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Thread Number: 5499
Westinghouse Programmed Computer ala Betty Furness |
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| Post# 116445 , Reply# 1 3/20/2006 at 08:26 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Front Top Panel 
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| Post# 116446 , Reply# 2 3/20/2006 at 08:27 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Revolving Agitator logo, by Westinghouse! 
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| Post# 116447 , Reply# 3 3/20/2006 at 08:28 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Program Computer 
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| Post# 116448 , Reply# 4 3/20/2006 at 08:31 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Dual Dial. Bottom Dial makes the Programmed drum turn, Top Dial moves the pointer. This is similar to a Norge Time Line, but the pointer is also on a spring. When it gets to the end of its travel, it slides back to the left in an instant just like a 50's GM Wonderbar radio! 
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| Post# 116449 , Reply# 5 3/20/2006 at 08:31 (6,605 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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WOW 1958 must've been the year of the "timeline". Great washer. | ||
| Post# 116450 , Reply# 6 3/20/2006 at 08:31 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Cottons Heavy Soil 
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| Post# 116451 , Reply# 7 3/20/2006 at 08:32 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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More Cottons, Hot wash long cycle 
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| Post# 116452 , Reply# 8 3/20/2006 at 08:33 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Cottons "Normal" soil 
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| Post# 116453 , Reply# 9 3/20/2006 at 08:33 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Cottons Normal shorter washer still Hot 
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| Post# 116454 , Reply# 10 3/20/2006 at 08:34 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Silk cycle 
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| Post# 116455 , Reply# 11 3/20/2006 at 08:34 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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More of the Silk cycle 
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| Post# 116456 , Reply# 12 3/20/2006 at 08:35 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Tinting cycle! Never have seen this on a washer before..... 
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| Post# 116457 , Reply# 13 3/20/2006 at 08:36 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Blanket cycle! another new one Ive never seen before........ 
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| Post# 116458 , Reply# 14 3/20/2006 at 08:37 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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more Blanket cycle 
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| Post# 116460 , Reply# 15 3/20/2006 at 08:38 (6,605 days old) by lightedcontrols () | ||
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W O W ! ! ! Jimmy, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Post# 116461 , Reply# 16 3/20/2006 at 08:38 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Wash & Wear (automatic) ?? 
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| Post# 116462 , Reply# 17 3/20/2006 at 08:38 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Wash & Wear (Drip Dry) ??? 
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| Post# 116463 , Reply# 18 3/20/2006 at 08:39 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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more Wash & Wear 
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| Post# 116464 , Reply# 19 3/20/2006 at 08:39 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Cold Water Wash 
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| Post# 116465 , Reply# 20 3/20/2006 at 08:40 (6,605 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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| Post# 116466 , Reply# 21 3/20/2006 at 08:41 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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more Cold Water cycle. Im thrilled to have this washer, looks like there will an ambitious restoration being started soon on both the washer AND the dryer. But it will be a wonderful set when its all done and up and running. Thanks Jeff!!! 
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Post# 116467 , Reply# 22 3/20/2006 at 08:44 (6,605 days old) by tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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Where's the drip dry cycle? A neighbor had this machine in her kitchen. It was pretty neat, but compared to most top loaders, very noisy with the loud solenoid snaps for the drain pump and spin. | ||
| Post# 116470 , Reply# 23 3/20/2006 at 08:58 (6,605 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!) | ||
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| Post# 116472 , Reply# 24 3/20/2006 at 09:07 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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My first guess was that these were 1960 models, but looks like they are 1959's. Perhaps this model overlapped both years......... 
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| Post# 116473 , Reply# 25 3/20/2006 at 09:07 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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1959 Westinghouse Flyer 
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| Post# 116474 , Reply# 26 3/20/2006 at 09:08 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Features........ 
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| Post# 116475 , Reply# 27 3/20/2006 at 09:09 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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more feature fluff!! Gotta love it! 
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Post# 116476 , Reply# 28 3/20/2006 at 09:09 (6,605 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 116477 , Reply# 29 3/20/2006 at 09:10 (6,605 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 116478 , Reply# 30 3/20/2006 at 09:11 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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So Wonderful, and yes I have to agree with that! If ONLY Westinghouse would have used PORCELAIN on its tops! These were top of the line models after all.... Well at least they used stainless trim around the top, the panels do light up, and there is a lot of chrome. Yeah! 
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| Post# 116480 , Reply# 31 3/20/2006 at 09:13 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Early Westinghouse washer used for comparison. I happen to have this model too. 
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| Post# 116482 , Reply# 32 3/20/2006 at 09:16 (6,605 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Hi Robert, have not tried it out yet. Hope to start on it later this week. Got to get that HOT water in the pump first to help protect those seals! I think this is going to be a rather easy washer to fix, does not seem to have a lot of hard use........ | ||
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Post# 116492 , Reply# 33 3/20/2006 at 09:48 (6,605 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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| Post# 116493 , Reply# 34 3/20/2006 at 10:01 (6,605 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
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| Post# 116495 , Reply# 35 3/20/2006 at 10:08 (6,605 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Beautiful! there seems to be alot of timelines resurfacing throughout the club lately. I can't believe how many different cycles this Westy has. Les | ||
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Post# 116506 , Reply# 36 3/20/2006 at 11:38 (6,605 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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Post# 116510 , Reply# 37 3/20/2006 at 12:03 (6,605 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 116514 , Reply# 38 3/20/2006 at 12:47 (6,605 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Gorgeous!
That's gorgeous, Jimmy! What a wonderful control panel timeline system! The blankets cycle is amusing. On mine, it fills and agitates for a bit, and then sits and soaks. It resumes agitation when it gets to the end of the wash. I think it was for woolen blankets that didn't need a lot of agitating. Still, the stops-and-starts are fun... --Nate | ||
| Post# 116515 , Reply# 39 3/20/2006 at 12:51 (6,605 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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That will be one beautiful set when you get them done Jimmy!! as they always said, "You can be sure if it's Westinghouse"!!!!! Terry | ||
| Post# 116524 , Reply# 40 3/20/2006 at 13:48 (6,605 days old) by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
Wow! nice set Jimmy, We had that same westinghouse washer that my parents bought from a neighbor when they moved. I only recently came across the operating instructions for it. The wash n wear setting drip dry, eliminates the final spin. A really neat machine, it should have a light inside the drum to. You push the "W" on the right front corner of the countertop, just to the right of the door. I can remember that machine oversuding many times when my parents got a water softener installed in the house and the guy told my mom to use Duz soap instead of detergent. Really great machine, enjoy it!
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Post# 116581 , Reply# 41 3/20/2006 at 17:59 (6,605 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 116588 , Reply# 42 3/20/2006 at 18:21 (6,605 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 116600 , Reply# 44 3/20/2006 at 19:42 (6,605 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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Post# 116601 , Reply# 45 3/20/2006 at 19:53 (6,605 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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Congrats! | ||
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Post# 116605 , Reply# 46 3/20/2006 at 20:27 (6,605 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 116606 , Reply# 47 3/20/2006 at 20:35 (6,605 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 116611 , Reply# 49 3/20/2006 at 20:45 (6,605 days old) by southernmdgeguy () | ||
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Neat system, quite a pair! I have never seen anything like those either, so many really cool late 50's early 60's machines to learn about! Thanks for sharing the nice detail pictures with us. Scott | ||
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Post# 116624 , Reply# 50 3/20/2006 at 21:33 (6,605 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Westinghouse | ||
| Post# 116638 , Reply# 51 3/20/2006 at 23:16 (6,605 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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this is just great, Jimmy! Congratulations. Interesting brochure too. I didn't realize there were windowless Laundromats! | ||
| Post# 116699 , Reply# 53 3/21/2006 at 08:34 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Hi Scott, You still havent seen a Westinghouse without a window! This early model does have a window. It just doesnt have boot! 
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| Post# 116700 , Reply# 54 3/21/2006 at 08:37 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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This is the first model Westinghouse Automatic Washer. The date on this is 1945, right after the war ended. Here is a photo of the window. Westinghouse had not yet invented a boot, so the front panel hides the opening when its not in use. 
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| Post# 116703 , Reply# 55 3/21/2006 at 08:39 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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This phono shows the door/window open. Its a thick heavy glass. This is a slant front model and slant tub, and this has the early mechanism with the speed shifter. It actually works quite well and reall gets clothes clean! 
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| Post# 116704 , Reply# 56 3/21/2006 at 08:40 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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The gizmo at the top of the window is an spring loaded door opening that Westinghouse called the Soap Chute. 
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| Post# 116707 , Reply# 58 3/21/2006 at 08:43 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Westinghouse Logo on the front panel. 
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| Post# 116754 , Reply# 59 3/21/2006 at 12:30 (6,604 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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| Post# 116777 , Reply# 60 3/21/2006 at 14:02 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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Hey Rich, The water enters the tub thru this little spout at 11 o'clock position of the FRONT of the tub. 
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| Post# 116779 , Reply# 61 3/21/2006 at 14:04 (6,604 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area) | ||
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This is a pic of the dial of the '45. The sequence of operation is the same as later Westinghouse models. The dial is the usual push/pull on/off style. The dial does not indicate the separate rinses, but its the usual 3 rinse style Westinghouse used for many years. 
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Post# 116821 , Reply# 63 3/21/2006 at 20:18 (6,604 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Jimmy
The program computer is an amazing machine, I have never seen a cycle selection like that before but it certainly seems to cover everything except diapers. Great find, yes I have to agree sometimes you need that dryer to attract the washer karma. But that 1945 is beautiful, that door and early black tub are stunning. Enjoy, they are treasures. jon | ||
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Post# 116832 , Reply# 65 3/21/2006 at 20:58 (6,604 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 116855 , Reply# 66 3/21/2006 at 23:25 (6,604 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures Jimmy! I was not familiar this '45 model had existed! | ||
| Post# 116861 , Reply# 67 3/22/2006 at 00:02 (6,604 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
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Post# 116925 , Reply# 68 3/22/2006 at 09:58 (6,603 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Bob | ||
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Post# 117060 , Reply# 69 3/22/2006 at 21:24 (6,603 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 117069 , Reply# 70 3/22/2006 at 22:02 (6,603 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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LOL It's funny, the entire time I was growning up, my mother did nothing but talk down how bad frontloaders were. Since this thread started, I started watching the "I Love Lucy" shows again. The episode I watched today was about the 4 of them raising chickens. At one point Lucy and Ricky were in the kitchen and you could clearly see a "Westy" all over, fridge, cooktop and a very tiny climps of the "Laundramats" when they opened the service porch door. All I could think of was " god, if I was an adult back then it would have been no question, Westinghouse all the way!!" and this post and Pics solidifies that!!!. Can't wait to attend a washin and play with a slant front!!!! | ||
| Post# 117129 , Reply# 71 3/23/2006 at 07:01 (6,603 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 117880 , Reply# 75 3/26/2006 at 21:16 (6,599 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Cool machines. That '45 is a wonder in itself. Bootless, no less. I guess in the days of computers that ran on punched tape... and all-mechanical computers will still considered state of the art (many warships had all-mechanical navigation computers during WWII, a machinist's dream), the '58 machine was as much a computer as anything else. Plus, it's resistant to nuclear EMF! | ||
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Post# 120463 , Reply# 76 4/6/2006 at 19:33 (6,588 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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Update Please | ||
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Post# 120769 , Reply# 78 4/8/2006 at 09:59 (6,586 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL) |
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Jimmy, I'm sorry to say that I started to inventory everything you gave me in 2004, but stopped after the first tub was filled. Don Shier needed a part, and I knew I had it SOMEWHERE. I have those big storage bins in the garage, laundry room, in the attic, in the building out back and in the storage unit. I never did find the bin that had the original water valve in it. Thank goodness Don found one in the meantime. Oh if I would only do just one tub at a time, I'd have the parts all cataloged by 2008!
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