Dormeyer "Silver Chief" Streamlined mixer (I do not sell parts for this machine.)

The Dormeyer "Silver Chief" electric mixer, model 4300. It is composed of chromed & stainless steel, polished aluminum, and black & red Bakelite. The mixer is rust & dent-free, works great, and sounds like a Machine Age mixer should! It has a 10 speed (rheostat) slide control (from "Adding" to "Beating" and "Juicing"), and, head tilt, head release, beater release, and a juicer connector option. I do not know if the stainless steel bowl was original to the mixer. Due to its age and sitting unused for so long, the light oil has settled in the motor. When first starting up the Dormeyer, you can smell the subtle odor of the oil warming up. Personally, I like that odor. I have received many emails from people looking for PARTS for this model. I am not a source for parts, and do not know where you might go for them. Sorry. It is a great expression of American Streamlined design, and dates back to at least 1938. A TRAIN that could have easily inspired this design is the Sante Fe Super Chief (1937-38). "Streamlining" is a concept that entered the scientific vocabulary prior to its applications for aeroplanes and automobiles. It was first discussed by Isaac Newton. By 1827, Medhurst suggested a train design with tapered front and rear cars to reduce wind resistance. In 1865, a patent was registered for another streamlined train design by a Reverend S.R. Cathrop. Then, in 1913, the first "car of the future" was presented. It was an innovative "teardrop" shape, which has proven effective to this day. In 1926, Guggenheim funded wind tunnels for M.I.T. and other university research labs. This is when true scientific experimentation for the concept "takes off" - and to which we remain indebted. It is a major component of stability, speed, sound, fuel efficiency, and in certain ways, safety. (Please see my "How do YOU spell "Art Deco?" discussion in the "Frequently Asked Questions & Tips" section, for comparison to other related & sometimes confused design movements.) Norman Bel Geddes, sometimes called the "P.T. Barmum" of American design, was an early proponent of the concept. He began offering imaginative designs to the public - not only of planes, trains, and automobiles, but buildings, roads, entire cities. Frank Lloyd Wright thought he was ridiculous, and, from Frank's point of view (not to mention his self-centeredness), I can see why. Although Bel Geddes can be cited as a "showman", he was, none the less, part of a large effort that had four huge effects on design that I find valuable: 1) Streamlining did, in many cases, improve the function of moving machines; the safety of static machines (by enclosing dangerous machinery inside a smooth shell, which also allowed for easier cleaning, which, in hospitals for example, created a healthier environment); and the basis for faster, safer transportation, such as the design of interstate roads and cloverleaf road exchanges... things we tend to take for granted NOW, less than 100 years later. 2) Streamlining was, when at its best, a gorgeous design style. 3) Streamlining, as a style, helped revive the nearly dead economy of the Great Depression in America. Yes, this is only marketing and fashion, but the economy is not. 4) It was within this design movement that the first Profession of Industrial Designers is itself designed - as an independent science, and marketing organization. Noted in this group (and without listing them in any order of significance or purity of philosophy) would be Donald Deskey, Gilbert Rohde, Kem Weber, Walter Von Nesson, Henry Dreyfuss, John Vassos, Russel Wright, Walter Dorwin Teague, Kurt Versen, Warren McArthur, Lurelle Guild, Raymond Loewy, and many others. These men - and THIS movement WAS composed almost entirely of men - seemed nearly prophetic in their articles about what the FUTURE would look like...until you remember that THEY WERE THE ONES DESIGNING THE FUTURE! It was on THEIR drawing boards that the FUTURE WAS GIVEN FORM!! No prophets there! (You can use my SEARCH feature to find more Streamlined items available for study & purchase. Type in Streamlined", and "Machine Age". This will give you other good examples.) A good primer book for Streamlining is "Twentieth Century Limited - Industrial Design in America, 1925-1939" by Jeffrey Meikle. A further in-depth book is "The Machine Age in America - 1918-1941" by Richard Wilson, Dianne Pilgrim, and Dickran Tashjian. There are many more, but these are two of my favorites. . . I receive many requests for parts and advice. TO THOSE PEOPLE seeking parts, servicing, and advice on this machine, I have none. I handle only ready-to-go items, and have no network of aftermarket care. Nor will I sell PART of this machine (I probably get 2 requests a month). Sorry. . . 175.00 for EVERYTHING, AP15590 . . A testimonial just in: . "Hello; I have a Dormeyer streamline mixmaster. My mother purchased it around 1948 and used it all her life. I now have this marvelous machine and use it myself. Nothing can beat this 60 or so year old mixer. Still works like a charm!! I also have the meat grinder attachment with it. I don't want to sell it, but just let you know how well this machine works.....and has been working all these years. Thank you....Regina"