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Post# 627084   9/23/2012 at 15:46 (4,204 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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this one has a window lid! Has anyone ever seen this model?? 1940.
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Post# 627090 , Reply# 1   9/23/2012 at 16:03 (4,204 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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It looks more like some of the British designed wringer washers. |
Post# 627128 , Reply# 2   9/23/2012 at 18:10 (4,204 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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rewinds the cord (love that), has an automatic timer, a "Visomatic" wringer with slots to watch the items, a germocidal lamp and they'll deliver it free for Christmas Eve wrapped in gay cellophane tied with a red bow. Who could resist?
What the hell is gay cellophane? LOL
Woulda thunk, Brit, too, till I saw that it was advertised in "The Saturday Evening Post."
Looks like something we'd hope to find in the corner of an old Manhattan basement. OH LAUNDERESS, please start the search. |
Post# 627181 , Reply# 3   9/23/2012 at 21:26 (4,204 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 627222 , Reply# 4   9/24/2012 at 00:30 (4,204 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Soory guys, no way could this be a British designed machine - it is FAR more advance than anything that would have been seen here in 1940, nothing to approach it really until the early 1950s. It would have been interesting to see how this machine might have fared if WW2 had not taken place as it seems to have features not even seen on the spin drier models. Well one more to add to the wanted list :)
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Post# 627225 , Reply# 5   9/24/2012 at 00:41 (4,204 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 627257 , Reply# 6   9/24/2012 at 08:18 (4,203 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 627300 , Reply# 8   9/24/2012 at 12:24 (4,203 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 627336 , Reply# 9   9/24/2012 at 16:57 (4,203 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 627338 , Reply# 10   9/24/2012 at 17:02 (4,203 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 627340 , Reply# 11   9/24/2012 at 17:07 (4,203 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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It took 20 years (more or less) for twin tubs to catch on here
Goblin and Vactric were both better known for vacuum cleaners although both produced wringer washers in the 1950s too. Vactric also sold the Apex Airflow vacuum as their TOL upright cleaner - my guess is that they were imported rather than manufactured here. Al |
Post# 627384 , Reply# 12   9/24/2012 at 20:34 (4,203 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 627403 , Reply# 13   9/24/2012 at 21:47 (4,203 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 627439 , Reply# 14   9/25/2012 at 06:09 (4,202 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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wow, doesnt that Easy washer come "Fully Loaded" as Al says nothing like that over here to the 50`s and then still no cord rewind or window, the nearesr thing we had was the English Electric "Wash & Rinse", you did all your washing and then filled with running water whilst pumping out and did flo rinsing - that was the idea, I only ever saw one neighbour using it like that, much fun though!!
Would the bottom drawer be a powder storage draw do you think?? |
Post# 627440 , Reply# 15   9/25/2012 at 06:22 (4,202 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Post# 627452 , Reply# 16   9/25/2012 at 08:18 (4,202 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 627487 , Reply# 17   9/25/2012 at 12:11 (4,202 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Because washing outside is so much fun, as you well know, having rigged several of them yourself, not to mention C. MIke & Co.'s outside wash houses and patios.
How did I ever miss June's machine. Do you know what episode?
Ya know, before realizing that the offering allowed blow up to read the text, I'm staring at all the controls wondering why there were so many of them. Little did I suspect one was for heating and another for the germ killing lamp. |
Post# 627494 , Reply# 18   9/25/2012 at 12:34 (4,202 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 627496 , Reply# 19   9/25/2012 at 12:40 (4,202 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 627497 , Reply# 20   9/25/2012 at 12:43 (4,202 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 627500 , Reply# 21   9/25/2012 at 13:07 (4,202 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 627505 , Reply# 22   9/25/2012 at 13:54 (4,202 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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According to the ad (you really do need to use the "mouse to Zoom") text it has a wash timer and temperature control - "Automatic Controls" and "Thermal Guide" I suspect the round control on the right is for the lamp as has been speculated above and one of the levers for a pump as there seems to be some sort of connection on the left rear.
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Post# 627519 , Reply# 23   9/25/2012 at 15:19 (4,202 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Post# 627550 , Reply# 24   9/25/2012 at 19:17 (4,202 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 627573 , Reply# 25   9/25/2012 at 21:22 (4,202 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Here are a few more pictures for you...
The washer appeared in Season 1, EP4: There Were Giants In The Earth
Not sure if it appeared in other episodes.
Link below: CLICK HERE TO GO TO Ultramatic's LINK |
Post# 627590 , Reply# 26   9/25/2012 at 23:03 (4,202 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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and how funny that June's mind is so far away, day dreaming, whereas we'd be glued to the action in front of us.
The laundry basket is a real kicker ~ set designers couldn't futurize it, or didn't have the budget.
Still can't believe I missed this; thought I saw every episode.
Wonder if Robot snuggled up to Washer's nice legs in the middle of the night.
These are real treats, haunting, evocative, and satisfying. Thank you, Louis. Going to watch the link now.
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Post# 627593 , Reply# 27   9/25/2012 at 23:19 (4,202 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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had a aunt that wore her hair that way back then. Every night she would stuff toilet paper under the bangs, then wrap the rest of the hairdo in toilet paper, then put this satin net turban thing on! Hair stayed that way for a week til she went and had it done again!
Wonder if Mrs Robinson had something better than toilet paper! |
Post# 627800 , Reply# 28   9/26/2012 at 21:02 (4,201 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 627824 , Reply# 29   9/26/2012 at 23:19 (4,201 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Would love to find one of those in good "nick". When one can find them the things are clapped and rusted out to the point even scrap is of suspect use.
The advert says it all, those Thor washers were domestic versions of the H-axis washer long in use by then in most commercial laundries. Those units did not spin either, but washing was moved after rinsing to extractors to get rid of water. As you can see the dimensions give reason why such units weren't repeated again for domestic use. At 35" wide they were larger than that has become the defacto standard 24" to 27" for washing machines sold today. I mean if one doesn't care about such things it wouldn't be a problem with the the current trend towards laundries being built in near living areas it wouldn't work. This post was last edited 09/27/2012 at 00:31 |