Not exactly vintage and not the cheapest, but we've been a Dualit for years now. Advantages:
- Toasts all the way through.
- No electronics.
- Still the same model made now.
- Keeps toast warm if needed.
- Elements last for years.
Cheap modern toasters don't last and often don't toast right through the slice.
As an aside, we've always made our own bread since the bread strike in 1977 - we don't have the plastic bread, as we call it.