UP FOR SALE: VINTAGE MAYNARD MITEE EGG BEATER ~Vintage Maynard Mitee Egg Beater, Model No. 49, with red plastic handle and knob hails from the mid-1900's. It features Stainless Steel blades, nylon gears, and a hefty metal mechanism. The beater weighs ? 11-1/2 oz. and is about 10" long. Made in the USA. The Maynard Company from Glendale, California, became part of the ECKO group in the 1950's. The wheel reads: Made in USA, this particular beater was made shortly after EKCO took over the Maynard Company. Some of the blades are marked STAINLESS STEEL In good vintage condition Although the first hand-operated egg beaters have been around since the mid-1800s, it was not until many years later that they morphed into this more recognizable design. The Maynard Manufacturing Company, based in Glendale, California, began producing whisks such as these in the 1950s based on a 1923 patent. This appliance includes pastel white plastic handles and stainless-steel whisks. Before the prevalence of electric kitchen tools, a manual egg-beater like this was a labor-saving kitchen appliance. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* All of My Items Come from a Smoke Free Home and have been cleaned per's standards I do Ship everyday Monday - Saturday Feel Free to Visit My Store and Browse Through My Other Listings as I am happy to combine shipping for you. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold