What device do these control?

These appeared to be fan controls, but for what? The dishwasher was the only appliance nearby… no stove, no trash compactor, nothing but cookie sheets stored in the cabinet below. I could hear the fan when I operated the controls.

Any ideas?

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Counter top blender. The upper one is a cover the lower one is speed control. Remove the cover and that is the seat for the blender.

Nutone makes kitchen and bathroom fans, if that helps.

Yep ,I saw Nutone and thought exhaust.
Look up!

I think this nailed it.

hmm-mm COULD BE THOUGH I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT.

Yep. Big in the 60’ through the early 80’s.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZsYcM3xJL.SL500_AA300.jpg

similar model

Jeff

Ditto

learn somethin every day

Nutone Bake Center
I still have one.
(Blender, Mixer, Meat Grinder, etc…)
Parts are hard to come by but many attachements are still available

I saw my first one last week on an inspection.
After a Google search, EBAY actually has them for sale,
as well as parts for them. I took a picture of the data tag
for it…

I found one last week.

NuTone WorkCenter
I have one and it still works quite well…