Stencils of Household Appliances

Ordinary appliances make surprisingly good stencils because they are easy to recognize, and often iconic.

Vintage Toaster

Movie Camera

Crosley Companion

Moka

Hand Mixer

Pay Phone

Polaroid

Touch-tone Phone

It's more than coffee makers and toasters. Most appliances use electricity, and some have motors in them that allow mechanical movement. Appliances symbolize domesticity (or its opposite, with irony) and are used effectively to show how American values have changed in the last fifty years. Other appliances symbolize communication (like a radio, television or telephone) and some symbolize family life (like a Polaroid camera or a Super-8 film camera).