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Gordon Henderson writes:
So... It's getting on for new toaster time in the Henderson household -
our 20+ year old Philips Sunrise with it's single long-slot, while still

Funny you should say that,
Last night, I repaired my parents' ~55 year old Morphy Richards.
http://objectwiki.sciencemuseum.org....er_chrome.html
The element had burned out at one end.

It's getting to need a repair every few years now.

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Andrew Gabriel
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