Kenwood: The Ultimate Guide to Kitchen Tech

Kenwood: The Ultimate Guide to Kitchen TechEstablished in the 1940s to produce and sell domestic labour saving devices, Kenwood has survived and evolved to become a British icon. It is high time someone recorded (almost) everything they ever made, and put a date to it, so that future generations can make sense of what was happening both in British kitchens and in manufacturing. The first item off the production line, the Turnover Toaster, was made by Roger Laurence and Kenneth Wood in 1947,

Established in the 1940s to produce and sell domestic labour-saving devices, Kenwood has survived and evolved to become a British icon. It is high time someone recorded (almost) everything they ever made, and put a date to it, so that future generations can make sense of what was happening both in British kitchens and in manufacturing.

The first item off the production line, the Turnover Toaster, was made by Roger Laurence and Kenneth Wood in 1947, and over a hundred separate domestic objects would follow over the next thirty years. Inside this book, you will find photographs, descriptions and original retail prices of these mixers, accessories and appliances, right up to the model A901 Chef, first launched in 1976.

Also included is a 200-page repair guide to many vintage Kenwood items, which will be invaluable in understanding how they work, and how to make them operational once more. Among many others, this book covers the A100 Turnover Toaster, A200 Mixer, A700 Chef, A600 Activair, A701/A Chef, A724 Mk I and II Coffee Mills, A740 Juice Extractor, A500 Roto-Blend, A955 Kenmix Blender, A1212 Dishwasher, A520 Blender, A888 MatchMaker Rollers and A180 Sodastream.

If you are a collector, historian, hobbyist, enthusiast, or just like looking at pictures of old domestic objects and lovely design, this book is for you.

Inside: how they competed with the likes of Sunbeam, KitchenAid and Moulinex; from their origins in Woking to their current site in Havant; the expectations of women in the home from the 1950s, through the 1960s and into the 1970s; the restrictions upon food preparation and baking from the effects of rationing; the relative cost of these appliances to average earnings at the time; sexist advertisements; beautiful vintage kitchenware and kitchenalia; and much, much more!