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Mother Takes a Holiday - Part 2
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Post# 500147   2/28/2011 at 17:50 (4,806 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)        

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Here is part 2 (from the archive.org website) of this great film put out by Whirlpool in 1952.

There are some great scenes from the Whirlpool factory of testing, designing, building, etc.

Enjoy!


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Post# 500180 , Reply# 1   2/28/2011 at 20:09 (4,805 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        
I've seen these before

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but it's been a long time.  I must say... "how sweet"  I enjoyed it so much.


Post# 500181 , Reply# 2   2/28/2011 at 20:12 (4,805 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
Dosent it!!

Make you sick to see how good we once were and look at the garbage made today...I want a time machine!!

Post# 500189 , Reply# 3   2/28/2011 at 20:38 (4,805 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Assembly Lines...

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With Real Men !!!

F--'kin Aye !!!

Sigh... When we made things here.


Post# 500227 , Reply# 4   3/1/2011 at 05:39 (4,805 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Made things here---REAL machines built with--REAL machines!!!COOL!!What do they do at that WP site now???Bet the place is sad and shuttered.

Post# 500235 , Reply# 5   3/1/2011 at 06:26 (4,805 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)        
Great story . . .

. . . thanks for sharing. I enjoyed every bit of it.

Jerry Gay


Post# 500236 , Reply# 6   3/1/2011 at 06:35 (4,805 days old) by magic clean ()        
The

washers are made in Ohio. The link shows a new 1998 facility and a remaining part of the old factory office that continues as a laundry engineering center.

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Post# 500682 , Reply# 7   3/2/2011 at 16:32 (4,804 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        
Finally saw!

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My daughter was asleep in my arms the whole time, too!

Well, wait til she grows up & see what "improvements" are made in "today's--or maybe, that is,--TOMORROW'S--laundry"...!

-- Dave


Post# 500804 , Reply# 8   3/3/2011 at 00:29 (4,803 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Good there is some trace of that facility still around.The device that formed the washer cabinets from one panel of sheet steel-if that was still used today-there would have to be expanded metal panels around the unit-and probably a robotic arm to load and unload the machine.You certainly would keep clear of that unit while its in use!!!And if one of the guard panels was opened-the unit would stop.


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