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Thread Number: 43815
Brand New 1941 Washer - Never used!! |
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Post# 644026 , Reply# 1 12/4/2012 at 13:42 (4,153 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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Grandma got new as gift and never used | ||
| Post# 644029 , Reply# 2 12/4/2012 at 13:54 (4,153 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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Grandma If she was like my Gram, she never used something new until the old one wore out. Perhaps her first wringer lasted and lasted! LOL @favorite rock at the nearby creek. That made me think of Ma Ingalls, thanks for the chuckle. | ||
| Post# 644032 , Reply# 3 12/4/2012 at 14:05 (4,153 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Grandma Must.... | ||
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Post# 644033 , Reply# 4 12/4/2012 at 14:11 (4,153 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 644040 , Reply# 5 12/4/2012 at 14:42 (4,153 days old) by kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
Granma' s NIB stuff.......
Most of the times NIB granmas suff were double gifts, often wedding gifts, it is still usual today for just married couples to receive as gift several identical items, for exaple 4blenders, 3 toasters 2 microvawes etc....
That because most of the times there was not a list.... On the other hand a washer usually is an expensive gift probably from close relatives, so that would be strange there was no communication and agreements among close members, but who knows? It may be for what we know..... Maybe they already had another wringer to use or got on their own an automatic washer so she never used the wringer washer..... Or maybe she won it in some sort of lottery, promotion etc..... Maybe that washer does have a tragic story the seller didn't want to mention..... maybe it was a wedding gift destinated to a couple died in a crash the week before the wedding and so they had it donated from the neighbors that were the dead bride parents...well that would be kinda a soap opera story and really sad but could be what happened.... This to say there're countless things that may be be happened, all I know as previously mentioned by others is that it is not unusual, old and well thinking generations used to use their things until the very end because things were appreciated and so new or double ones were conserved to replace someday what would have become definitely bad, it was not like today that people change a refigerator just for a burn out bulb.... Perhaps they simply got an automatic washer then and the wringer was stored in the garage waiting to be used maybe in day when the other machine would break and had to be fixed and stay not opearting for awhile...maybe it was also forgotten there! Anyway a nice machine! | ||
| Post# 644043 , Reply# 6 12/4/2012 at 14:53 (4,153 days old) by unclejohn (Can) | ||
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Incredible find! A piece for the museum, truly! | ||
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Post# 644045 , Reply# 7 12/4/2012 at 15:10 (4,153 days old) by JEtcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Love the wrapping paper on the rolls | ||
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Post# 644047 , Reply# 8 12/4/2012 at 15:23 (4,153 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 644053 , Reply# 9 12/4/2012 at 15:46 (4,153 days old) by jakins (Kissimmee, Fl.) |
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Post War Washer | ||
| Post# 644063 , Reply# 10 12/4/2012 at 16:51 (4,153 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I was going to say! 1950s is more like it, that logo looks much newer than 41.But man would that be fun to have, you could use that the rest of your life!!!! | ||
| Post# 644079 , Reply# 11 12/4/2012 at 18:12 (4,153 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
The R's have it: Robert and Ralph. ~
Could not resist this beauty, so I called Dave, the seller.
The guy is wonderful, full of info. For example, the house, whence the machine originally came, is in Little Falls NY, about 3 hours away. In the house, he found operating instructions for the Liberator B-25 Bombers, written he said, in language so easy you would not need a high school ed to understand how to fly the plane. The great uncle was a WW II airplane mechanic. He phoned Hotpoint and was told that their records go back only to 1945, and they could not identify his model number. That is why he said 1941 seemed about right. Not a washer man, he is nevertheless a car person, and related how car collecting enthusiasts prefer not to even have a rare find washed. He did, however wash the outside of the washer, but does not want to use it, thus spoiling its never-used status. Indeed, it never was. His wife's grandmother is the granny in question and he and his wife are near 60 years old, and Our Ralphie (Hyacinth is on here at 7;30 p.m--YAY!). was right: This is Aworg history. How often have we seen an automatic pushed aside because Grandma wouldn't use it? Well, how 'bout not using a wringer? In fact, this grandma was from Slovenia, and neither spoke nor read any English. She was "old school" and preferred her washboard. No washer for Nanna--imagine that. She was strong-willed and was unwilling to "upgrade", and was unable to translate the manual even if she had been willing to try the machine which she was adamantly not. Dave's wife recently located the manuals since placing the ad a few weeks ago (someone here had this machine up on the boards before), and Robert may have been right on the money. The copyright for the manual is 1949. We know that these booklets are often printed to be viable for many years. Dave is trying to find the bill of sale. He's a researcher and loves to follow a trail. A car collecting family of mechanics with a 1950 Jeep, B-25 Bombers, Vintage NIB Hotpoint Conventional: What's not to like about this guy? More to come. This post was last edited 12/04/2012 at 23:40 | ||
| Post# 644088 , Reply# 12 12/4/2012 at 18:35 (4,153 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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The cord is cracked, but there is no rust on the "enamel." The machine was kept in a house built in the 20's on the ground floor in a room off the kitchen, not sure if that room was heated. Dave seems very honest, forthcoming with every detail. The grease in the wringer head is still all there and still greasy. He lives 3&1/2 hours east of Little Falls. The machine is now in Connecticut.
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Post# 644104 , Reply# 13 12/4/2012 at 20:17 (4,153 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Cracked Cord Is Common
Have a vintage appliance that was NIB and also has cord problems that have only grown worse over the years. Don't know what type of material was used for these electrical appliance cords but is very brittle and becomes more so with age. More so where the cord is bent/kinked and or other areas of stress.
For anyone going after said washer a cracked cord shouldn't be a deal breaker as a new modern version can be easily fitted one assumes. | ||
| Post# 644111 , Reply# 14 12/4/2012 at 20:34 (4,153 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Cimberlie ~ I see you've read the secret transcript, LOL. He considered doing just such a thing, but balked, considering that all-to-code purist issue, wanting instead to find an encasement, etc, to cover it. I enlightened him, "Dave, no one here is that extreme that they'd insist on keeping an original cord. " Hope I did not misspeak. | ||
| Post# 644129 , Reply# 16 12/4/2012 at 22:11 (4,153 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 644135 , Reply# 17 12/4/2012 at 22:35 (4,153 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I see what was meant by "how do you search" CL? No mention of wringer or the "modern" incorrect "ringer". alr | ||
| Post# 644138 , Reply# 18 12/4/2012 at 23:08 (4,153 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Wot de fok R U guys smokin' ? | ||
| Post# 644139 , Reply# 19 12/4/2012 at 23:14 (4,153 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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LOL, @ MickeyD, its the Holiday's... Laundromat meant worn wringers, I meant finding a listing for an unused wringer when wringer is not in the title for the search engine.. I CAN see why you suspect, Holiday misadventure. :-) arthur | ||
| Post# 644141 , Reply# 20 12/4/2012 at 23:21 (4,153 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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I just laughed so hard | ||
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Post# 644142 , Reply# 21 12/4/2012 at 23:28 (4,153 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Proofreading | ||
| Post# 644302 , Reply# 22 12/5/2012 at 17:53 (4,152 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV) | ||
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and so has the correct use of apostrophes.......... | ||
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Post# 644306 , Reply# 23 12/5/2012 at 18:00 (4,152 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 644319 , Reply# 24 12/5/2012 at 18:41 (4,152 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Mercy and Charity
Even the most skilled writers here have trouble with its versus it's. That's the one the makes me wince the most, because it's so easy to learn. But this is not the place, and you both know it, especially when one of the posters is gravely ill, and drugged up to the max. Everyone is not a skilled grammarian, and everyone has faults, gaps, missing pieces. The best way to teach is through example.
IT'S always a shame when the arrow misses ITS mark. IT'S is a contractions for it is, and it's the ONLY time you use it. ITS and a neuter possessive adjective like his and hers, Possessive adjectives like his hers its theirs yours NEVER get apostrophes because they already are possessive. The beauty here is that these two rules have no exceptions. But eyes will still glaze over because many people just don't get grammar. MY GAPS: When Chuck wrote, "worm stinger" I first thought of worm gear, something I knew nothing about, but learned it here from a patient member. I was joking and apologize to Art and Chuck if I offended them. We've got to have fun here, and should strive as much as possible to keep it light, inviting, informative, and stress free in the Imperial Forum. | ||
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Post# 644337 , Reply# 25 12/5/2012 at 19:32 (4,152 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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| Post# 644356 , Reply# 27 12/5/2012 at 20:32 (4,152 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Rich LOL, only thing worse is a wiener stinger ~ owwwwwwww
Chuck, Yes, but your rule has exceptions: The plural of 7 is 7's and the plural of M is M's. Worse, there are more exceptions where you DO need an apostrophe for a simple plural. So once the apostrophe was introduced in to the plural equation, and TAUGHT, all hell broke loose. OH, the eyes are grazing over now like crazy. LOL. I had to deal with this stuff for 36 years; in the end it's quite numbing. And you're right, there is no gray, only rules and exceptions, but people argue intensely about it anyway.
I meant the other Chuck, Laundromat, when I apologized; he's in the hospital under heavy sedation, but writing away nevertheless. | ||
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