1939 Model

Designed in 1939, sold in early 1940s

 

   

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Related Web Site

BurchPopcornMachine.com

A related site is Burch Popcorn Machine.  Although not as complete as this site, its goal is the same.  Burch Manufacturing Company was the name used until Manley changed its name in 1940.

   

 

 

   

One of the earliest models of popcorn poppers from Manley is what many people refer to as the 1939 model (referred to as the 1939 because it is believed to have been designed in 1939).  It would have been a common model for the early 1940s until it was replaced by the early Premier and M-Line models in 1946.  This Manley model is easily identified by the top side-view that resembles a cross-section of an aircraft wing.  The 1939 model has the motor mounted on the kettle in a fashion similar to the Burch models.  The Premier and M-Line models introduced the flex-drive cable to power the kettle's agitator. 

 1939 Model Manley

1939 Model Manley

Photos courtesy of Art.

It appears that during WWII, various material substiutions may have been made.  The following 1939 model has painted sheet metal replacing the plexiglass top.

1939 Model

Photo courtesy of Forum Member Jim.