Case in point: the Oster Beehive blender, a 21st century version of the original 1940s Osterizer. The old version was built like a tank with a metal base and a rounded jar designed to cycle food ...

Now the Osterizer company, like others out to capture the nostalgia-prone baby boomers craving things solid and durable, has come out with a reissue of its original liquifier-blender.

Your standard-grade Osterizer won't do. ... It’s the pick for a simple blender that looks reasonably nice, though it grinds away a chunk of your pay- check along with your pineapples.