Stephen poplawski 1922 blender
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Blender
Home appliance used to mix or crush food
This article is about the kitchen and laboratory appliance. For the 3D graphics software, see Blender (software). For other uses, see Blender (disambiguation).
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A blender (sometimes called a mixer or liquidiser in British English) is a kitchen and laboratory appliance used to mix, crush, purée or emulsify food and other substances. A stationary blender consists of a blender container with a rotating metal or plastic blade at the bottom, powered by an electric motor that is in the base. Some powerful models can also crush ice and other frozen foods. The newer immersion blender configuration has a motor on top connected by a shaft to a rotating blade at the bottom, which can be used with any container.
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Made by Waring Corporation, New York, NY
Chromium-plated metall, Pyrex glass, rubber
The first electric blender was developed in 1922, specifically for making malts and milk shakes at soda fountains. In 1932 its uppfinnare, Stephen J. Poplawski, received patents for a machine that would reduce fruits and vegetables to a liquid. Another inventor, receiving financial support from Fred Waring, grupp leader of the "Pennsylvanians," solved some engineering problems and presented the "Miracle Mixer" in 1937. This mixer was first demonstrated by making frozen daiquiris and soon became known as the "Waring Blendor," selling for $29.75.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Larson, Springfield, IL (1983.5.1-3)
© Illinois State Museum 31-Dec-96
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By Mary Bellis
In 1922, Stephen Poplawski invented the blender. For those of you who have never been in a kitchen or a bar, a blender is a small electric appliance (see picture left) that has a tall container and blades that chop, grind and puree food and beverages. Stephen Poplawski was the first to put a spinning blade at the bottom of a container. He used his appliance to make soda fountain drinks. In 1935, Fred Osius improved on Poplawski's idea and invented the famous Waring Blender.
In 1910 L.H. Hamilton, Chester Beach and Fred Osius formed the Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Co that became well known for their kitchen appliances. Fred Osius later began working on ways to improve the Poplawski blender
History of the Waring Blender
Fred Waring, a one-time Penn State architectural and engineering student, was always fascinated by gadgets. He first achieved fame fronting the big band, Fred Waring and the Pennsylva