In a small town in Missouri, Richard Larrimore built something no one saw coming: the world’s largest museum of small electric appliances. It all began with a phone call from his brother-in-law, a few secondhand fans, and a porcelain toaster he couldn’t stop thinking about. The deeper Richard went, the more he found. Now his museum holds everything from vintage waffle irons to one-of-a-kind coffee pots, each one collected, cleaned, and displayed with pride.
But this story isn’t just about quirky gadgets. It’s about one man’s love for forgotten things, and the community that slowly realized he was onto something special. Richard shares how he went from hosting friends in his basement to building an entire addition just to house the growing collection. Come hear how a basement full of gadgets became one of Missouri’s most fascinating hidden gems and why people keep coming back to see what’s plugged in behind the Western shop.