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Post# 293948   8/1/2008 at 05:32 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 293955 , Reply# 1   8/1/2008 at 06:50 (5,718 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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NEAT! Did anyne else notice the little light-bulbs(lamps) in rubber sockets behind the machines? I wonder what this "pilot-light" is supposed to indicate. "ON"? |
Post# 293960 , Reply# 3   8/1/2008 at 07:43 (5,718 days old) by mihi ()   |   | |
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What a neat photo. Looks like New York or something. Great machines too. |
Post# 293995 , Reply# 5   8/1/2008 at 10:59 (5,718 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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Nice picture. I remember going to the laundromat with my mom, and they would put soup or vegetable cans out to use as measuring cups. This was in the early 70's. |
Post# 293997 , Reply# 6   8/1/2008 at 11:19 (5,718 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 293998 , Reply# 7   8/1/2008 at 11:20 (5,718 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 293999 , Reply# 8   8/1/2008 at 11:25 (5,718 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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I also have to wonder if there were any dryers in that 'mat, or you had to bring your wet clothes home and hang it up? Also notice no coin boxes, these are standard Bendix washers. I suppose the attendent would start the machine for the customer. Notice also they gave away free "soap". Good catch on the little bulb in the rubber socket Toggles, I would bet these are "in operation" lights. I would love to know what all of those signs say. |
Post# 294001 , Reply# 10   8/1/2008 at 11:32 (5,718 days old) by mielabor ()   |   | |
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I now know the brand of the toploaders: Maytag! It's the first time that I found this out. Sorry for spoiling this thread, but I got a bit excited. |
Post# 294007 , Reply# 11   8/1/2008 at 12:06 (5,718 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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Doesn't that woman's head near the store-front obscure a sign that may say "FREE DRYING" ? Why would this be NEW YORK? |
Post# 294008 , Reply# 12   8/1/2008 at 12:08 (5,718 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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Or FREE DRYERS? Is that woman on our right taking shapsots of the couple near the door? |
Post# 294009 , Reply# 13   8/1/2008 at 12:15 (5,718 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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The first poster nearest us with the (port-hole) states: "Recommended weights for best washing results" |
Post# 294023 , Reply# 15   8/1/2008 at 14:23 (5,718 days old) by autowasherfreak ()   |   | |
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What is the machine (top loader) the lady with the black top is using? |
Post# 294029 , Reply# 18   8/1/2008 at 14:45 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Wearing glasses is using an extractor, which where very common in laundromats and indeed commercial laundries as well. Because early washing machines of all types (aside from perhaps Frigidaires) had such low final spin speeds, laundry would emerge quite wet. Heavy and sturdy items like towels, jeans, some linens,blankets, and such would be taken from the washing machine and put into the extractor to spin out more water, thus less time would be required for drying either in a tumble dryer or on the lines. Bock is a common name today for commercial extractors. While also common for home use in the UK and Europe, extractors weren't really a huge sell for home use in the United States. As for commercial use, even today some laundries still send heavy items from washing machines through an extractor because their washing machines have low final spin speeds. Or, they are still using old machines that are mainly "washers" and laundry is moved to "extractors" to be spun. If one looks at commercial laundry catalogs you'll see machines that wash and spin still described as "washers & extractors". Due to liability issues extractors are mostly gone from laundromats. Last time one saw one was a laundromat in Brooklyn near Fort Greene. L. |
Post# 294030 , Reply# 19   8/1/2008 at 14:48 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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There is a small sign in the window indicating the laundromat has "free dryers". Most likely like today's mats the dryers are grouped together elsewhere in the store, probably in the back. Wonder how this business made any money, giving away detergent and free dryers. *LOL* Have to give the owner credit for keeping such a spic and span business. Look how all the surfaces, including the washing machines gleam. L. |
Post# 294038 , Reply# 21   8/1/2008 at 15:28 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Well early tumble dryers were hot enough to be ovens in most cases. Better to deal with all that poorly extracted heavy cotton, which made up a bulk of laundry in those days. Remember the comic strip "Peanuts" where Lucy uses a long stick to fetch her brother's favourite blanket from the dryer? She chucks the thing to him and it is so hot the wee lad jumps into the air! *LOL* Actually tumble drying with heat is more sanitary than say letting heavy wet laundry line dry indoors, or out doors on a less than bright sunny day. While sunshine with it's ultra violet light does disenfect to an extent, it is not the same has high heat drying. |
Post# 294039 , Reply# 22   8/1/2008 at 15:38 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294040 , Reply# 23   8/1/2008 at 15:38 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294042 , Reply# 24   8/1/2008 at 15:39 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294043 , Reply# 25   8/1/2008 at 15:39 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294044 , Reply# 26   8/1/2008 at 15:40 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294046 , Reply# 27   8/1/2008 at 15:42 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294047 , Reply# 28   8/1/2008 at 15:42 (5,718 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Great photos! Laundromats would be fun if they weren't open to the public, LOL! Laundro Update: The local laundromat, which had two rows of circa '85 Speed Queen TLer's as their centerpiece, has chucked all the TLer's in favor of SQ FLer's. Noticed it today as I drove by. There isn't a TL'er in the place, anymore! |
Post# 294048 , Reply# 29   8/1/2008 at 15:42 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294049 , Reply# 30   8/1/2008 at 15:44 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 294051 , Reply# 31   8/1/2008 at 15:45 (5,718 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 294053 , Reply# 32   8/1/2008 at 15:50 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 294062 , Reply# 34   8/1/2008 at 16:17 (5,718 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 294067 , Reply# 35   8/1/2008 at 17:08 (5,718 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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30 Bendix Washers 30 Minute Service and free something else but the dark haired woman is blocking what may say Free Drying. You can see a "D" and a "Y" Maybe the jacked up spinner is free. The first sign says: Recommended Weights for Best Washing Results, and then list of poundage but I can't get it ---Anybody else see it ??? |
Post# 294069 , Reply# 36   8/1/2008 at 17:16 (5,718 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Not one but two people have posted about a vintage Easy Spin in Western NY, and now Greg had show us the machine in its true splendor. Just look at the three chrome rings. Dazzling and Dizzying...... speaking of which, Is it true that Our Beloved Jon Jet-cone is in bed with the vapors following a spell of orgiastic ecstasy after seeing 30 Bendii? The buzz is raving here ;'DDDDDD Talk about vintage photos! Does it get any better than this? |
Post# 294075 , Reply# 37   8/1/2008 at 17:38 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Are going the way of extractors in laundromats. Ever increasing costs for water and restrictions thereof for commercial laundries, and other matters are causing many laundromats to dump top loaders in favour of front loading washing machines. You still find many top loaders in laundries located in apartment building laundries. |
Post# 294138 , Reply# 38   8/2/2008 at 00:16 (5,718 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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And just look at the Launderess' in their white dresses! At first I thought they were nurses, but they weren't wearing a hat! It also looks kind of like a waitresses outfit too. I loke the poster which indicated the water level half way up the door! |
Post# 294140 , Reply# 39   8/2/2008 at 00:28 (5,718 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 294147 , Reply# 40   8/2/2008 at 02:08 (5,717 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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I want a Bendix |