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Post# 846288   10/17/2015 at 18:35 (3,112 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Anyone fancy opening a steam laundry?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Salesman-Sample-...





Post# 846317 , Reply# 1   10/17/2015 at 21:10 (3,112 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))        
I'll PASS FOR SURE:

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I've used one like it only with SS drum. What a pain in the ass to get the laundry out and into the extractor. Manually filling and draining along with scooping caustic detergent in was not fun. Still a fun artifact from when laundry was much more difficult.
WK78


Post# 846675 , Reply# 2   10/20/2015 at 02:11 (3,110 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

No loose clothes around that machine!!!See all the exposed moving parts!!!We want you to be safe!Oh yes-the machines label states those parts have to be lubed!!

Post# 847021 , Reply# 3   10/22/2015 at 01:24 (3,108 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
LOL

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First we get a DIY kit for a wood dryer and now we see a wooden washer !! Now I've seen everything!

 

That is now a bonafide clunker! 

 

I also love how the auctioneer speaks Kmart-- " I can effectively photograph it."...


Post# 847027 , Reply# 4   10/22/2015 at 01:50 (3,108 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Wood was *very* common

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For early domestic and commercial washing machines and tubs. We're talking well into the 1900's.

Wood was cheap, easily sourced and worked. There were few metals back then able to be worked smooth (to prevent clothing from snagging) and resisted rust along with the harsh chemicals and heat used for washing. Brass and copper were the main metals used for early washing machines


Post# 847048 , Reply# 5   10/22/2015 at 08:56 (3,107 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)        

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I came across this guy's facebook page a few weeks ago. If you nose around it a little, he has some videos of the machine. It's also an American Laundry Machine Co washer.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO runematic's LINK


Post# 847508 , Reply# 6   10/25/2015 at 07:01 (3,104 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Lots of wood here

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Along with copper in early washers until metal and enamel porcelain on steel came along.






Post# 847512 , Reply# 7   10/25/2015 at 07:35 (3,104 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Fascinating

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Introducing the Westinghouse Wood Washer !!

 

 

 



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