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Thread Number: 68296
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1950's or 1960s Stack Washer and Dryers? |
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Post# 910335 , Reply# 1 12/9/2016 at 12:01 (2,686 days old) by pulltostart  (Mobile, AL) |
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 Westinghouse offered their Space Mates as early as 1958. They could be installed as a stack or side-by-side.
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| Post# 910348 , Reply# 2 12/9/2016 at 13:15 (2,686 days old) by jeb (Mansfield Ohiio) | ||
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stacking westinghouse I have a set in Mansfield Ohio like the ones in the picture. They are not matching (one is pink the other is aqua) but they are stacked and hooked up and working. If you want to see them in person or maybe rent them message me. Jeff
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Post# 910407 , Reply# 3 12/9/2016 at 20:49 (2,686 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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In 1960  There were at least 7 or 8 brands of Combination Washer-Dryers on the market and while these combination units were never as popular as separate side by side W&Ds, they were far more popular than the Westinghouse Space-Mate machines which came out in the form shown in 1957 and were built through 1963 and in 1964 they became larger and looked different. | ||
| Post# 910424 , Reply# 4 12/10/2016 at 00:18 (2,686 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 910429 , Reply# 5 12/10/2016 at 01:59 (2,686 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I Would Question the Designer When I think of a basement apartment, a washer and dryer don't come to mind. Most apartment buildings only offer a common laundry room.
Unless the machines factor into the plot line somehow, or if the apartment is supposed to be new construction or have had a lavish '60s makeover, I don't think it's necessary to include them at all.
Also, assuming it's just your average apartment in an older building, the refrigerator wouldn't likely be from the 1960s. Models from the late '40s and '50s often show up on craigslist, and would have typically been found in apartments from coast to coast well into the '80s -- even today a lot of them are still surviving in such environments. A good rule of thumb for the average apartment fridge circa 1960 would be, if it has more than one door and no rounded edges, it's too new.
Late '40s and early '50s GE and Hotpoints show up on craigslist on a fairly regular basis, and non-working ones of all makes can be had for cheap or even free. | ||
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Post# 910445 , Reply# 6 12/10/2016 at 07:47 (2,685 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Top Load Speed Queen Stack | ||
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Post# 910453 , Reply# 7 12/10/2016 at 08:50 (2,685 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Those Westinghouse units were typical of machines from that era. You practically need an Erickson Sky-Crane to move them they are so heavy. I think maybe Kim up in Michigan has a pink set. | ||
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Post# 910455 , Reply# 8 12/10/2016 at 08:53 (2,685 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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 And there you are, Jessica; you get laundry appliance info and set design critique in one convenient stop, LOL.
We tend to be a passionate group. The knowledge of minutiae concerning appliances among the AW crowd is almost beyond belief. If a kitchen or laundry set appears in a scene in a TV show or film, someone here is certain to screenshot it to the site for a complete go-over. "It's set in 1964, but that's obviously a 1965 washer. Brand X moved the water level control over the the left side of the console that year!" Seriously, many here can recite model numbers and even parts numbers from memory.
Good luck with your quest. We love follow-up, so if you wind up procuring a stacking pair--or, better yet, making a mock-up laundry stack for the set--snap a photo and post it here. Take care! | ||
| Post# 910934 , Reply# 9 12/13/2016 at 10:42 (2,682 days old) by propmaster (CLEVELAND) | ||
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Thanks everyone for your input! As to the need for the washer/dryer, they actually hide a heroin filled doll inside the washer and talk about it, which is the reason we have to have one. I have been in contact with Jeff about his pair. I'll come back here if I have any more questions! | ||
| Post# 910948 , Reply# 10 12/13/2016 at 12:34 (2,682 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 910949 , Reply# 11 12/13/2016 at 12:41 (2,682 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 910954 , Reply# 12 12/13/2016 at 13:02 (2,682 days old) by propmaster (CLEVELAND) | ||
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Yup! Wait Until Dark it is. Its a beast of a show. The movie did have a Slant Front but the designer wants to go with a different style because of space limitations. | ||
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Post# 910977 , Reply# 13 12/13/2016 at 14:25 (2,682 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 910980 , Reply# 14 12/13/2016 at 14:32 (2,682 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 911073 , Reply# 15 12/14/2016 at 03:18 (2,681 days old) by Sbond22 (Grove City, Fl. USA) | ||
they actually hide a heroin filled doll inside  | ||
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