Post# 178696-12/28/2006-02:09 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans)
When I was growing up in the 60s the first washer I remember was our Philco-Bendix Automagic. I believe it was about a late 1960 or 1961 model. It had a lighted console like this...
| Thread Number: 9660 Our old Philco-Bendix Automagic |
Post# 178696-12/28/2006-02:09 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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When I was growing up in the 60s the first washer I remember was our Philco-Bendix Automagic. I believe it was about a late 1960 or 1961 model. It had a lighted console like this... |
Post# 178697-12/28/2006-02:10 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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...but resembled the console more like this 1961 Duomatic...  |
Post# 178698-12/28/2006-02:20 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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...but had a control panel similar to this BOL model and knobs just like it(except timer area was black).I can't remember if it had pushbuttons or not,but it did have a wash and wear cycle and water saver control.I think the console was on postsBut none of these 3 machines resembles it exactly. I guess that the console is a cross between this model and the 1959 Automagic. Does anyone have pictures of the full 1960-61 Philco Bendix Automagic top-load line? We kept it until about 1968.  |
Post# 178774-12/28/2006-12:11 ||| mickeyd (Buffalo NY) |
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Are these beautiful machines yours ?
And are they in your living room or dining room?
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Post# 178846-12/28/2006-18:27 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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No,these aren't mine. But I remember them NEW in Firestone stores in the 1960s.(for you youngsters-yes,they really sold the full line of Philco home appliances.Goodyear sold GE.) |
Post# 178917-12/28/2006-21:48 ||| peteski50 (New York) |
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1961 Duomatic
I Love that Duomatic I think it is awsome can we get closeups of the console and the dispenser?
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Post# 178941-12/28/2006-22:28 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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1961 Duomatic console
I downloaded these pictures from the website.  |
Post# 178943-12/28/2006-22:30 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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Duomatic consolepicture#2
Here's console (left).  |
Post# 178944-12/28/2006-22:35 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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Another Philco Bendix Automagic
Here's a later model Philco Bendix. The year shown in the pic is wrong.Must be a late 1961 or early 1962 model because it has a console similar to the 1962 Philco Bendix "Miss America" model.  |
Post# 178945-12/28/2006-22:37 ||| mavei511 (New Orleans) |
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Close up of this model's console.
This model was NOT like ours.  |
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Another pic
Timer closeup pic (console right).  |