On Monday, 20 November 2017 10:32:17 UTC, Clive Page wrote:

A few years ago there was an exhibition in the London Science Museum of the evolution of domestic appliances over the decades. One exhibit was what they said was the first microwave oven to go on sale in the UK. We had one just like it still in use; made me feel a bit like a museum exhibit myself.

The Amana Radarange. Early microwaves had unsafe interlocks, I came across one years ago where the thing continued cooking until the door was part way open. But even better ones than that were unsafe, relying on one microswitch to stop cooking when opened.

I saw some domestic appliances in a museum recently, a few of mine are older than theirs.


NT