Thread Number: 78401
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Another Vintage Montgomery Ward Laundry Ad |
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Post# 1024244   2/10/2019 at 19:53 (1,873 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Found this on ebay. Interesting that it’s plugging a wringer washer and ironer with an automatic dryer! I guess laundress’ of the day still preferred wringer washing machines versus automatic due to capacity? Any ideas on who the manufacturer was of the washer and dryer?
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Post# 1024257 , Reply# 1   2/10/2019 at 22:26 (1,872 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1024265 , Reply# 2   2/11/2019 at 00:28 (1,872 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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General Electric and others during same period also promoted wringer (conventional) washers with tumble dryers and ironers.
We've had this discussion in bits and pieces before, but in summation not every housewife wanted or even could have an automatic washing machine. So they used (and or purchased) wringers. Not wanting to lose out on sales appliance manufactures pushed the benefits of a "complete" laundry regardless of washing machine. Remember many homes even by the 1950's for various reasons couldn't have an automatic washer. Things like water pressure being low (which either required a machine that filled based upon water level sensors, or an adjustable timed fill), lack of on tap (and plentiful) hot water; or cold for that matter. Maybe the home was on a septic system and or otherwise had to watch how much water was consumed and sent down drains as sewage. For those and a host of other reasons including Her Indoors wanting what she wanted, a wringer washer, those units continued to sell. Being as this may given the rather weak extraction of even the best wringer washers a tumble dryer was welcomed regardless. It freed wash day from being tied to outdoor weather. This and or saving having to hang all that damp and dripping washing indoors with all the damp and mess that created; not to mention space taken up until the washing dried. Having a tumble dryer also meant laundry could be done in one day regardless of washing machine type. This instead of waiting hours or maybe a day for things to line dry. As for the ironer every appliance manufacturer tried their best to foist those machines on housewives. IIRC some members mentioned appliance dealers often sold automatic washing machines (and or dryers) as a package deal; that is you couldn't get one without the other. This is likely why so many ironers saw such low use and have sat sitting ever since. Much of the need for ironing began to lessen when tumble dryers entered home laundries. More and more housewives simply began taking things from dryer, smoothing, then folding and putting away. This included flatwork such as table and bed linens that formerly always were ironed; well in the best homes anyway. Things that really needed ironing were men's dress shirts; and many housewives simply sent those out rather than deal with all that washing and ironing every week. |
Post# 1024274 , Reply# 3   2/11/2019 at 01:31 (1,872 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois)   |   | |
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Who made wringer washers for Wards? Norge perhaps or GE? |
Post# 1024377 , Reply# 5   2/12/2019 at 11:07 (1,871 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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