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Post# 365630 7/20/2009 at 09:45 (5,386 days old) by wilkinsservis  (Melbourne Australia) |
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Post# 365634 , Reply# 1 7/20/2009 at 10:20 (5,386 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 365636 , Reply# 2 7/20/2009 at 10:23 (5,386 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 365640 , Reply# 3 7/20/2009 at 10:31 (5,386 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Thanks so much Robert for all of the new pictures of the day recently!!! Love that Blackstone!! | ||
| Post# 365653 , Reply# 4 7/20/2009 at 11:41 (5,386 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
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| Post# 365655 , Reply# 5 7/20/2009 at 12:04 (5,386 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa) | ||
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| Post# 365683 , Reply# 6 7/20/2009 at 14:10 (5,386 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH) | ||
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Any possibility of us seeing any Blackstone machines from, say '57-'59; and/or '61 on? | ||
| Post# 365768 , Reply# 8 7/20/2009 at 21:13 (5,385 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
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Completely different than the Blackstone models 250 and 350 that are mentioned here quite often. Older Blackstones had a mechanical timer in the transmission. The POD here has a common electrical timer. The transmission in this model 75 is entirely different from the 250s and 350s. Here's a picture of a 250/350 transmission.
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| Post# 365769 , Reply# 9 7/20/2009 at 21:16 (5,385 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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Just how reliable were Blackstones? They look like they're built like a mac truck. | ||
| Post# 365772 , Reply# 10 7/20/2009 at 21:32 (5,385 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH) | ||
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My grandmother had a 250 for about 13 years. | ||
| Post# 365780 , Reply# 11 7/20/2009 at 21:58 (5,385 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Thanks Blackstone, thought that might be the case, but wasn't sure. | ||
| Post# 365793 , Reply# 12 7/20/2009 at 23:18 (5,385 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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| Post# 365814 , Reply# 14 7/21/2009 at 00:56 (5,385 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Blackstone P.O.D. | ||
| Post# 365845 , Reply# 15 7/21/2009 at 07:23 (5,385 days old) by blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
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The best way to describe the mechanical timer within the transmission is that it consists of a collection of cams on disks. As the machine goes through its cycle, the transmission changes operation--for spinning, the center post lifts up, allowing the tub to be lifted off the brake, for example. One directional motor; one easily replaceable belt; many individual parts. I've always been amazed that some engineers were able to design this contraption and be able to make it profitable. I still have a collection of these transmissions in my cellar. That 1948 ad looks like the Blackstone model 50A, but the image looks horizontally challenged somewhat. I sold one of these machines to Greg a few years back. Very heavy machine--it was backbreaking just getting it up 5 cellar stairs. The 250/350s were somewhat lighter, but I still can't imagine how we used to deliver these things to 4th-floor apartments. Taking out the 70-lb. spin tub helped, but still..... Blackstone coin-ops would date to the 1970s, especially since it was avocado. All the innards were the same, just the coin-operated timer, and an extra ring around the tub to keep clothes inside the tub. I don't actually remember any Blackstone laundromats around here, though. | ||
| Post# 365985 , Reply# 16 7/21/2009 at 17:09 (5,385 days old) by hilovane (Columbus OH) | ||
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Might that Blackstone ad posted be older than 1948? | ||
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