I’d technology connections did a 20 minute long episode on the mechanical design of this toaster. I’d recommend it if you haven’t see it.<p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfxlSG6q5Y</a>
It does seem that truly quality design has fallen on hard times in the consumer market.<p>For example, I'm looking for a kettle with temperature control. All I want is a kettle with a dial on it, that I can turn to set the appropriate temperature. Maybe a button to control whether or not my kettle will maintain that temperature once it has been reached.<p>No lights, no Star Trek control panel, just a kettle with a dial and a switch.<p>Has been impossible to find.<p>Appliances without needless lights are also very hard to come by. The modern aesthetic seems to lie somewhere between "70's sci-fi spaceship" and "plastic Christmas tree"<p>Doubly so for WiFi routers. Ugh.
My family had one of these, and they works as magically as the article suggests.<p>It died after a decade of use when a glass of water was accidentally tipped into it, causing earth leaks. I threw it out and went to buy another only to find they were nla. Alternatives, even expensive models, are primitive in comparison.<p>I too wonder why all toasters aren’t made this way.
Two related threads from the past year:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21164014" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21164014</a><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23363646" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23363646</a>
My father has one of these. Received as a wedding present in 1962, used daily since. Aside from emptying crumbs, is in robust health (as is my father I'm happy to say).