General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC & METAL CONSTRUCTION. CW ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

29.3 cm

Width

13.3 cm

Height

24.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Braun

Country

Spain

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS HAND BLENDER NEVER USED.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF HAND MIXER USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN MID- 1990S.

Function

TO BLEND, WHIP AND/OR CHOP FOOD AND BEVERAGES.

Technical

COMBINATION CULINARY HAND TOOL, INCORPORATING THREE FUNCTIONS- BLENDING, CHOPPING, AND WHIPPING. WHEN ELECTRIC APPLIANCES WERE FIRST PUT ON THE MARKET, COMBINATION APPLIANCES LIKE THE PERCO-TOASTER, IRONS INCORPORATING CURLING TONGS OR HOTPLATES, ETC. WERE POPULAR. THIS TREND DISAPPEARED FOR MOST ITEMS, EXCEPT FOOD MIXERS OR BLENDERS. THIS DEVICE PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR USE WITH SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOOD OR FOR SPECIALTY PREPARATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Hand piece reads " Listed HOUSEHOLD TYPE/ BRAUN/ Made in Spain/ Type: 418/ 120 V~/60 Hz/max.200 W/ [Canadian Standards Association, Underwriter's Laboratory, and Registered Trade Mark symbols]/ 958B ", " control plus/vario/ BRAUN ", and " CAUTION: Unplug before/ inserting or removing parts./ Do not put in water. Sharp/ blades- handle carefully. " (NB: last text also appears in French). Settings & pictoral symbols also printed on handpiece./ Box front marked in part " BRAUN/ Handblender/ Culinary/ Series/ 200/ Watt ", and " Handblender with variable/ speed, chopper attachment/ and whisk /...gourmet edition ". Text appears in English, French & Spanish. Box back depicts series of colour photographs, and includes text " Blends soups, sauces, mayonnaise, milkshakes, pancake batter, baby food... Chops meat, hard cheese, herbs, onions, nuts... Whips cream, eggwhites and even skim milk into a low calorie dessert topping. " Text in English, French & Spanish. " Distributed by:/ Braun Inc./ 66 Broadway, Route 1/ Lynnfield, MA 01940/ [Underwriters' Laboratory symbol]® Listed 958 B/ Made in Spain " and " Imported by/ Braun Canada Ltd./ 110 Matheson Blvd W. Suite 200, Mississauga ON L5R 3T4/ [Canadian Standards' Association] symbol / 4189 " printed in lower left of box back; text in English & French. Box side panels read " Versatile and convenient./ Blend a milkshake right in/ the glass./ Purée soup right in the pan. Unique blade for extremely/ smooth and even blending./ Special whisk attachment/ makes a variety of dessert/ toppings./ Unique chopper attachment/ with special shape for fine/ and even texture. " (left side) / "Control grip:/ easy to use and/ hold./ Variable speed for optimum/ processing./ Dishwasher-safe, detachable/ blender shaft./ Includes chopper attachment,/ whisk, clear beaker with lid/ and wallholder./ MR 550 CA ". (right side) " For household use only" printed on bottom of box./ PT tray or package liner

Missing

NONE. THIS EXAMPLE IS NEW, AND COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL PACKAGING (SAVE PLASTIC SHRINK WRAP OVER INNER TRAY.)

Finish

SMOOTH WHITE FINISH/ HAS DARK GREY/ BLACK CONTROL GRIP./ PT BOX IS PRIMARILY DARK GREY/ BLACK, WITH WHITE TEXT AND COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS OF PRODUCT AND FOOD.

Decoration

N/A