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Thread Number: 86910
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
First Generation Westinghouse Laundry Twins |
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| Post# 1114773 4/16/2021 at 10:25 (1,098 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia) | ||
So how many survivors do we know of from the first generation of slantfront washers and dryers from the 40s? I've seen a couple washers in the archives on here, but no dryers.
When did the first Westy slant front washer/dryer come out/end? I'm thinking about 1940 and the bootless laundromat and its mate went to 1947? Am I right? Mark (screen name Marks) and I have been working on a couple of 53/54 LB-6's and are experiencing the joys of boots. These early Westys are just becoming more and more attractive to me because of it. I love to find a pair one day. If anyone ever wants to part with one. Included below are a few photos from the 1946 Laundromat owner's manual. | ||
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Post# 1114806 , Reply# 1 4/16/2021 at 16:58 (1,098 days old) by Adam-aussie-vac  (Canberra ACT) |
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The soap chute honestly reminds me of that LG washing machine with that little door you can open to throw socks and stuff into the wash | ||
| Post# 1114816 , Reply# 2 4/16/2021 at 19:09 (1,097 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
 Dad always bought BOL. Ours didn't have the temp dial; hot default, start timer later for warm, and behold, it could cold wash. [But who would do that???]
Its successor, the semaphore door w/boot but no transm, was the same. One knob. I may have been an adult before I knew washers could have two. Or by then they'd switched to buttons.
I think the newer machine came in just before we moved in 1957. Call it late 56. But since dad bought from the back door it could have been a year older than that. | ||
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Post# 1114856 , Reply# 4 4/17/2021 at 06:30 (1,097 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Early Soap Chute WH Slant Front Washers We have one pre-war machine and one redesigned post war model.
My Brother Jeff is trying to fix the pre-war model but as Jeff mentioned above in reply #3 there are no parts available etc for that model at all.
These early machines were fun but if you actually want to use a WH FL washer today I would stick with the full sized models made 1959-1994 as you can still find the necessary parts.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1114881 , Reply# 5 4/17/2021 at 12:55 (1,097 days old) by Syndets2000 (Nanjemoy, MD) |
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Three belt machines... ..with the slant front tub were actually introduced in 1953-54 BOL models, one very rare I'd like to find, the LS7...the three belts were sort of off an on production...up to the L100 models... | ||
| Post# 1114982 , Reply# 6 4/18/2021 at 10:16 (1,096 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Here is an old thread with some pictures www.automaticwasher.org/c... CLICK HERE TO GO TO Northwesty's LINK | ||
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