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1970s microwave.
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Clear microwave oven window - GIF
Microwaved egg explodes - GIF
My first wife put a cup of water in our first microwave and wound up in the hospital with 3rd degree burns and lacerations when the cup exploded in her gloved hand.
We had a very early Amanda Range microwave “hand-me-down” from the in-laws which was a veritable beast and hernia risk when moving it. For all its robust design it was still hampered by a pretty small volume. I can’t remember what we did with it, but it’s probably still out there, still working away for someone. :)
The Litton microwave my wife and I got as a wedding gift in 1973 is still going strong, no issues in 53 years. Weighs a ton, but reliable, was a commercial duty one intended for restaurants, my in laws owned a construction company, they gave it to us.
When I was a kid, I remember going to visit my grandfather when he was in the VA hospital. In the room with the vending machines, they had a Litton Industries microwave oven. It's the first one I ever saw. It may have been like yours.
When I was 16, the father of my cute German girlfriend was a top engineer at Litton and was instrumental in the domestication of microwave ovens...