Even then, women cared more about the convenience than the results with the Bendix, according to a pinched face, pursed lipped comment in Consumer Reports. The automatic washer also revolutionized home construction because space no longer needed to be given to laundry rooms. In the south, an area with a lot of construction without basements, that was a big deal for the post-war housing boom.

It is so funny to look back at this from today where, after barely managing to hold on for several decades in domestic production after the bad mouthing from Consumer's Union, the tumbler washer is the victor.