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Thread Number: 40580
NOS Wringer In South Carolina |
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Post# 600347 6/1/2012 at 16:23 (4,340 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 600363 , Reply# 1 6/1/2012 at 17:19 (4,340 days old) by rpms (ontario canada) | ||
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Post# 600378 , Reply# 2 6/1/2012 at 18:30 (4,340 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 600379 , Reply# 3 6/1/2012 at 18:33 (4,340 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 600391 , Reply# 4 6/1/2012 at 19:47 (4,340 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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GSW/McClary | ||
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Post# 600435 , Reply# 5 6/2/2012 at 01:01 (4,339 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 This previous thread about the McClary washer-dryer POD has more information about GSW and their U.S. tentacle(s). The history-link above has some great information and ends about 1961, I found more about the GSW-General Electric merger here. Of course, there is little more excitement beyond the GE juggernaut takeover, but how interesting... We're certainly like the Mormon genealogists of the appliance world - that Searchalator works!
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Post# 600859 , Reply# 6 6/3/2012 at 23:02 (4,338 days old) by historyman (Pittsburgh, PA/Aiken, SC) |
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May have to jump on this.... | ||
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Post# 600866 , Reply# 7 6/3/2012 at 23:42 (4,338 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Could Be Wrong
But aside from the pump and perhaps a few other bits on the wringer portion these washers are pretty simple and very long lasting. If this washer is indeed NOS and is in good working nick it could be decades or more of even daily use before anything "goes".
With wringer washers the thing is to keep the mangle portion well lubricated and make sure to keep the tension loose when not in use. Unless you whack the thing with a 2x4 or otherwise cause damage I shouldn't worry about parts. If the owner's manual comes with the machine it will give advice on how to care for the rollers and other routine maintainence. The thing with all wringers/mangles is to avoid damaging the rollers by passing hard or sharp objects such as buttons, zippers and such through without their being protected. Most houswives learned fast the ways to fold clothing with such items so that the potential for breaking them or the machine was limited. | ||
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Post# 600936 , Reply# 8 6/4/2012 at 11:52 (4,337 days old) by historyman (Pittsburgh, PA/Aiken, SC) |
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| Post# 600963 , Reply# 9 6/4/2012 at 14:43 (4,337 days old) by rpms (ontario canada) | ||
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I have two of these wringers and never zip or button anything. I have cranked through jeans and shirts, never a problem of breaking buttons. It will tackle a heavy, cotton bathrobe but you have to put it through in bite size pieces. On/off with the wringer. It never pops open.
GSW made wringers here in Canada for Sears, The Bay and Robinson's Department Store. | ||
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Post# 601768 , Reply# 10 6/7/2012 at 14:11 (4,334 days old) by historyman (Pittsburgh, PA/Aiken, SC) |
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Post# 601821 , Reply# 11 6/7/2012 at 20:15 (4,334 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Wow! A Little North Of $300 | ||
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Post# 601830 , Reply# 12 6/7/2012 at 21:30 (4,334 days old) by historyman (Pittsburgh, PA/Aiken, SC) |
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Post# 601833 , Reply# 13 6/7/2012 at 22:17 (4,334 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Sniping
Between changes to eBay's system (realtime count down scripts) and almost everyone and their mother having high speed internet connections sniping has become a very delicate art. Have seen auctions outbid with <10sec left on the clock.
For something one really wants always make sure to be up and around to pull the trigger personally. Once the target has been aquired it's just a waiting game. | ||
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Post# 601835 , Reply# 14 6/7/2012 at 22:35 (4,334 days old) by historyman (Pittsburgh, PA/Aiken, SC) |
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Indeed. | ||
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