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Thread Number: 94418
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
We picked up at 1949 bendix Gyro, Matic yesterday |
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Post# 1190839 9/29/2023 at 09:38 (217 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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This was probably the first Bendix that did not have to be bolted down and definitely the worlds first automatic washer with a reservoir soap, and detergent dispenser system.
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Post# 1190841 , Reply# 1 9/29/2023 at 10:06 (217 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1190847 , Reply# 2 9/29/2023 at 10:33 (217 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 1190851 , Reply# 3 9/29/2023 at 11:26 (217 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1190856 , Reply# 4 9/29/2023 at 12:03 (217 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Bendix! | ||
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Post# 1190886 , Reply# 5 9/29/2023 at 16:57 (217 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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| Post# 1190893 , Reply# 6 9/29/2023 at 18:54 (217 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia) | ||
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That looks lovely! More photos please. | ||
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Post# 1190925 , Reply# 7 9/30/2023 at 06:06 (217 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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More photos didn’t have time to load them all yesterday,
This machine is heading north. Jon Charles is taking it to do a full restoration. The soap and detergent dispenser system is really an amazing piece of machinery in itself, John Eichinger in Saint Paul Minnesota restored a bolt down version of this machine last year at 1948 machine and it had the same dispenser system on it. Four of us pulled this out of a house where it has been sitting since new the owner passed away 20 years ago, and the daughter was still cleaning out the house. This is the same house that we found the unused KDSS17 KitchenAid dishwasher a while ago. John. | ||
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Post# 1190934 , Reply# 8 9/30/2023 at 09:18 (216 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA) |
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Lovely find! Will look for updates on how the restoration goes. | ||
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Post# 1190983 , Reply# 9 9/30/2023 at 20:25 (216 days old) by mopar65 (Almont MI) |
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Post# 1191024 , Reply# 11 10/1/2023 at 07:36 (215 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 1191026 , Reply# 12 10/1/2023 at 08:46 (215 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non-bolt down Bendix
The suspended Gyro Matic was a completely redesigned machine. It has four massive springs, holding the suspended mechanism and two hydraulic automotive type shock absorbers. This new suspended model also had a larger tub than the original bolt down machines and it’s spun faster as well.
It also had an entire separate frame that the outer panels were attached to, Bendix was not the first to put suspension in a washing machine, Westinghouse had introduced their slant front washer in the early 40s and it had a full suspension system and did not require bolting down. Blackstone had also introduced to top load washer with a suspension system so it didn’t have to be bolted down either. John | ||
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Post# 1191027 , Reply# 13 10/1/2023 at 09:02 (215 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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nice.... | ||
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Post# 1191030 , Reply# 14 10/1/2023 at 09:54 (215 days old) by turbokinetic (Northport, Alabama USA) |
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Thanks John, that is good info and sort of what I though might be the case. | ||
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Post# 1191034 , Reply# 15 10/1/2023 at 11:08 (215 days old) by 114jwh (Vancouver) |
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Congrats on your great find John and thanks for sharing all the pictures! | ||
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Post# 1191094 , Reply# 16 10/2/2023 at 08:15 (214 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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John, thanks for posting the photos of the G315! It certainly looks HEAVY.
One quick note on the Gyromatics vs the bolt down tumble action machines. BOTH the Gyromatic and bolt down washers used the same tub back, besides the Gyromatic heater models. The only minor difference between the later bolt down wash tubs and the Gyromatic is the size of the opening on the front end. Otherwise, they are the same diameter and length, and both are rated at a 9 pound capacity. And yes, the later bolt down machines spin at 412 RPM (vs. the original 333 RPM up through '48), and the Gyromatics spin at 525 RPM. I've often wondered if Bendix had already tied up the patents for a shock assisted suspension by the time Westinghouse introduced their pre-War washer in 1940. Either that, or Westinghouse already had such an expensive machine that their leaf style suspension was a cost savings over using a hydraulic shock. Ben | ||
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Post# 1191095 , Reply# 17 10/2/2023 at 08:46 (214 days old) by Frigidaireguy (Wiston-Salem, NC) |
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BENDIX John: What a great find - Also looking forward to seeing it in action I sent you a message Bob | ||
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