Thread Number: 76883
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 1007421   9/16/2018 at 11:32 (2,020 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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So if have 3 beds, you have 6 sheets and if 4 beds, you have 8 sheets. How do you wind up with 7 sheets unless you have a crib sheet which is not a full-sized sheet for comparison purposes? Just wondering. |
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Post# 1007447 , Reply# 1   9/16/2018 at 14:58 (2,020 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Klan rally. It is a Ford, after all.😉 |
Post# 1007466 , Reply# 2   9/16/2018 at 18:12 (2,020 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Is the capacity of washer, and then as now if you have more than can fit in one load, that's too bad. You'll either have to wash the "odd" sheet in another load, by hand or whatever else gets the job done.
In defence advert did say "seven sheets" could be laundered. Taking them at their word there would be six or more pillow slips that needed washing as well; the extra sheet (assuming four beds) could be done with pillow cases. |
Post# 1007482 , Reply# 3   9/16/2018 at 20:19 (2,020 days old) by delturner (USA)   |   | |
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One of the really interesting washers made in the 50's that washed in a "different" way. |
Post# 1007487 , Reply# 4   9/16/2018 at 21:01 (2,020 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 1007490 , Reply# 5   9/16/2018 at 21:13 (2,020 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Full/Matrimonial sheets along with Queen were common enough in 1950's. Collect vintage linens and have no issues finding lengths of 80"-102".
King sized sheets are another matter; don't think they really came upon the scene in terms of ready made until the 1960's. Contrary to what television and films of the 1940's and 1950's would have us believe, plenty of married couples slept together in double or even queen sized beds. Matrimonial sheets got their name because the things were designed to fit double beds were presumably more than two persons slept. |
Post# 1007492 , Reply# 6   9/16/2018 at 21:24 (2,020 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1007509 , Reply# 7   9/17/2018 at 00:18 (2,020 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)   |   | |
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Does anyone know how well the unusual washing mechanism cleaned clothes? |
Post# 1007541 , Reply# 8   9/17/2018 at 09:28 (2,020 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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The first year with the solid tub with a perforated liner gave great turnover. The perforated tubs not so much. I don't know about the washing ability. |
Post# 1007550 , Reply# 9   9/17/2018 at 10:46 (2,019 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Pack these full , Mark in Va has one and it will roll the clothes no matter how much is in it. |
Post# 1007560 , Reply# 10   9/17/2018 at 11:07 (2,019 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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But is it the one with the perforated tub or the one with the perforated liner over the solid tub? There seemed to be a great deal of difference between the two when we tried them. |
Post# 1007586 , Reply# 12   9/17/2018 at 17:07 (2,019 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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I always preferred the solid tub model. However, they were very good at cleaning. I think the water extraction was kind of lame. I used a lot of these machines including the ones at the coin laundry with the little broomstick instead of the detergent/filter column. |
Post# 1007623 , Reply# 13   9/17/2018 at 19:52 (2,019 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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A 66, Perf tub |
Post# 1007629 , Reply# 14   9/17/2018 at 19:56 (2,019 days old) by mielerod69 (Australia)   |   | |
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