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1947 Jacobs Launderall |
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Post# 696333 , Reply# 1   8/13/2013 at 22:20 (3,879 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 696340 , Reply# 2   8/13/2013 at 23:39 (3,879 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Oh my goodness, an H axis top loader! I wonder if they sold these in France? |
Post# 696342 , Reply# 3   8/13/2013 at 23:46 (3,879 days old) by A440 ()   |   | |
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Incredible! |
Post# 696343 , Reply# 4   8/13/2013 at 23:55 (3,879 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 696346 , Reply# 5   8/14/2013 at 00:43 (3,879 days old) by xpanam (Palm Springs California )   |   | |
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Post# 696351 , Reply# 6   8/14/2013 at 01:21 (3,879 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 696353 , Reply# 7   8/14/2013 at 01:29 (3,879 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 696371 , Reply# 8   8/14/2013 at 02:59 (3,879 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 696372 , Reply# 9   8/14/2013 at 03:08 (3,879 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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No, these were not sold in France AFAIK. The automatics came later on the market in France. I believe they weren't very long on the market anyway, IIRC there were some problems with it. A few members have one of these in their collection.
Robert scanned a service manual for these machines. It's in this thread: www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/T... |
Post# 696379 , Reply# 10   8/14/2013 at 04:30 (3,879 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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. . . MANY years ago, I remember using one of these. It was fascinating to me. It must be bolted to the floor. It reverses in the wash and rinse. It would be a treasure for whoever is lucky enough to get it. Jerry Gay |
Post# 696384 , Reply# 11   8/14/2013 at 05:30 (3,878 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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While obviously it *may* come down to whom has the biggest wallet or credit card, a rare treasure like this really needs to go to the number of "qualified" members and or persons that know what to do with this washer.
Am *NOT* casting dispersions but our Fearless Leader/Webmaster, RevvinKevin, Combo52, etc... and others that have seasoned experience with coaxing a 40 year old appliance back to life and how to maintain including parts and or repair are obvious choices. This is not the sort of plug and play appliance you can use as a daily driver without knowing how to go about things. That being said it is almost certain scheming and planning is going on! *LOL* The one saving mercy is the thing is located in Canada. Had it been in the Lower 48, then Whooaa Nellie! There would be more excitement than a mouse at a burlesque show. |
Post# 696394 , Reply# 12   8/14/2013 at 06:31 (3,878 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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very funny Launderess!
WOwweee how did this remain on its skid all these years? What is that story gearpower? I want to know!
Paul has been alerted- -- He was Sleeping Everybody! Can you imagine??
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Post# 696395 , Reply# 13   8/14/2013 at 06:34 (3,878 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 696396 , Reply# 14   8/14/2013 at 06:35 (3,878 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 696397 , Reply# 15   8/14/2013 at 06:37 (3,878 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 696404 , Reply# 16   8/14/2013 at 07:49 (3,878 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Wow, I missed this thread - shame on me!!
I am going to contact the seller - if anyone else has, though, please let me know. I'm not sure I'd be interested in this one myself, but I'd be more than happy to help someone here get it. I can store it for a short time, but it would have to be out of the garage before the snow falls. |
Post# 696405 , Reply# 17   8/14/2013 at 07:49 (3,878 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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WOW, It is amazing what is still turning up in the classic appliance world.
I for one will not be getting in the bidding for this very cool rare machine, I heard a little too much about all the problems that these machines from an older appliance tech that Tom and I had the pleasure of meeting and knowing years ago, Mr Hunter of Slatteries Appliance in NW Washington DC.
The stories he told of trying to get these machines to work at all and all the major reworks that had to be done would make the worst piece of junk built today look like the most reliable machine ever built. If I did get this machine I would probably hook it up and try to run it and do a video for the future, but would differently not try to use it on an ongoing basses.
Good Luck to who ever is lucky enough to buy it and I would love it see one someday that is actually running. John |
Post# 696412 , Reply# 18   8/14/2013 at 08:17 (3,878 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 696431 , Reply# 19   8/14/2013 at 10:10 (3,878 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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....Please watch the hyperbole?
This is a washing machine, not an all-original, zero-miles 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible with factory fuel injection. It is a rare washing machine, and it will fetch good money - for a washing machine, that is - but no one's going to retire on the proceeds. As much as I love AW and all the people here, I can get a little vexed at the tendency of some members to start shrieking like Shirley Temple in a birthday cake factory whenever something particularly desirable turns up. I know of one instance where a member discovered something very rare, fairly priced, on CL, and was making arrangements to close the deal on it. By the time our drama divas discovered it and got through shouting from the housetops, the item had been withdrawn from CL, the price went totally through the roof, and another, deep-pockets member ended up with it. Someone whose love for the hobby and frequent help of others is legendary around here got totally screwed by this horsetwaddle. Again, it's a freaking washing machine. The next time some of you shriekers want to make derogatory comments about a fairly ordinary set of pink or turquoise Maytags in crappy condition priced in the thousands, you might stop to think that AW is the first place to which Google will direct the non-hobbyist; this sort of discussion can fuel an unknowledgeable seller's delusions. What the general public ought to see here is reasonable discussion based in realistic pricing, not posts that make a rare item sound like a freaking Powerball win. /rant This post was last edited 08/14/2013 at 11:04 |
Post# 696436 , Reply# 20   8/14/2013 at 10:55 (3,878 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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I agree with you 100 percent!!!
I've seen it too many times before... and it has affected me directly on one or two occasions when I had an interest in a machine that came up for sale.
When I see some exciting machine (like this), I may posts my "excitement" about it, but I don't want to effect someone's chance at aquiring it.
I really think people forget this is a totally public forum which can be viewed by anyone anywhere, not just a private club that only we can see.
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Post# 696439 , Reply# 21   8/14/2013 at 11:42 (3,878 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Jon did a dramatic Launderall Flambe some years back. It was not the plan, but was the result. |
Post# 696441 , Reply# 22   8/14/2013 at 11:50 (3,878 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Well, if there is something I've learned here, it's to never post and comment about a machine that you are interested in purchasing yourself. In a blink of an eye, someone else will grab it. So much for courtesy.
So shrieking aside, lets be honest here, this machine was never going to be a bargain. It's going to go to the one with the deepest pockets. End of story.
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Post# 696443 , Reply# 24   8/14/2013 at 11:58 (3,878 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 696444 , Reply# 25   8/14/2013 at 12:00 (3,878 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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I've had several people yield machines to me, and I have yielded a few myself. Most recently Greg alerted me to a machine we both wanted that I didn't know was still available. Have found that to be the rule here rather than the exception.
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Post# 696451 , Reply# 27   8/14/2013 at 12:37 (3,878 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 696484 , Reply# 28   8/14/2013 at 15:09 (3,878 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 696497 , Reply# 29   8/14/2013 at 15:52 (3,878 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)   |   | |
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Post# 696554 , Reply# 30   8/14/2013 at 21:17 (3,878 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 696579 , Reply# 31   8/15/2013 at 00:02 (3,878 days old) by Launderall (Minneapolis, MN Orig home to Listerine & pop up Toastmaster)   |   | |
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I have one, found it 25 years ago bolted with 12" bolts about 25 years ago. Have yet to see one show up in anyone else collection. It's one of a kind, not made for more than a couple of years. Very short run for all the toolup to produce it. Google Jacob's, facinating story.
The F. L. Jacobs Company, A Soda Machine Company F. L. Jacobs originally specialized in manufacturing home appliances like the Jacobs Launderall washing machine out of Detroit, Michigan. They began manufacturing soda vending machines for Coca-Cola in the 1940’s from a plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their machines have a unique shape referred to by collectors as the “mailbox” shape. They are believed to be one of the few manufacturers that the Coca-Cola Company authorized to continue making Coca-Cola soda vending machines in limited quantities through the course of WWII. Like all machines made in that time, they had large capacities for serving the workers in the wartime factories. One of these was the enormous J-144. It weighed 580 lbs. without any soda in it and measured 65”H x 34”W x 35”D. Nothing more interesting than our American manufacturing cities and companies, with all that "WAR" money. |
Post# 696586 , Reply# 32   8/15/2013 at 01:13 (3,878 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 696588 , Reply# 33   8/15/2013 at 01:30 (3,878 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 696601 , Reply# 34   8/15/2013 at 03:42 (3,878 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Speaking of war money, Jacobs was ordered to--and did repay--$15M in war money. The company didn't last long after that, roughly 2 years (1951-1953).
We can see how that might have happened. If their war materiel worked proportionally as well as their $3000 washer. Seems Coke machines were the only thing they ever got workably right. |
Post# 696624 , Reply# 35   8/15/2013 at 11:20 (3,877 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 696702 , Reply# 36   8/15/2013 at 18:45 (3,877 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA)   |   | |
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Post# 696795 , Reply# 37   8/16/2013 at 00:48 (3,877 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 696818 , Reply# 38   8/16/2013 at 06:34 (3,876 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 697485 , Reply# 39   8/19/2013 at 11:44 (3,873 days old) by gearpower ()   |   | |
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I took some better pictures yesterday, the white balance was bad on the others It is not for sale now, but it will be in the next weeks. I'll let you know :) |
Post# 697486 , Reply# 40   8/19/2013 at 11:45 (3,873 days old) by gearpower ()   |   | |
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Post# 776755 , Reply# 47   8/11/2014 at 17:16 (3,516 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 776773 , Reply# 48   8/11/2014 at 19:13 (3,516 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ)   |   | |
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Post# 776781 , Reply# 49   8/11/2014 at 19:38 (3,516 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 777578 , Reply# 50   8/16/2014 at 09:23 (3,511 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 777591 , Reply# 51   8/16/2014 at 11:44 (3,511 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 777679 , Reply# 52   8/17/2014 at 00:51 (3,511 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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HMMM-the way folks have been talking about this machine----MAYBE the PALLET is worth more than the washer????? |
Post# 778103 , Reply# 53   8/18/2014 at 23:01 (3,509 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 778296 , Reply# 54   8/20/2014 at 04:47 (3,508 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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