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Thread Number: 80507
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 09/13/2019 Bendix Gyromatic |
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Post# 1044711 9/13/2019 at 05:22 (1,677 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 1044713 , Reply# 1 9/13/2019 at 05:40 (1,677 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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It was a U-shaped bin with an auger. They probably got the idea from automatic stokers for coal furnaces. | ||
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Post# 1044736 , Reply# 2 9/13/2019 at 10:38 (1,677 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Do we know the spin speed on this early front-loading automatic beauty? Also: I'm assuming that's a dryer to the left of washer. What's the thing attached to the upper right front of it?
Compared to the more industrial-application look of the original (now demoted to being called 'standard') version of the machine, the 'deluxe' model was definitely styled to look sleek in a kitchen or 1st floor laundry room. With an automatic dosing detergent dispenser, even! Wonder how often one had to break up clumps in high humidity areas? | ||
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Post# 1044740 , Reply# 3 9/13/2019 at 11:01 (1,677 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Post# 1044748 , Reply# 4 9/13/2019 at 11:44 (1,677 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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This topic has come up before. Quite the ingenious design, however I can see why Bendix abandoned it after only a few years. Humidity, corrosion, etc.
www.automaticwasher.org/c... www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/... The spin speed of these Gyros was 515-535 RPM - lighting fast for their day! Ben | ||
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