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POD Pearl Bailey Westinghouse front loader
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Post# 73560   7/14/2005 at 06:49 (6,859 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

I can be SURE that this is the front loader version of the Westy that was at Greg's house at convention.




Post# 73564 , Reply# 1   7/14/2005 at 07:16 (6,859 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)        

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I agree.. and nice machines they are.

Were Westinghouse really that awful before WCI?

Grandpa's Westy fridge with push-button hot gas defrost never wore out. It was in servcce from 1953 to 1993+/-. Got rid of it for other reasons. It was still mechanically sound!


LOVE the hippied-out mu-mu Pearl has on.


Post# 73589 , Reply# 2   7/14/2005 at 13:08 (6,859 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas)        

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I had one of these in the early 80's ( slightly updated from what Pearl is showing) and It was a great machine, washed beautifully, never got out of balance and lasted well into the 90's with only 1 small minor repair. Westinghouse didn't go down hill until WCI took over. Until then Westinghouse had a strong, reiliable product.

Post# 73630 , Reply# 3   7/14/2005 at 18:22 (6,859 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)        

I had the same set from 1979 to 1985, only it was in harvest gold. I sold the set to a friend when I moved in 1985, and she's still using it! I remember the magazine ad, and the TV commercial with Ms. Baily. I also remember that Mrs. Columbo had this set.

Post# 73648 , Reply# 4   7/14/2005 at 20:57 (6,859 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        
Text, Anyone?

Why isn't there any text to go with the advert? With that look on Ms. Bailey's face, I would wonder what she is trying to say!

Post# 73652 , Reply# 5   7/14/2005 at 21:04 (6,859 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I still remember Pearly's Westinghouse tv commercials (honey/darlin')

Post# 73680 , Reply# 6   7/15/2005 at 01:23 (6,859 days old) by dalangdon (Seattle, WA)        
Pearl Bailey - a great soul

When I was a kid back in Iowa I remember that an Amtrak train that Pearl was on derailed. No one was hurt, but they had to take everyone off the train and put them up in a gym or something. None of the ladies had a change of clothes, so Pearl went to the local K-Mart and bought them all sweatsuits or something like that.

I didn't know that she advertised for Westinghouse. Those would have been great ads!


Post# 73728 , Reply# 7   7/15/2005 at 16:09 (6,858 days old) by westingcan ()        
Pearl Bailey

Fabulous ad! Check out bambootrading.com There's a 1976 ad of Pearle doing a White-Westinghouse ad for ranges. Never knew the slogan was "We build 'em like we used to". I think that was one of the best pic of the days we've had - great job!


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