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Thread Number: 78224
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Article on Washers in the 1950's & 1960's |
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| Post# 1022576 , Reply# 1 1/26/2019 at 18:34 (1,915 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Interesting, indeed!
James, thanks for sharing this article. I've actually read it previously, but nice to have the link.
My grandmother was a testament to this trend - she had a wringer washer until the mid-1970s. My grandparents lived on a small farm in southern Alberta, and one of the practical reasons due to being on a well. They just didn't have the water pressure or capacity for an automatic. However, my grandmother was also convinced her wringer washer did a better job on my grandfather's work clothes - and I believe her! Love my wringer washer(s)! | ||
Post# 1022578 , Reply# 2 1/26/2019 at 18:50 (1,915 days old) by jamiel  (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA) |
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| Post# 1022583 , Reply# 3 1/26/2019 at 19:15 (1,915 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
nice article | ||
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Post# 1022615 , Reply# 5 1/26/2019 at 22:22 (1,915 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Didn't have time to read entire, will save for when can sit down with some nibbles and a bevy.
However just from gleaning first few pages can agree with overall premise. Many of my European friends then and now simply do not consider American top loading washers (with a central beater) anywhere near comparable to h-axis washers. Throw in such machines cannot heat much less boil washing and there you are. We've often spoken of how American housewives with automatic top loaders covered up less than stellar results by using copious amounts of chlorine bleach. That substance OTOH is largely unheard of, and or not so much used in Europe for wash day. House cleaning is another matter; in fact those little sausages of "eau de javel" in French shops are usually grouped with house cleaning supplies, not laundry products. | ||
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Post# 1022772 , Reply# 6 1/28/2019 at 09:38 (1,913 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Most interesting! I'm stunned that my folks were slightly ahead of the Canadian trends, getting their first automatic washer and dryer set in 1964.
I guess I knew some about the cultural and economic factors that kept wringers popular but I never considered how big an impact the 'Made in Canada' factor had on the popularity of wringer washers. The machines that still show up for sale today are well-represented by Beatty, Connor, GSW, etc. Now I really want to play with that oddball Dominion automatic of mine... LOL | ||
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