Object Details
maker
Rival Manufacturing Company
Description
Model 431, 80W, 110-120V (AC only), 3-speed hand mixer and cutlery sharpener. Streamlined, bright yellow plastic motor body with matching bracket handle and horizontal, rocket-like, rear wings atop a polished chrome base with light brown, welded rubber cushion housing two, detachable, 4-blade, open rectangular beaters; smooth chrome cover conceals a small grinding wheel mounted in top front, and a yellow rubber power cord with 2-prong plug is attached at right back. Speed selector inside handle front has a yellow plastic knob above brushed metal plate printed "HIGH", "MED", "LOW / SHARPEN" and "OFF" in black. Product name debossed in metallic gold across right side of case; model specifications, manufacturer's name and UL safety mark stamped on base underside. Beaters unmarked.
Credit Line
Jane Griffin Yeingst and William H. Yeingst
date made
1930s
1956 - 1957
ID Number
1987.0675.03
accession number
1987.0675
catalog number
1987.0675.03
Object Name
mixer, food
sharpener, knife
Physical Description
thermoplastic (case; handle material)
chrome plate (base; grinder cover material)
rubber (base cushion; cord cover material)
steel, stainless (beaters material)
brass (plug prongs material)
Measurements
overall: 2 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 10 3/8 in; 6.985 cm x 20.955 cm x 26.3525 cm
place made
United States: Missouri, Kansas City
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Exhibition
Art in Industry
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
appliances
Food Processing
kitchen
Plastics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_324251