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Post# 243633 10/20/2007 at 21:14 (6,032 days old) by sudsmaster  (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Why do I think of Toggles when I see this? ;-) CLICK HERE TO GO TO sudsmaster's LINK on San Francisco Craigslist 
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| Post# 243704 , Reply# 1 10/21/2007 at 07:20 (6,032 days old) by funguy10 () | ||
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Sometimes I see that given away during One Bid (Contestants Row) on "The Price Is Right". Other times on the show, I see it used on games with mini-prizes like Plinko. | ||
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Post# 243705 , Reply# 2 10/21/2007 at 07:23 (6,032 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 243752 , Reply# 3 10/21/2007 at 12:25 (6,032 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 243757 , Reply# 4 10/21/2007 at 13:01 (6,032 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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I guess | ||
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Post# 243769 , Reply# 5 10/21/2007 at 16:05 (6,032 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Well, it looks like it's designed to take one's hands out of hot wash water, for the washing and rinsing. Normally one hand wrings fabrics dry after hand washing, so the absence of a spinner or mangle isn't a big surprise. Although, given all the bother that hand wringing entails, I wonder if a simple sloshing in a bathroom sink wouldn't work just as well as this contraption. It does say it's automatic, though. I guess it will wash, drain, and then do one or more dilution rinses, automatically. Note that it has no agitator, but some sort of impeller, that it says gently "jounces" the wash. | ||
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Post# 243772 , Reply# 6 10/21/2007 at 16:27 (6,031 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 243864 , Reply# 7 10/21/2007 at 23:12 (6,031 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Da me lluevos!  | ||
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Post# 243878 , Reply# 8 10/22/2007 at 01:18 (6,031 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 243888 , Reply# 9 10/22/2007 at 05:29 (6,031 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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we all had omelettes? | ||
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Post# 243894 , Reply# 10 10/22/2007 at 06:54 (6,031 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 243921 , Reply# 11 10/22/2007 at 09:05 (6,031 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 244003 , Reply# 12 10/22/2007 at 15:43 (6,031 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 244004 , Reply# 13 10/22/2007 at 15:43 (6,031 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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This sort of portable small washing machine has existed in one form or another since the 1940's or so, see the link below. IIRC the only version to automatically spin dry was something called a "Whirlwasher" or something along those lines. Others had a wringer (motor driven or hand cranked)one mounted to the machine. Others had nothing and milady was obliged to wring or otherwise remove water from the laundry best way she knew how. Such machines were also known as "camp washers" as people could take them along when camping to wash out small items. Though small, some machines could hold one or two men's dress shirts, or several nappies, or a dozen or so dainties. For women who didn't have a washing machine, and or didn't wish to drag out the heavy guns for one or two small things, these little washers probably beat washing things by hand. One maker even offered a portable small washer one could sit on top of the range to do boil washing. L. CLICK HERE TO GO TO launderess's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 244057 , Reply# 14 10/22/2007 at 21:04 (6,030 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Back in the late 50's, in Connecticut, when our Bendix front loader broke down for the last time, I remember being requisitioned into the laundry detail - the three kids were each given a wash tub and a washboard. I can't say I enjoyed it. Then there appeared a little counter-top metal washer - I seem to recall the classic GE logo emblazoned across the top, which was white porcelain, as well as the cast aluminum wash tub it sat on. Alas, I never got to see it work... it apparently was DOA. Which is why I guess I was allowed to touch it, lol. After that, I'm told, the family lugged the laundry to a laundromat downtown. Then we moved to California.
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Post# 244061 , Reply# 15 10/22/2007 at 21:14 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Then again this is ok for smaller loads. Manual fill and gravity drain via same hose that fits over faacet, or is tilted down to drain. This is ane Easy brand Whirl-dry. The one piece "Agi-tub" is aluminum; sits one way on the shaft (WATCH IT APPNUT!)to spin and another way to agitate. Flies all over the place during spin however! The original flex-cord and plug is two-pronged--> no ground/earth! 
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Post# 244062 , Reply# 16 10/22/2007 at 21:15 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 244066 , Reply# 17 10/22/2007 at 21:17 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 244067 , Reply# 18 10/22/2007 at 21:18 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 244070 , Reply# 19 10/22/2007 at 21:30 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 244071 , Reply# 20 10/22/2007 at 21:31 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 244072 , Reply# 21 10/22/2007 at 21:33 (6,030 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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