Sunbeam Mixmaster MMA Mystery Part

[bscout]

Hi there,

I have a Sunbeam Mixmaster MMA and while I was disassembling it for service I found a mystery part on my bench.

I was wondering if anyone knew what it was and where it goes!
Or can anyone point me to a site that might have info?

Thank you

 

[human]

Not sure what that would be. Does the mixer run okay without it? If so, perhaps you don't need to worry about it. Reminds me of a story my grandfather used to tell on himself. Back in his drinking days, he and a buddy of his had had a few, and decided to take a Westclox Baby Ben alarm clock apart to see how it worked, and when they put it back together, they had a few parts left over, but the clock kept perfect time.