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A unique wringer machine |
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Post# 112908   3/2/2006 at 13:54 (6,601 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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Up for sale in Ohio. I hope someone here will grab it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO knitwits1975's LINK on eBay |
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Post# 112910 , Reply# 1   3/2/2006 at 14:18 (6,601 days old) by jaxsunst ()   |   | |
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How does that work? Wash in one tub, pass through the ringer, and rinse in the other? |
Post# 112913 , Reply# 2   3/2/2006 at 14:29 (6,601 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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That's exactly how it works. I'm sure people who had one of these babies felt they had the Cadillac of washers! Most people I knew who had a wringer washer would send the clothes into a laundry tub filled with rinse water, swish them around by hand, then run them through the wringer again. My parents had a Kenmore wringer (probably a '56 or '57) for a couple of years before I was born. They purchased a 1960 Kenmore model 80 when I was a year old. They kept the wringer until about 1965. My mom would use it when the automatic broke down. If I recall correctly, the wringer's manual suggested this routine for each load 1. Fill for wash. 2. Wring clothes. 3. Drain wash water. 4. Refill with rinse water. 5. Wring clothes. 6. Drain rinse water. 7. Repeat process for next load. I honestly don't recall anyone doing that. Most people with wringer washers used the wash water for a couple of loads before changing it. I'd love for anyone old enough to remember wringer washers to share their memories of their mom's (or grandma's) washing process. |
Post# 112915 , Reply# 3   3/2/2006 at 14:58 (6,601 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Both of my grandmother's did it the usual way. Two rinse tubs on a bench. The 1st one with bluing in it, and the 2nd one with good ole' fashioned original Downy, or Final Touch. Both had Speed Queens. The reason being that SQ's were made in Ripon, WI, and you had to support your state's economy whenever possible.
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Post# 112916 , Reply# 4   3/2/2006 at 14:58 (6,601 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Water changes (drain/refill) have been elimintated for brevity. Swishing clothes either by hand or with an implement is assumed when clothes are wrung into rinse water. Replenishing lost water and adding additional detergent/soap is assumed after wringing clothes from washing in the wringer to the first rinse. Here we go! Set the wringer in front of the left-hand side of a double sink. Wash load 1 for 10 minutes in the wringer. Wring load 1 into the rinse water filled left sink (sink 1). Swish! Start washing load 2 in wringer. Swing wringer head 90 degrees so it is between sink 1 and sink 2. Wring load 1 in sink 1 into sink 2. Swish! Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1. Wring load 2 from wringer into sink 1. Swish! Start load 3 in wringer. Swing wringer head 180 degrees so that it is between sink 2 and a laundry basket on the floor in front of sink 2. Wring load 1 from sink 2 into laundry basket. Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2. Wring load 2 from sink 1 into sink 2. Swish! Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1. Wring load 3 from wringer to sink 1. Swish! Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket. Wring load 2 from sink 2 to laundry basket. Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2. Wring load 3 from sink 1 to sink 2. Swish! Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket. Wring load 3 from sink 2 to laundry basket. Whew! Drain both sinks. Drain wringer and rinse machine out. Remove agitator to assist drying the machine out. Wipe down machine to prevent rust. Clean out sinks. Mop floor from splahes and spills. Moan as you pick up the laundry basket. Haul it outside and line dry. |
Post# 112918 , Reply# 5   3/2/2006 at 15:09 (6,601 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV)   |   | |
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see thread #5187 in the Super Forum.... |
Post# 112930 , Reply# 8   3/2/2006 at 16:47 (6,601 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Only three loads of washing, Peter? Must be for just one person for a whole week! I've read stories about large families that had two wash days because there was so much washing - bedding, linens and towels were done another day of the week. People used (and owned) fewer clothes 'back in the day' but the work must have been daunting. |
Post# 112935 , Reply# 9   3/2/2006 at 17:34 (6,601 days old) by bingwsguy (Binghamton NY)   |   | |
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That is a great looking machine! |
Post# 113002 , Reply# 10   3/2/2006 at 23:24 (6,601 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 113007 , Reply# 11   3/2/2006 at 23:53 (6,601 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Post# 113058 , Reply# 13   3/3/2006 at 05:49 (6,600 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 113090 , Reply# 16   3/3/2006 at 08:53 (6,600 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 113118 , Reply# 17   3/3/2006 at 11:29 (6,600 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Were Philco and Dexter related brands? |
Post# 113147 , Reply# 18   3/3/2006 at 14:44 (6,600 days old) by repair-man (Pittsburgh PA)   |   | |
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This machine was pretty common here in PA. I remember people refering to them as "Double- Dexters" Ed |
Post# 113304 , Reply# 20   3/4/2006 at 11:58 (6,599 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 113605 , Reply# 21   3/6/2006 at 00:50 (6,598 days old) by knitwits1975 ()   |   | |
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5 Bids but no one got it because the reserve did not get met. |
Post# 113923 , Reply# 25   3/7/2006 at 17:49 (6,596 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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If I break a promise, then I'll have to eat a machine, but I own a pink dexter. I left it some years back, at the Fleckenschteen. Two summers ago, it was still nestled snuggly in the back of the garage. Someone can have it--gratis!!! Why-------- Because I hated it-- somewhat overstated. The washing was poor, consumer reports said so. I didn't really notice because my clothes don't get too dirty, normally. Not at all surprized that the manual instructs double washing. Gotta get the muddy bike clothes clean somehow. The pump actually sucked, took forever to drain, the valves would slide shut when you wanted to drain. Mine is different from the one in the pix which looks like drain valves might be better. Love wringer washers; this one is beautiful, but I don't like using it. This summer I'm hoping to go touring, and if someone is touring too, stop by and I'll give it to you. The pink is really cool, and it looks great in the house. |
Post# 114101 , Reply# 27   3/8/2006 at 15:01 (6,595 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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But the coolest thing about the Dexter is how dexterous it is: there are no rules: You can wash in one tub, rinse in the other; wash in both; rinse in both; use only one tub; make chili sauce in one, soak you feet in the other------ OR------- GO DANCING------- Lalalalalalalalalal. But don't hold your breath waiting for the slow coach drain to finish. |
Post# 114251 , Reply# 29   3/9/2006 at 14:51 (6,594 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 114259 , Reply# 30   3/9/2006 at 15:57 (6,594 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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ABC (Gary), I'm not surprised about your findings with Dexter. I used to live in Fairfield, and the company is very much into commercial washers. I find it hard to believe that something as neat as the double unit above even came from Fairfield! I have walked past the old factories and have seen the 'Parts dept' through windows looking into the basement. Lots of old stuff down there... Ben |