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Thread Number: 68412
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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| Post# 911604 12/18/2016 at 08:20 (2,686 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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I assume at this time Westinghouse had abandoned making the slant front machines and only made the 27" models that were the same mechanism through the 70's. What year did they do that? | ||
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Post# 911618 , Reply# 1 12/18/2016 at 09:05 (2,686 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 911622 , Reply# 2 12/18/2016 at 09:18 (2,686 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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I am guessing it was at the same time they came out with their top load washer and that took the place of the slant front ones. | ||
| Post# 911639 , Reply# 3 12/18/2016 at 11:16 (2,686 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 911650 , Reply# 4 12/18/2016 at 12:40 (2,686 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
Simple answer Eddie. She's ironing the board cover. You know a housewife at that time could never be too thorough. Just wouldn't do to have any wrinkles in the ironing board cover. And as for the handbag she was just headed out the door to get all her husbands favorites for supper but decided it wouldn't be proper to walk out the house and leave a wrinkled ironing board cover.
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| Post# 911658 , Reply# 5 12/18/2016 at 13:21 (2,686 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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ROFLMAO !!! Extra Credit Ken
You more than likely are right. I remember when women would "touch up" Permanent Press. Nothing escaped the iron in those days. I remember my Mom for a while after the mangle broke, would send the sheets out to the (I know, I know. it's not politically correct) to the Chinese Laundry along with my Dad's shirts. That was truly a luxury. I know of one woman here on the Cape that used to live on Nantucket that would fly her sheets over here to the Main Land to have them done in the Laundry. | ||
| Post# 911665 , Reply# 6 12/18/2016 at 14:36 (2,686 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 911678 , Reply# 7 12/18/2016 at 17:09 (2,686 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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I always found those to be good washers. Water extraction was lame, but so were the other US FL's of this generation. Also, best to add the detergent a tablespoon at a time, especially if using a high suds detergent in a soft water area! Soap in soft water-----forgettaboutit! | ||
| Post# 911681 , Reply# 8 12/18/2016 at 17:41 (2,686 days old) by jeb (Mansfield Ohiio) | ||
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Ironing I don't thing she is suppose to be ironing. She is just looking to buy the set that best matches her space needs. This shows off the under counter set with a ironing board cabinet install next to it. She has her purse because she is out shopping. Jeb | ||
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Post# 911701 , Reply# 10 12/18/2016 at 20:43 (2,685 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Paulo! I still touch-up no iron clothes! At 62 I can't kick the habit! I make sure the label is flat, too. The work one does to look good. Greg | ||
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Post# 911723 , Reply# 12 12/18/2016 at 22:35 (2,685 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Then you don't want to hear that I iron my sheets, too! I've the first generation Miele rotary iron here in the US. Once a month there's a 45 minute marathon of top sheets and cases. Forget about the fitted sheets! Happy holidays! Greg | ||
| Post# 911735 , Reply# 13 12/19/2016 at 00:37 (2,685 days old) by Laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
I hated the swing open models. In fact, I wonder if anyone else has written to the manufacturers to see if they would consider reintroducing that method of access to eliminate the need to place the pairs together without having to disassemble the door. The slant fronts prior to 1960 were my favorite in design and the only one that I have a tattoo of on my arm.
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Post# 911739 , Reply# 14 12/19/2016 at 00:52 (2,685 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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The Westinghouse lady is a chronic presser-she just wants something to iron!!Might be easier if she put her purse on the floor-I am sure the kid won't steal it. | ||
| Post# 911766 , Reply# 15 12/19/2016 at 06:15 (2,685 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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when my buttons are pressed, I update my profile and press back. | ||
| Post# 911775 , Reply# 16 12/19/2016 at 07:12 (2,685 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
Ironing, what is this for?!
My iron is still NIB and I don't own a single piece of clothing that's worth ironing! the last time I visited the house I'm going to move in soon, I opened a door on the wall of the laundry room to find that behind was a built-in ironing board! I guess I'll have to try ironing my sheets now! I should practice with something smaller like table napkins first! Or maybe I should try the portable gladiron that I never used! | ||
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Post# 911777 , Reply# 17 12/19/2016 at 07:27 (2,685 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 911797 , Reply# 18 12/19/2016 at 10:29 (2,685 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
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Greg,
I guess I'll have to extend the laundry room a bit to the basement as there's space for just a washer and dryer there... The previous owner also had a food freezer there but I think I'll put mine elsewhere! Hopefully, I'll be able to fit most of my stuff in the basement (and there's a bit more than laundry appliances!). I think I'll have to leave the smaller stuff like the window air conditioners in the bedroom closets close to where they'll be installed in the summer. I'll try to be imaginative for the location of the microwave ovens and small appliances and I'll certainly have two dishwashers in the kitchen and maybe an extra range.. But I still think the basement will be a bit packed with stuff... | ||
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