Thread Number: 80236
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD WP 18 LB Washer & Bowling Family With Clean Undies |
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Post# 1041903   8/16/2019 at 14:14 (1,685 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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and faces only a mother could love. |
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Post# 1041906 , Reply# 1   8/16/2019 at 14:23 (1,685 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Clean undies--well why need a new washer if those might have been washed that good in the old?
'Cause this new one is a Whirlpool with a SURGILATOR! Also is this washer one of the ones in a previous POD-ad only available in White or Copper or is this a model available in ALL of each color???? -- Dave |
Post# 1041910 , Reply# 2   8/16/2019 at 15:10 (1,685 days old) by delturner (USA)   |   | |
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I think it might have been before harvest gold or avocado was available. I know these first models actually had a slightly larger Bakelite agitator and it was in the 60's. |
Post# 1041923 , Reply# 4   8/16/2019 at 17:37 (1,685 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1041934 , Reply# 5   8/16/2019 at 21:18 (1,685 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 1041940 , Reply# 6   8/16/2019 at 21:45 (1,685 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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The point was the amount of laundry the mother had to do and the number of loads it took in her older, smaller capacity machine. The boys offered to cut back on clothing changes to reduce the amount of laundry. |
Post# 1041942 , Reply# 7   8/16/2019 at 23:21 (1,685 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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" boys offered to cut back on clothing changes to reduce the amount of laundry. "
Which was how no small number of households managed until affordable fully automatic or even semi-automatic washing machines came along. Even in a wealthy household laundry bills could be excessive. Someone had to pay laundresses, maids, or a service to do all that washing. Just bed, table, bath and personal linen (undergarments) per week amounted to no small number. Then you had shirts, blouses, socks, etc... To cut down on the wash/laundry bills people wore garments (including their underwear) more than once before it went to the wash. Remember also large families were the norm rather than exception well into the 1970's. Mrs. Kalliak would have had plenty of company being the mother of several kids. IIRC Maytag was another who frequently used advertisements showing large families. |
Post# 1041943 , Reply# 8   8/16/2019 at 23:23 (1,685 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1041945 , Reply# 9   8/16/2019 at 23:44 (1,685 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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I find the one on the right (black pants) to be rather attractive. He looks kind of like a teacher I had in Jr. Hi. Most of the others look kind of mean. |
Post# 1042006 , Reply# 10   8/17/2019 at 10:25 (1,684 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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The first time I saw one of these "super capacity" Whirlpools (as a kid) I thought the tub looked so huge compared to our 1960 Kenmore Model 80.
My biggest concern was this: Won't the suds-saver model cause an overflow of most laundry tubs? Were these (relative) behemoths available with a suds-saver? |
Post# 1042009 , Reply# 11   8/17/2019 at 11:14 (1,684 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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I have a 1974 Kenmore suds model with a HUGE tub, 21 gallons full. The suds valve is timed for about 17 gallons into the stopped up sink basin, then the rest goes down the drain. I read all the directions and found out there's a jumper cable on the timer that allows for the entire 21 gallons to go into the basin. So they knew what they were up to, and they knew plenty of sinks don't hold 21 gallons.
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Post# 1042049 , Reply# 12   8/17/2019 at 17:27 (1,684 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1042053 , Reply# 13   8/17/2019 at 18:02 (1,684 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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John, you're probably correct, I did all the repairs years ago and my memory could be off for sure. I "found" the hidden extra rinse in the timer, and switched the wire for maximum suds-saving. It's still running fine, one pump later, so I haven't had reason to get back into the instructions.
It's HUGE and sturdy. |