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Unscrolling Doctrine... Wanna own a laundromat in the mid 70s? |
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Post# 588579   4/11/2012 at 08:54 (4,369 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Today's doctrine is also something I had since I was about 12 years old. It's a colorful brochure for prospective laundromat owners or laundromat owners who want to upgrade their equipment.
I remember those orange, avocado and apple green Speed Queen coin ops so well from when I was a kid. Speed Queen laundromats we're my second favorite next to Frigidaire laundromats. I loved all the drama those SQ coin-ops produced and the lid switches on SQ coin-op washers had a tendency to stick closed so most would spin with the lid open. For those who downloaded it check out the shorts the woman is wearing on page 6, lol. They obviously were trying to sell to straight men. ;-) CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK |
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Post# 588581 , Reply# 1   4/11/2012 at 09:05 (4,369 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 588588 , Reply# 2   4/11/2012 at 09:59 (4,369 days old) by macboy91si (Frankfort, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 588603 , Reply# 3   4/11/2012 at 11:11 (4,369 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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The first laundramat that I ever saw was in 1958 in Pontiac, Il where we lived. They had Norge washers with the lint pan taken off. My mom liked using them though and they cleaned well. They had Hubusch driers. |
Post# 588726 , Reply# 5   4/12/2012 at 07:24 (4,369 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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I actually had found an orange SQ coin-op washer like in yesterday's doctrine from the early 70s at an Estate sale once, but it wasn't for sale and even if it was the stairs leading out look very bad. I would love to find an orange SQ coin-op someday, not that I know where I'd put it, but it would be cool!
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Post# 588770 , Reply# 6   4/12/2012 at 12:11 (4,368 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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If Ben's new friend's short-shorts were scrolled up any higher, the Imperial Police would be right after you, Mister. LOL
THOSE COLORS; Leave it to the seventies. As psychedelic as the orange is, the lime/avacodo blend is true enough to be in the produce aisle.
But I most love the row of first born SQ's in black and white--so surgical, so sterile, so fifties, and what a stark contrast to the replacements. Are those really see thru lids? We need to get one of those in our mass collection.
Just checked again: lids are too dark to be see thru.
When you first open the document and see the sky in flashes of alternate deep blues , you can't help but think of Van Gogh's "Starry Night." What classy work they did. Oh to have the vibrant trippy Seventies back! This post was last edited 04/12/2012 at 12:37 |
Post# 588833 , Reply# 7   4/12/2012 at 16:43 (4,368 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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