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Post# 479096   12/3/2010 at 00:10 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Greetings Friends! Another picture thread for those interested in compact Japanese washers.




Post# 479097 , Reply# 1   12/3/2010 at 00:11 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

National from the late 70's

Post# 479098 , Reply# 2   12/3/2010 at 00:14 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Same but with only water level control.

Post# 479100 , Reply# 3   12/3/2010 at 00:15 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Poor money shot. Sorry.

Post# 479102 , Reply# 4   12/3/2010 at 00:16 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Another one.

Post# 479103 , Reply# 5   12/3/2010 at 00:18 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Early 80's.

Post# 479105 , Reply# 6   12/3/2010 at 00:19 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

This one has a plastic tub.

Post# 479108 , Reply# 7   12/3/2010 at 00:24 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        
Westinghouse 333.

These machines also wore Westinghouse badges. This is the 333 mode.

Post# 479109 , Reply# 8   12/3/2010 at 00:25 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Money shot! Note the black pulsator in this one.

Post# 479113 , Reply# 9   12/3/2010 at 00:47 (4,886 days old) by A440 ()        

Very cool pictures!
Thank you!
I knew Panasonic / National were making washers....never thought I would see pictures. Thank you.
Did they offer dryers also?
Brent


Post# 479115 , Reply# 10   12/3/2010 at 00:48 (4,886 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

This was sold in Australia as a Westinghouse and made in Japan. So I assume this one was made my National/Panasonic too.

Post# 479121 , Reply# 11   12/3/2010 at 01:40 (4,886 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)        

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I remember when I bought various Panasonic electronic products in the 70's that they included informational literature on other Panasonic and National products, washers among them.

In the halcyon days of the heavy tank-like center dial Maytags, the Japanese washers seemed like toys in comparison. Interesting to see that some of them still survive.

I sometimes see National badged small appliances at thrift stores. We have a National rice cooker that must be at least 30 years old, and it refuses to die.


Post# 479129 , Reply# 12   12/3/2010 at 04:15 (4,886 days old) by Streakers (Columbus Ohio)        
Love them!

Any videos Ash?

Post# 479176 , Reply# 13   12/3/2010 at 10:47 (4,885 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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That tiny dryer is AWESOME!

Post# 479317 , Reply# 14   12/4/2010 at 11:10 (4,884 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Love the tub colors

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We'rent those sold over here under the GE label??? Heavy little machines.

Post# 479753 , Reply# 15   12/6/2010 at 00:27 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Hi Streakers, I dont have any vids, the pictures are ones I have saved over the years, though I would love to have one, I think in my new garage I have room to stash one away.

But look on youtube there are different videos of these sort of machines.

Hi Jetcone, the GE machines were based on Hitachi, which I will do as my next picture thread.


Post# 479755 , Reply# 16   12/6/2010 at 00:28 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Mid size National.

Post# 479756 , Reply# 17   12/6/2010 at 00:29 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Money shot, this still has the small diameter spinning pulsator.

Post# 479757 , Reply# 18   12/6/2010 at 00:32 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

National Panasonic Microprocessor control. Mid 80's onwards.

Post# 479758 , Reply# 19   12/6/2010 at 00:34 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Money shot. This design moved to the planetary gearbox and large diameter pulsator.

Post# 479759 , Reply# 20   12/6/2010 at 00:35 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Close up of the controls.

Post# 479760 , Reply# 21   12/6/2010 at 00:37 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Also available with rear controls.

Post# 479761 , Reply# 22   12/6/2010 at 00:38 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Rear control version also available in a Westinghouse version.

Post# 479762 , Reply# 23   12/6/2010 at 00:39 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Westinghouse 520 touch control panel.

Post# 479764 , Reply# 24   12/6/2010 at 00:41 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Panasonic touch control twin tub. A very interesting beast.

Post# 479765 , Reply# 25   12/6/2010 at 00:43 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Money shot

Post# 479766 , Reply# 26   12/6/2010 at 00:45 (4,883 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Hope you enjoyed these pictures. I will do Hitachi and GE next.

Post# 480011 , Reply# 27   12/7/2010 at 04:14 (4,882 days old) by electroslumber ()        
My mini top loading Wilkins Servis is Japanese

I've just joined. I'm a diehard Simpson Fluid Drive fan. But I play around with everything. I have a most unusual Wilkins Servis top loader that is either made by National or Hitachi, from Sth Aust. Has anyone seen one or is anyone familiar?

Post# 480016 , Reply# 28   12/7/2010 at 05:19 (4,882 days old) by electroslumber ()        
1972 baby Westinghouse made by Matsushita & Simpson fluid dr

Hi everyone! I have a real soft spot for the "small" dryers. The first Simpson compact probably holds the record for being the heaviest "per cubic centimetre" clothes dryer ever made. The LARGE Simpson (companion to the fluid drives) tumble dryers are heavy but the 1970 compact is out there as far as weight goes. I have just de fluffed my 1972 Japanese compact WESTINGHOUSE and can confirm the use of NATIONAL MATSUSHITA components. It really is a miniature commercial Laundromat Westinghouse in appearance. Very robust mechanically, I know of one that has been in continual weekly operation since 1973. The owners claim it developed a rusty base in its early years, this is cosmetic, to my knowledge it has not even had a belt changed. This is truly remarkable. I might add that the largest installations (in Sydney)of Fully Automatic Simpson Fluid Drives and tumble dryers were in the luxury home unit buildings at Woollahra and Darling Point. They were definitely not common as they were expensive. In 1958 the washer/dryer combo cost 325 pounds. The most expensive model Simpson ever made was the A39 1963/4 coming in at a whopping 235 pounds ($470) keeping in mind that a base EH Holden cost 1000 pounds, a run down house in Newtown/Redfern/Erskineville on a small block 500-1000 pounds and a luxury apartment at Woollahra as much as 30,000. Sydneys first luxury highrise building (21 storeys & built in 1962/3) 8-14 Fullerton Street Woollahra had a laundry on every floor and was mainly Simpson equipped. I have not visited it for some years, however there were still Simpson dryers on some floors. Meanwhilst up in Darling Point, there was Winslow Gardens (C.1960) at 66 Darling Point Road, Eastbourne (C.1965) 16-18 Eastbourne Road, All buildings with Simpson Fluid Drives and dryers on most floors. I doubt very much whether there would be any surviving in 2010.

Post# 480571 , Reply# 29   12/9/2010 at 17:08 (4,879 days old) by arrrooohhh (Sydney Australia)        

Hi Paul.

I have a Simpson Fluid Drive too. It sits in my garage not doing anything, because I have neither the skill nor time to restore it, but I just love it so much and remember that it was always an impressive machine when I saw it in people's laundries as a child.

Leon has many Fluid Drives and he has just set up a most impressive display.

This Wilkins Servis you have is Toshiba based if I remember correctly and it was reviewed in Choice 1979. I think they disappeared altogether not long after that.

The Westinghouse you have sounds most interesting and in keeping of the theme of this thread, please post a picture of it. I would love to see it.


Post# 480608 , Reply# 30   12/9/2010 at 19:24 (4,879 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)        
Be good...

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...to see all the machines you have frankly....

Post# 481225 , Reply# 31   12/12/2010 at 20:30 (4,876 days old) by electroslumber ()        
197? Westinghouse dryer photos coming

Hi Ash, Thanks for your response & information about the 1979 Wilkins Servis Choice article, and alerting me to the fact as having been made by Toshiba. When I moved the machine two years ago I do remember the capacitor/s as being marked Toshiba, however did not suspect it was Toshiba built, it is a beautifully made machine. The Westinghouse is model DE 010P, outwardly & dimensionally resembling yours, however the front is different, door surround panel being concave, one above, convex. It is just so much lighter than the comparably sized 1970 Simpson compact dryer where the panels, motor & drum weigh perhaps double! I'm just trying to extricate the Westinghouse so that it is as exposed as possible for a photo!
Many thanks and regards, Paul



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