With the exception of the best water extraction, all of the statements they make ignore the front loader washers marketed at the same time. I think that by 1957, both Philco and Westinghouse TOL models offered cold water rinsing.

Too futuristic for many women. It was Frigidaire's worst year for the laundry line. Unless these were installed flush to the wall, there was no control panel to prevent items from falling behind the machines.

The sad truth about the charcoal color is that every drop of even clear water, let alone water with detergent in it that dried left white spots and film, like in the under the lid area, and it was a real b to keep clean and new looking.

If you were a horrible housekeeper, it was probably a good color for a range; even chips did not show as badly.