This Toast-O-Lator works perfectly, as you can see from the picture of the toast coming out of the conveyor. The darkness setting works and the conveyor is smooth. The bakelite is in good condition, with one small area chipped as you can see in the last picture. The chrome is dirty and seems to have some pitting. This is fairly typical. This is a great, quirky piece of kitchen memorabilia that is quite functional. I have used it several times with no issues at all.