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Thread Number: 87531
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Vintage Automatic Washing Machine Lover |
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Post# 1120914 , Reply# 1 6/20/2021 at 23:07 (1,040 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 1120918 , Reply# 2 6/20/2021 at 23:56 (1,040 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Welcome Jay! | ||
| Post# 1120920 , Reply# 3 6/21/2021 at 00:39 (1,040 days old) by Jaylikethebird (Los Angeles, CA) | ||
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Thank you so much, Bob and Ralph (I clicked on both of your profiles)! You're right, Ralph! The early 1950's Westinghouse Laundromats were absolutely beautiful machines! I remember seeing a vintage 1951 commercial of them on Youtube and it was awesome! I also love how the door weighs the clothes! | ||
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Post# 1120921 , Reply# 4 6/21/2021 at 01:32 (1,040 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 My dad's uncle had a 50s Westy in back of the garage in the mid-1960s into the 70s, with a 60s Whirlpool toploader in use at the laundry area. I asked several times to see the Westy run but was never allowed, maybe it was no longer working. Two households in town had SpaceMate stacked sets. One I could see in the garage whenever we passed by. The other was my private kindergarten teacher. Her set was in the back of the garage behind the classroom. It could be seen when going to the restroom out the back door of the classroom. It may have been running a couple times but I didn't dare go after it for a look-see. | ||
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Post# 1120945 , Reply# 5 6/21/2021 at 12:56 (1,040 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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I definitely think the windows in the various iterations of Westinghouse front loaders were the attraction, particularly considering I wasn't tall enough to see inside a top loader even if it did have a window in it. There was something hypnotic about watching the the quiet tumbling action and all of that suds -- at just the right height for viewing.
So Jay, I can't help but wonder if a guy with a handle like yours has much clothing to wash. This post was last edited 06/21/2021 at 14:05 | ||
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Post# 1120967 , Reply# 6 6/21/2021 at 16:00 (1,039 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 Welcome aboard, Jay! I also love the Westinghouse 'slant-front' machines! I am fortunate enough to have a Canadian 1953 set (fully restored and operational) and a 1958 L110 Laundromat from the US matched up with a D110 automatic dryer found near the Quebec/Ontario border. I am still fighting with the washer to get it running correctly, though. When the time comes, please note that a Westinghouse laundromat can't just be thrown onto the back of a truck for shipping - the tub requires bracing. My very first Laundromat, a 1950 L5 model, got good and messed up in transit.... Please ask as many questions as you have here, there are lots of knowledgeable folk here! | ||
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