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Post# 1150493   6/7/2022 at 16:09 (659 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There“s a Lady on Stage)        

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From up north (Canada)

What an interesting wringer washer. Would make an interesting thing to have around..


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Post# 1150498 , Reply# 1   6/7/2022 at 17:09 (659 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Post# 1150501 , Reply# 2   6/7/2022 at 17:23 (659 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There“s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 1150512 , Reply# 3   6/7/2022 at 19:39 (659 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

So it has an Apex Spiral Dasher. Is that a gas pipe sticking out at the bottom or just the drain?

Post# 1150516 , Reply# 4   6/7/2022 at 20:25 (659 days old) by rpms (ontario canada)        

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That washer looks like it would give your clothes a right royal spanking.

Post# 1150520 , Reply# 5   6/7/2022 at 21:16 (659 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There“s a Lady on Stage)        

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" Is that a gas pipe sticking out at the bottom or just the drain?


Only sort of piping one has ever seen with such a lever are gas mains.

Given climate and fact well into 1960's many homes in Canada did not have hot running water, a washing machine that heated its own water made sense. These were common enough in Great Britain and elsewhere in Europe.

Wringer washers out sold automatics well past 1964 in Canada. When a household replaced a washing machine it was likely with another wringer, not an automatic.

Much of this had to do with natural resources and mindset of many Canadian housewives. Well into 1960's and even 1970's a good number viewed dumping hot water used once down drain (as with automatic washing machines) a huge waste of water and energy. Fact that many automatic washers advertised how they rinsed loads several times in fresh water was also an anathema.

Canada with its vast rural areas, mining town, farms, etc.. made housewives conscious about water and energy use. When you're on a septic system you keep an eye on water going down drain. Whatever fuel used to heat water likely wasn't cheap so dumping hot water used once down drain can seem wasteful.


Post# 1150543 , Reply# 6   6/8/2022 at 03:05 (659 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)        

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I've always dreamt of owning a J.H.Connor.

Could that well endowed ball valve have been added? Didn't most wringers have a 2 to 3 foot hose that was meant to be hung (2 to 3 foot would really be hung) on the side when washing to keep the water from vacating?

The valve is a handy idea though I would fear it would get bumped or bent and damage the machine.


Post# 1150559 , Reply# 7   6/8/2022 at 09:40 (659 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        
Valves

Most water valves installed today have that kind of handle. All my plumbing from the 1/2" branch lines, up to the 1 1/2" main have this type.

As for the washer, it is quite interesting. Looks like it would have been an expensive model in its time, with all that chrome trim.


Post# 1150578 , Reply# 8   6/8/2022 at 14:39 (659 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There“s a Lady on Stage)        

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There is a chrome spigot on one side of washer which one assumes is for draining water.


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