Thread Number: 77410
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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Post# 1013871   11/9/2018 at 05:06 (1,966 days old) by frigidaireguy (Wiston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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I have this Duomatic - Does a nice job of washing but the drum is just too small for drying. Bob |
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Post# 1013879 , Reply# 2   11/9/2018 at 06:53 (1,966 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1013883 , Reply# 4   11/9/2018 at 08:15 (1,966 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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That's a great question, Tom. In my research, from what I can tell the last model number Philco references for a front loading washer (gyro) was the 1958 model year. Robert posted a 1962 version of the Laundry Parts catalog that confirms this. The back of the 1958 Duomatic brochures shows an illustration of what the front loading '58 model would have looked like; otherwise I don't believe any other photos have surfaced.
Not sure if this is a case where the marketing dept wasn't aware of product line changes before putting an ad to print, but it could be an early ad that was thrown together before all the T's and I's were crossed and dotted. Ben |
Post# 1013891 , Reply# 5   11/9/2018 at 10:51 (1,966 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Thanks for the info, Ben. The ads says they were offering 32 models in their laundry line. That's a lot, but it was a shame to lose that front loader. |
Post# 1013918 , Reply# 6   11/9/2018 at 15:47 (1,966 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"No wonder why people got so excited about a new washer and dryer back then.
Yes, there was a time when "major appliances" were just that, a really big deal. Now "white goods" though still classified as such are barely that. In the old days there was a good market for second hand washers and dryers. Just as with that I Love Lucy episode people were thrilled when someone gave them their old washer(and or dryer) second hand because new cost so much. The "cheapening" of white goods is what prompted many players to leave the market, and or the waves of acquisitions, bankruptcies and so forth that consolidated the industry. After the pent up demand from WWII era and afterwards tapered off, appliance manufacturers had to rely on the two same customer bases they pretty much do today; new households and replacement of broken. |