would fit in the body of the toaster) remind me of the twin plugs I had on an old Singer cabinet sewing machine, the kind that folded inside a nice wood table. The plugs were Bakelite or rubber/early plastic, but had that split bunny ear shape of yours, with a cloth covered cord. Perhaps an old sewing machine or other electrical appliance could yield some parts for you. Also, for working on soft metals like brass, I highly recommend covering your hammer heads with a layer or two of chamois leather. You can wire it onto the head of the hammer because it will need replacing as it wears. You will notice a big difference in the surface of your work and avoid unnecessary marks/scuffs. Thanks for this entertaining video--I hope you heated/burned off some of the fumes before making the first slices of toast??
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and the outcome. I did heat it up a few times before filming the test. 🙂
And you even finished by using a brass knife to butter your toast. 😂 Nice work.
Hahah, yes, details 😀
You never cease to amaze me! It is now a beautiful vintage toaster. Obviously, the materials used before were forever, it's over a hundred years old and it still works!
I'm glad you enjoy what I do. Thank you so much for watching my videos 🙂
Волшебник, превращающий хлам в сокровища ❤
🙂
*Couldn't have looked better than this. Great gob, congrats* 👍
Thank you 😃
A lovely restoration well done 😊
Thank you Andrew! 🙂
That toaster turned out beautifully, couldn't get over how much sandpaper you had to use
Thank you! Yes, I used it a lot, and it took me almost two weeks to get this result. 😅
Я в восторге от вашей работы, ТЕРПЕНИЯ и ваших умений! А так же я потрясена количеством и качеством ваших инструментов и станков! Это просто невероятно! Встань из могилы те самые производители всех вещичек, что вы отреставрировали, и увидь они вашу работу, они бы решили что это сказка и сон наяву. После видео с реставрацией игрового автомата я долго искала в голове термин, который сразу бы объяснил, КАК ВЫ ЭТО ДЕЛАЕТЕ!!??? И вдруг поняла! Вы же гений! И это только всё и ставит на свои места! Вы вдохновили меня на множество дел, которые я боялась делать и давно откладывала!❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
That was awesome! I can't feel the toast, but I can see it steaming 😎
I'm glad you enjoyed the restoration process. 🙂
Acabo de inscrever no seu canal, assisti varios videos e fiquei impressionada com sua habilidade. Muito obrigada por fazer os vídeos e também tem tradução. Tudo perfeito!!!.
Obrigado! 🙂
Love it! It turned out so beautiful!!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for not painting it! Brass is so beautiful! Great work!
Thank you so much. 🙂
Awesome restoration, Nice job!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
Wonderful work on a beautiful old toaster, love your channel.
Thank you Susie! 🙂
Absolutely stunning. Love watching your videos. You are a master
Thank you for your beautiful words! I'm trying my best in every video, and I hope with time, I'll be better and better.
@Rusty Shades Restoration You are truly welcome Sir.
That’s the most beautiful toaster I’ve ever seen. Lovely work!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for your appreciation! 🙂
I am so impressed with what you are doing this is a beautiful art I appreciate the work you're doing please keep it up
Thank you for your kind words, Virginia! I'm glad you enjoy my work! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Вы проделали невероятную работу ❤❤❤ Очень захотелось съесть вашу гренку 😍
Thank you! 🙂
Definitely a 10. Wow! I love polished and polishing brass. The results are so gratifying. Would have never thought is using muscovite also known as mica in this way. Is it considered a thermal insulator?
Thank you. Yes, 500+ degrees heat resistant and doesn't conduct electricity.
Great job on the restoration .You have some really great videos too. Keep'em coming bud . Wishing you and your family the best. Stay safe and be well brother. 👊😎🤙🍻🇺🇸
Thank you, Steven! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed my videos. I wish you the same to you and your family! Cheers!
What a great video to pop up in my recommended! Excellent job on this restoration 👍 Definitely subscribing
Thank you 🙂
Wow!!!!! extreme amount of sanding but what a stunning result. Well done. One of your best.
Indeed, a lot of sanding and polishing on this piece, but if you enjoyed the restoration process means that it wasn't in vain. Thank you for watching! 🙂
Trabalho maravilhoso.
Parabéns.
Obrigado!
Belezura foi o que vc fez com essa antiga torradeira.!!! Parabéns por sua grande habilidade!
Obrigado 🙂
Such attention to the details! It is truly beautiful. And it works!
Thank you 🙂 I'm glad that you enjoyed the restoration process.
for me It's really impressive to see tech from the past... It give you a glimpse of how these people lived in that time... how simple they worked, how insecure they were XD... just impressive
That's true. I'm constantly transferring myself back when I restore something, thinking about those days and how people lived. Usually, I connect the period with historical events; it may sound weird, but it is happening, and I enjoy it.
Awesome restoration. Didn't expect that even the screws are all made from brass, very nice indeed.
Thank you 🙂
Just gorgeous! I saw that pile of spent sandpaper... which totally explains how you achieve such lustrous highly polished finishes! 👏👏👏
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
Me encanta que se recuperen aparatos antiguos que aún pueden dar su uso domeatico, y que no estén apilando más basura, gracias por ver el proceso que ya se ve que es largo , porque limpiar todo los componentes no es cosa de 5 minutos, te felicito por tu labor de restaurador, y por reciclaje y recuperación de la historia , que cada aparato sea electrónico, doméstico y muebles tienen su historia que es la nuestra, gracias.😊
Muchas Gracias! 🙂
ficou maravilhoso
Such a nice little antique toaster 😍
It really is! 🙂
If I was 40 years younger I would have loved to have worked in a shop with someone who had these skills.
We just bought a new toaster and it doesn’t even toast the bread! Great job!
Pfff, no way! I hope you can return it.
Thank you for watching!
Love it Johnny. Seriously nice wood additions.
I'm happy to know that! 🙂
Lovely looks like it does a better job than the modern ones today and it looks lovely 😍
Thank you Julie! 🙂
I'm glad you enjoyed the restoration process and how the toaster turned out!
You gave that toaster a new lease of life. Brilliant video! How long did it take you?
Thank you, Michael. I worked on this piece for around two weeks. A decent amount of hours per day, from 4-8 sometimes.
@Rusty Shades Restoration oh my…it looks awesome again. :)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the transformation! Cheers!
Still have an old toaster that we you put on the stove. But, I never realized how toasters started 25:58 out. Super cool. I’d have been late every day for work, just waiting for both sides to get done.
I randomly came across this and I must say I instantly loved it
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂
Wow! I too came across this video randomly. This is something else. But, I can see why this didn’t last when I look at the electrical supply. I imagine a few fires were started. Thus prompting the need of a pop-up toaster. But you’ve done a good job restoring it. And it’s amazing that it still works too!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
You did a wonderful job. It is a beautiful toaster. I love the old appliances.
Thank you 🙂
I love watching videos like this! I love seeing how these items worked way back when 🤗🤗🤗
It is fascinating 🙂
Wow I love seeing these older things still working! You did a great job! Lol you should get a big discount on sandpaper! 🤣
Haha, one more toaster like this and I can change my channel name in Rusty & Bankrupt 😅
Quite a beautiful piece after you finished it. Nice job.
Thank you 🙂
Думала, что тостер более современная вещь. Отличная реставрация.
Thank you! 🙂
Вот это раритет, насколько была продвинутая Европа в плане бытовой технике,если тостер был изобретен аж 1909году. Можно только восхищаться мастерам изобретателем. А вам почет и уважение то что вы даете вторую жизнь этим предметам. Большие молодцы
Thank you! 🙂
A toast to you🥂🧇for making that simple elegant toaster work again,love in care went into that, such a novelty piece.
Thank you so much! 🙂
OMGosh! This little toaster is a work of art-and it makes perfect toast. 😋 Who would want to have toast from a modern tin-can toasted of today when you could make it with this beauty.
🥇for you for saving this!
Agree! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you! 🙂
Would love to have that toaster! You are so clever, thanks for showing just how much 👍❤️
Thank you 🙂
That was very interesting,,glad you got it to both look & work good ,,,nice to see the old things repaired & restored
Thank you for watching my videos Diane! 🙂
Heeeyyyyy buddy :)
I know, we just met, this is my first comment, on my first watched video, of yours, BUT, wow!! Your humor, playful ways, dedication to your craft, and love for historical items, leaves me with a feeling of relaxation, joy and friendship 😊
Thanks for saving this old toaster, for sharing your talent, and hard, hard work with us. I'm subscribing, and can't wait to watch your next video! I hope you, and those you love, will have a wonderful 2023 🙂
Thank you so much! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the video. I wish you all the best and a great year too! Cheers!
It blows my mind what people like you can do. I subscribed, liked and shared this video. I can't wait to see what you do next.
Thank you, Fulmer. Next will be a scarce and interesting item. 🙂
Скорее всего, такого сверкания и шика этот тостер не имел, даже будучи новым
Coś sprężynki przestały dociskać kromki... Ale jak zawsze, rewelacja.
No esta nada mal? Es fabuloso!
Bom dia, lindo trabalho parabéns 👏
Obrigado! 🙂
awesome restoration to a very old toaster love you work
I have joined your channel
Thank you so much Rami!
Glorious. What a beautiful restoration
Thank you Robert!
What a beautiful old toaster! My Aunt had a very old one similiar to this, I was 6 yrs. old in 1960 when the toaster popped open on my arm, carried that scar for a lot of years! Great job, the brass is beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
A princípio, pensei ser um rádio. Linda restauração.
Obrigado!
Is there any protect you haven’t been able to do and filmed.
This is a work of art, beautiful.
Thank you so much. Till now, no, but I can't say that it always goes as I wish. Let's say I had some bad days, too, like everyone else.
They had shockingly good looking appliances back then very deadly to brass and electricity what a beautiful way to go.
Beautiful job!
Looks like the heating elements are wound around a glimmer plate and not asbestos, as it was common in later decades
Thank you 🙂
Congratulations great job, very interesting old toaster, you are expert!
Thank you, Tim; I'm pleased you enjoyed the restoration process and how the toaster turned out.
Good restoration! :) 👍🔧
Thank you 🙂
Excellent work!
Thank you Lauren! 🙂
essa é das antigas 1918
105 anos lindissima
And it is functional! 🙂
I watched this restoration twice. I have about 7 primitive type toasters because I like collecting them. Enjoyed the process!!!!!
I'm happy to know that you enjoyed the restoration. I would love to see your collection.
@Rusty Shades Restoration for some reason I could not find how to send pictures.
If you have Instagram you can find me with the same name, if not use this email adress: rusty.shades.contact@gmail.com
You did a nice job. To get the brass to shine without scratched try wet sanding with wd40 as the lubricant.
Thank you, I know this technique, but in this particular case, I didn't want to get a 100% full mirror effect because is not a blade, especially for interior or bottom parts. Some minor marks on it don't affect anyone.
It looks great !! Glad it still works !
I'm glad you like it! 🙂
Beautiful restoration and you did a masterful job restoring it as well!!!!!! Very beautiful I have to say!!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you! 🙂
@Rusty Shades Restoration You're welcome!!
Great work as usual
Thank you Steve! 🙂
Nice restoration! Should the side doors have more spring in them, to hold the bread in place, I wonder?
Thank you! Yes, but I've decided to don't hook them up again because it will only help to burn the bread on the edges because of pressure.
Amazing job 👍 a nice surprise I bet to find it was all made out of Brass. I love it. Polished brass is the best. I hope you find some original plugs for it. Glad you didn't modify it suit a regular plug 👏🏼 I have a strange urge now to go and cook some toast and Vegemite Great work.
Thank you! Yes, it was a lovely surprise 😮 I hope to find original plugs; now I know the brand, thanks to my beautiful community, and I know what to search on the web or at the flea market.
Bone appetite!
What, you eat vegemite? I thought it was only for repelling drop-bears 😂
@Scian Géar are you from Australia?
If not who told you about the killer drop bears ?
@Austeration I'm from across The Ditch in the Shaky Isles, but I have cousins in the Lucky(-to-survive-the-wildlife) Country 😄
@Scian Géar lol (lucky to survive the wild) I love it 🤣 You know all our secrets then.
Bardzo dobra robota 😉 ja bym pomyślał jeszcze nad wymianą sprężyn od klapek. One powinny trzymać klapki w pozycji zamkniętej a otwarcie wymaga użycia siły. Co do kabla zasilającego to można spróbować wykorzystać końcówkę od prodiża i bo wtyki wyglądają na identyczne. Można wykorzystać same końcówki i zalać żywicą lub pobawić się w dorobienie obudowy z teflonu. Pozdrawiam 😉
Dziękuję! Pozdrawiam! 🙂
Beautiful job!
Thank you! 🙂
Muito bom.. gostei do polimento que vc faz, mas notei que ficou muitos riscos nas peças... Essa ligação dos fios no aparelho é assim mesmo?
Finally a little perspective to:
"I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear,
And I like my toast done on one side,..." 🎶
😆