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Thread Number: 72504
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 9/18/2017 |
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Post# 958007 , Reply# 1 9/18/2017 at 13:11 (2,401 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 I believe these were the last Blackstone models offered, circa 1974. The local propane dealer handled Blackstone laundry at that time. They had a display at the county fair which is where I saw the machines. I insisted that dad take me by the dealer location on the outskirts of town so I could get a better look. They were very different from the Whirlpools and Kenmores I knew. I fetched a copy of this brochure but it's now long gone. | ||
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Post# 958012 , Reply# 2 9/18/2017 at 13:40 (2,401 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Exactly where was the Blackstone stronghold in this country? I saw coin-ops in Miami in 1957, but that does not mean a retail presence. Member Blackstone's family had a dealership in Western MA, but there had to be other places. CU tested them. | ||
| Post# 958029 , Reply# 4 9/18/2017 at 15:11 (2,401 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Blackstone machines were built in Jamestown, New York. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 958054 , Reply# 5 9/18/2017 at 18:50 (2,401 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA) | ||
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Wish we could get a close-up of their consoles. | ||
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Post# 958066 , Reply# 6 9/18/2017 at 20:29 (2,401 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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A lot of my relatives in New York had them. The last of them reminded me very much of Westinghouse. Terrible for suds-lock. I do recall some laundries as far flung as Florida with these machines. | ||
| Post# 958081 , Reply# 7 9/18/2017 at 23:17 (2,401 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
I had two relatives in Buffalo NY who had Blackstone washing machines back in the day when I was a kid. One was a wringer washer with the "Hydractor" agitator and the other was an early automatic with the red dials on the front of the cabinet and a stainless steel tub.
I also saw a laundromat in California with Blackstone machines back in the late 70's. The agitators and tubs in the later models did resemble Westinghouse machines. They certainly were rare machines. | ||
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