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Thread Number: 32494
Blackstone Gyroscope |
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| Post# 490068 1/19/2011 at 09:34 (4,838 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
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| Post# 490071 , Reply# 1 1/19/2011 at 09:36 (4,838 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
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Instructions... | ||
| Post# 490080 , Reply# 2 1/19/2011 at 10:07 (4,838 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Fred ... WOW ... what a great toy! Looks like a lot of fun to play with! LOVE the rocket ship diagram; very "space age", indeed.
That is a great collectible and with the original box, no less! | ||
Post# 490095 , Reply# 3 1/19/2011 at 11:11 (4,838 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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We had these as kids, from the dime store. Starting in the 50s, when Philco washers still had the metal agitator, they advertised "Ball Point Balance" where the whole mechanism pivoted on a little round ball. | ||
| Post# 490109 , Reply# 4 1/19/2011 at 11:55 (4,838 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Hi Fred
Amazed at how much the upper portions of the gyroscope looks like the disc and shaft of the Blackstone transmission. Like you, I saw the thread for the commercial washer too late, but after working that tranny for hours to get it unstuck, I'll remember that "flying saucer" complete with ports (bolts) forever. | ||
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Post# 490181 , Reply# 5 1/19/2011 at 16:02 (4,838 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 490214 , Reply# 6 1/19/2011 at 18:37 (4,838 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Blackstone Gyroscope
I also did get one of these. The only place that carried Blackstone in New York was a place called Carmel Lumber. It was in the late 60s and they had the solid tub SS washer. I never saw one run. I am surprised more places didn't cary Blackstone in New York. I only knew 1 person that had the dryer. I never understand why the door was so long!
Peter | ||
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