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Post# 933558 , Reply# 3   4/20/2017 at 15:45 (2,534 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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A working 30's automatic would be a difficult one to find, for sure, but there are some still out there. As Bruce has mentioned, Bendix was THE only automatic available in the 30s - most folks back in the day had wringer machines. Heck, up here in Canada most folks seemed to have a wringer washer right up until the 60s!
There are some very interesting wringer washers other than Maytags, too. Perhaps one of the early Easy washer-spinner machines might be a good 'fit' for your 30's themed laundry room...
Dishwashers, as stated, were not common at all in the typical home of the 30s; I fear that finding one would be difficult to say the least and that when you did, it would need lots of work. However, I helped save a 1920s Walker dishwasher from a Vermont basement a few years ago. It was in decent shape and amazingly, it still worked! Finding something that you could just plug in and use would be a pretty tall order. However, if you might be interested in a KitchenAid Electra top-loader that you could hide in the pantry so as not to take away from the atmosphere, let me know... LOL
Welcome to the site Raymond and I look forward to seeing how your plans develop! I re-did the Ogden kitchen to mimic a 1956 home, so I completely and totally get where you are coming from!! |
Post# 933561 , Reply# 4   4/20/2017 at 16:09 (2,534 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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And Whirlpool/Kenmore had good wringer washers too. |
Post# 933564 , Reply# 7   4/20/2017 at 16:28 (2,534 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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as stated is the only automatic from the 1930s. Not too bad from what I have read with regard to reliability. Bendix really overbuilt them. The main issue w/ With a bolt down Bendix is the lousy spin speed (275 RPM?) which meant clothes were rather wet, but this really isn't any worse than a wringer. Bendix machines of this vintage also must be bolted to concrete. This shouldn't be an issue since you stated you have a basement.
Consider something else, there were NO tumble dryers in the '30s. A Hamilton is said to be a good, fast(need that w/ Bendix) dryer from the late '40s early '50s. I think it would look the part enough to set beside the Bendix. Some pictures of such machines. ***Credits to picture owners*** |
Post# 933566 , Reply# 8   4/20/2017 at 16:34 (2,534 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 933567 , Reply# 9   4/20/2017 at 16:38 (2,534 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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here's a hilarious ad from Sept 1937 Nat Geo, showing a GE "electric sink".
Probably rarer than hen's teeth, but the much more common Youngstown d/w-sink from the early/mid '50s looks very similar and imo would look appropriate in a 1930s kitchen. Work reasonably well, and maybe others here can weigh in with pics and the parts availability situation. My best friend's house in the '50s had one, it got me started on being a fan of dishwashers, by watching all the "action" through the round glass window! A good alternative is a '50s KitchenAid "cast iron wonder".
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Post# 933756 , Reply# 11   4/21/2017 at 17:34 (2,533 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 933861 , Reply# 12   4/22/2017 at 09:07 (2,532 days old) by fridgenut (Cape Girardeau, MO)   |   | |
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Thank you for the suggestion. For a modern dishwasher I like the look of the artistry line. However, I really would prefer something old. That is why I'm not right in the head. At least the badge looks like my dads old 1947 space maker refrigerator. |
Post# 933873 , Reply# 13   4/22/2017 at 10:33 (2,532 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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If you're open for cheating a bit, look at appliances from the 1940's and early 1950's with the round corners. It would still look pretty much like the 1930's appliances, although many in the 1930's would be on legs. The sheer look like Frigidaire introduced in 1957 makes appliances look too modern for you I think.
Does this kitchen appeal to you? |
Post# 933989 , Reply# 18   4/23/2017 at 02:26 (2,531 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 934155 , Reply# 20   4/23/2017 at 21:21 (2,530 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)   |   | |
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The Bins pictured would not be problematic, as the housewives back then cooked and baked a lot more often then we do today. Therefore she was rotating through that sugar, and flour, alot faster than today. My Mother had bins, and we never had bugs, or contamination, that I was aware of. but we also had 5 kids, and we went through everything like Grant taking Richmond.
Cooking from scratch causes you to burn through ingredients like crazy, when its done daily. David |