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Post# 375362 8/28/2009 at 12:19 (5,348 days old) by countryford  (Austin, MN) |
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I found this website today. Not sure if anyone else has posted it before. A museum in Colorado of antique washing machines. Appears to be mainly wringers though.
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Post# 375365 , Reply# 1 8/28/2009 at 12:25 (5,348 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN) |
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Post# 375372 , Reply# 2 8/28/2009 at 13:20 (5,348 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Before I discovered AW.ORG, I found Lee's site. I called and spoke to someone (his daughter, maybe?--I don't recall) who said they gladly allow people to tour the collection. Unfortunately, when I went through Colorado, they were gone, so I didn't get to see the place. One of the very few automatics in the collection is a Whirlpool Calypso. The wash action method is listed as "Tilt-A-Whirl", which I think is so beautifully old-school. They used to have a turquoise '57 Frigidaire in the collection, but I don't see it, anymore. | ||
| Post# 375428 , Reply# 3 8/28/2009 at 18:35 (5,348 days old) by gowest84 (Phoenix, AZ) | ||
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Nice Story I remember The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago had displays on the evolution of laundry but the last time I was there about 8 years ago, it was gone. | ||
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Post# 375433 , Reply# 4 8/28/2009 at 18:51 (5,348 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Been there, done that - it was awesome! Lee and his wife are wonderful people, very hospitable and welcoming. He has a wonderful collection of washing machines of all types from many eras - beginning to present day. He is a professor of engineering (Civil?) and spends a great deal of time pouring over patent documents, service and sales literature, etc. to learn all he can about how the machine works and was built. His restorations are outstanding and many even still work. There are a number of automatic washers and dryers around, even a couple of dishwashers though certainly not as many as wringers, but a few. The green '57 Frigidaire Unimatic is no longer in Lee's collection, now residing in Rick R.'s collection paired with Robert's pink 57 Imperial dryer. All of this begs the question: "What washer and dryer do they use in the house for everyday laundry?" A: A top-of-the-line LG set. | ||
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Post# 375474 , Reply# 5 8/28/2009 at 21:38 (5,348 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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