April 1982 Wow!

[jaydee325]

History of the Microwave.

Been around longer than I thought. I remember the first one in town was purchased by the local bakery/coffee shop. I think they paid $1500 for it in the early 70's! They would charge you extra to warm your sweet roll if you asked!

 

[MossRoad]

History of the Microwave.

Been around longer than I thought. I remember the first one in town was purchased by the local bakery/coffee shop. I think they paid $1500 for it in the early 70's! They would charge you extra to warm your sweet roll if you asked!

Thanks!

Another rabbit hole for me to investigate.

Found this in there, already.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

 

[ultrarunner]

Not long after color TV hit the neighborhood so did microwave a few years later all back in the 60’s

Remember it was a Radar Range and mostly chrome and heavy.

As a kid I thought it was the same as a reliable second hand car…

 

[scaredychicken]

at least you avoided a house fire, yikes
time for a new one

 

[ovrszd]

It came with the house when we bought the house in 1992.

I was just curious. For some reason I have no memory what they cost back then.

 

[bigtiller]

My parents built a new house and moved into it in the spring of '71. They bought an Amana Radar Range for $600 that set on the counter top.

$600 was a lot of money back then, the entire 3 br house & 2 car garage cost $32000 to build with a general contractor.

 

[Manhattan]

They don't make nothing like they use too. The 90's was the golden age.

 

[BravoXray]

I remember when they first came out. I wasn't impressed...I called it a "$300 weeny heater".

When we got an Amana Radar Range back in the late '60s, my dad found out it was a great egg exploder. My mother was not amused.

 

[Hay Dude]

Pretty sure my Dacor microwave was built in USA

 

[Midniteoyl]

Decided to replace the Microwave today. It is dated on the back Manufacture date April 1982. Well that is almost 40 years. That is a long time for something like this.
It still works. The mother in law took a lot of the sap out of it about 7 years ago when she run it for about an hour with no load in it. The wife said the interior cavity had a lot of lightning inside of it and it was smoking hot. It still worked after that but the cooking times had to be about double. The vacuum fluorescent display characters are getting very dim. You can still read it, but it sure isn't bright. The interior light went out about 2 weeks ago. The wife thinks the cooking power continues to fade. I do know the new one (Toshiba) sure cooks a lot faster than the old one (Montgomery Ward). But to think the thing has lasted as long as it has is kinda rare. We use the thing every day.

We will see how this Toshiba holds up. I am betting it won't be cooking 40 years later.



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Pretty sure those were made by Sharp. Sharp Carousals were the best microwaves for a long time. I love mine that is put away and still used when needed.

 

[lman]

I remember when I was a kid and my parents were thinking about getting a microwave. My mom was against it, she thought the food would get contaminated with radiation. They finally got one in the 80's after I was out of the house.

 

[ultrarunner]

Commercial back to the late 1940's with residential mid 60's

Tappan also made microwaves.

Read somewhere a Radar Range at $500 in 1967 would be about $4000 with inflation.

My folks had 3 TV's in their life... 1950's Philco where the picture tube swiveled... replaced by color Zenith when first came out and for weeks neighbors from far would come to check it out... only time my family was EVER an early adoptor but dad had a friend with a TV store.

In 1980 we surprised dad with a new Zenith and VCR and still used every night by mom... Batteries for remote getting hard to find!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

When we got an Amana Radar Range back in the late '60s, my dad found out it was a great egg exploder. My mother was not amused.

Yeah, I saw that early on. Someone at work put an egg salad sandwich in the microwave. We all had a lot to learn in those days.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I was just amazed that all of its buttons etc, still work. Sure if the mother in law hadn't abused it, it would work a lot better. I set it aside on the counter in the dining room. Not sure what I should do with it. It does still work. I could replace the interior light pretty easy. Not that the light is critical to its operation. First TBN member that wants to pick it up and carry it off can have it. First NON TBN member that wants to pick it up and carry it off can have it too!.

I always salvage the donut magnets out of the magnetron, and the step-up transformers are fun to tinker with. I have the guts of two microwaves around, refrigerator magnets, tool holders, an arc exciter for a Tesla coil, stuff like that.

 

[scaredychicken]

Yeah, I saw that early on. Someone at work put an egg salad sandwich in the microwave. We all had a lot to learn in those days.

that's when plate covers were invented

 

[Alien]

I'm on my third microwave - in 40 years. The previous two died in a cloud of smoke and blew the circuit breaker. I've never cook with mine - just reheat.

So I splurged on this one and got a Breville. Hopefully, if it's going to die - it goes quietly.

The only appliance that has had a long life span - my two slot toaster. We got it as a wedding gift in 1964. It's a Kenmore and still works just fine.

Onya Oosik. A good Aussie brand. I have had quite a few microwaves over the years. Some didn't last more than a year. In fact one blew up the day before warranty expired so they just refunded me. Interior lights didn't last in some of them and the Panasonic I had blew 3 magnatrons before they refunded me.
I have had LG, Samsung, and a few other top brands but that means nothing nowadays.
Hence the Breville. So far the nicest one I have had with soft close door and lots of menus. And it just works as it should.

 

[k0ua]

I always salvage the donut magnets out of the magnetron, and the step-up transformers are fun to tinker with. I have the guts of two microwaves around, refrigerator magnets, tool holders, an arc exciter for a Tesla coil, stuff like that.

I thought about doing that, but I found a Ham friend a while ago that said he could use it around the shop. I will just give it to him.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Boys I got my butt beat good one time. Caught me with a bottle of gear oil in the micro. Makes it pour easier in that old Willys pickup truck. They didn't care...

 

[ovrszd]

that's when plate covers were invented

My wife recently bought a tupperware looking plate cover doo hicky. Fits exactly on top of a plate, tall enough to sit over top of a plate full of food, has a handle formed in the top for easy handling, has small vent holes in the top, semi clear so you can see the plate of food. It's very effective and saves a LOT of microwave oven cleaning.

 

[k0ua]

My wife recently bought a tupperware looking plate cover doo hicky. Fits exactly on top of a plate, tall enough to sit over top of a plate full of food, has a handle formed in the top for easy handling, has small vent holes in the top, semi clear so you can see the plate of food. It's very effective and saves a LOT of microwave oven cleaning.

I need to look into one of those. I already sprayed some potato soup liberally about the interior.