original "DELUXE COPPER BASE OSTERIZER" blender

This is probably gonna prove to be my mostest-favoritest prize from the rummage sale today -- how on earth it was still sitting there waiting for me to snatch up in the final hour of the sale (50% off, baby!!) I will never know. (or care...? <lol>) I actually would have gladly paid the full $15 for it, but $7.50 is even better??!! <happydance>

This is an original ca. 1955 two-speed DeLuxe Osterizer in (rare?) copper finish, model #403, made by the John Oster Mfg. Co. in Milwaukee, WI. It is complete with its marked/matching glass jar, blade/base assy., lid, and cap. I'm using the 1955 date for it, based on a photo of an Oster advertisement (credited to LIFE Magazine, Dec. 1955) which shows this identical blender, which can be seen here:

https://sites.google.com/site/kitchenmuseum/home/manufacturers-2/john-oster

I have not yet cleaned it or even plugged it in -- I'm still slightly just basking in the glow of having found it in the first place. <lol> As matter of accidental fact I do have a pretty good idea that it is going to ultimately still *work* just fine -- as it happened, while I was gathering my small 'pile' of things into a box, I asked one of the volunteer ladies if she'd keep an eye on it for a moment while I glanced into the 'furniture' room. [which I sorta wish I'd done earlier, I ended up missing a *totally retro-fabulous* chrome/black glass end table, but oh, well...the lucky guy that grabbed that moments ahead of me looked nice, too...? <lol>] But anyways -- the nice lady responded with "oh, are these your things -- the blender too??" When I responded yes, she went on to tell me that she herself had actually *donated* that blender and was so happy that somebody wanted it?!! When I then started to assure her how happy *I* was to have found it, she went on to tell me that she now had one or two newer blenders (neither nearly as powerful -- her words) and had donated this one because it now has a little "shortage" in its switch, such that she usually would set the switch THEN plug it in when she used it.

NO PROBLEM that -- blender switches are easy to fix/replace if I need to. :-) :-) :-) Now, I've gotta remember where the heck my *chrome* 'beehive' Osterizer is stashed...I've had that one (well, two...) for many years already now, and can't wait to see how fun a copper one and a chrome one are gonna look, sitting side by side on my ca.1954 pastel yellow tile kitchen countertop??!!
<happydance, again><lol>

EDIT: two things. First, it turned out the "shortage" in the switch on this machine seems to have consisted entirely of a loose screw holding its knob on -- the switch/motor/etc works absolutely perfectly. :-) :-) :-) Second, I did indeed dig out my chrome Osterizers, and after cleaning all of 'em up, I've added posts for both of them as well as all 3 together.

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/245223-a-trilogy-of-osterizer-blenders