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Maytag AVACADO Wringer |
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Post# 48184   10/30/2004 at 15:24 (7,118 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)   |   | |
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Wow! I have never seen a Maytag Wringer in any color but white! It looks better white though in my opinion, but I could just not be used to a avacado Wringer. Looks to be a 70's or 80's Wringer. Works great and not a scratch on it! It is perfect! Model is E2L.
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Post# 48191 , Reply# 1   10/30/2004 at 16:00 (7,118 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)   |   | |
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Post# 48193 , Reply# 2   10/30/2004 at 16:07 (7,118 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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That is different! I never saw one either--maybe a custom order? (Laundress might know). I have also noticed what seems like a pattern of really well kept Maytag Wringers comming out of the Chicago metro area. Where are the "Highlanders!". -Steve |
Post# 48362 , Reply# 14   11/1/2004 at 19:47 (7,116 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I have a square tub Maytag wringer and have been amazed at the surging water currents around that tub - there are no lazy spots for sure! In the late 30's, Consumer Reports rated clothes washers and repeatedly condemned the wringer machines as being dangerous and primitive "now that the spinner washer has been perfected" and recommended that anyone considering a washer purchase give first consideration to the spinner/extraction models vs. the wringers. It's funny that even with only slight improvements in wringer safety features, the wringer design outlasted and outsold the spinner washers by a huge margin! |
Post# 48363 , Reply# 15   11/1/2004 at 19:48 (7,116 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 48399 , Reply# 17   11/2/2004 at 17:28 (7,115 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Hi Geoff! There is no doubt that any washer purchase would have been quite an investment for many families, that Maytag model "E" priced at $200 in 1950 would be about $1500.00 in today's dollars! An automatic washer and dryer or combination costing $500 in 1956 would be like spending $3300 today. And to think people complain about the price of appliances being so high! "I spent nearly four hundred dollars for this washer and it didn't last 5 years! I thought GE was a good brand..." CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK |
Post# 48809 , Reply# 20   11/8/2004 at 03:07 (7,109 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Geoffdelp, Our parents/grandparents "managed" because most learned not to want what they had not got. Besides the mortage,there was little debt and you lived within your means. Lots of housewives learned how to make great meals like pot roast which didn't require expensive cuts of meat, but still put a meat and two vegs on the table for dinner. Also think employment was "different" then. Most companies/businesses weren't huge gobal behemonths, and your boss likely not only knew who you were,but your family as well. If one worked hard and was good at their job,it usually was noticed and rewarded, especailly if you were a "family man". Today, well ..... Launderess |
Post# 48814 , Reply# 21   11/8/2004 at 08:04 (7,109 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)   |   | |
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Launderess ... Well put!! |