So, I’m a spoiled brat who’s been all over the world. Therefore, I’ve been to my fair share of ridiculous museums. But, now you can visit a ridiculous museum while you are at the office pretending to do work! Thank you, Jens Veerbeck and your online toaster museum!
My favorite feature is the Unbelievably Expensive Toasters, like this one:
I just sort of wish Veerbeck would explain why these are so expensive. In fact, Veerbeck doesn’t really explain all that much. After perusing the site for a while, I couldn’t help but wonder, what sort of toaster museum doesn’t discuss the history of toasters, why some models fail, while others succeed, and why someone would make an online toaster museum in the first place. But Veerbeck almost makes up for that with his fantastic photographs. Almost.
You might be interested in knowing that a friend of mine — who owns nearly as many if not more toasters than in this collection — moved to Portland just last month. His collection will be in storage for a couple months while he looks for a permanent home in PDX later this fall.