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I know we have some KA fans here...this is a terrific production commissioned by Hobart for the EnergySaver IV's. "The Dishwashers of the '80s"!

Oh yes, I'm familiar with Modern. We never had them locally, but we did have Blackhawk. I doubt this would have made either of their catalogs; more likely these were distributed through AEA's, the collegiate network and even directly from Maytag's PR department. I'm too lazy to dig out the...

I think you're right about the home-ec angle. This was a university collab, and explains the B&W filmstock. To make it inexpensive (often free) to distribute to institutions nationwide, color was out of the question. Many of Maytag's earlier films are also through Galaxy Productions, including...

This week we pivot back to Maytag for some instruction on how to launder all these new man-made fabrics. While rote, there are still some neat things to see, especially the variety of detergents/packaging available at the time.

I figure we'll switch over to Maytag next week, but this week, we re-visit 1978...

I think it was back in April that I started my weekly 16mm film series, and we’re still going strong. Of course, not every film can be a hit, but the preservation aspect is important since a great number of these gems are literally deteriorating due to vinegar syndrome, and not many copies...

I think that's a pretty popular opinion, but I've yet to be able to substantiate any claims of Sears' ownership in WP. Of course, they did have a long-standing contract for Kenmore and Coldspot appliances which all but guaranteed their success, and Sears did start divesting their WP stock later...

I'll just leave this here....

Here's a fun Jam Handy film from 1970, showing off all of the consumer-advocate changes WP was making in the late 60's (and not just their toll-free Cool Line). There's also references to the Care-A-Van production shared recently, and of course lots of interesting behind-the-scenes footage and...

With my schedule rearranged this week, I figured I'd bump Wednesday's release to this morning. By the mid-60's, management was struggling to get consumers to see Whirlpool for more than just washers and dryers, and the RCA-WP venture hadn't exactly hit the way they had hoped. America was...

You know what we could really use? A musical stage production about refrigerators...and stoves...and warranties! This clip to dealers gives a taste of what the 1968 Whirlpool Care-A-Van spectacular was all about.

I've wondered that, too and one day would like to put together a little history on it. Over the years WP updated or modified the original up to about 1970. This 1959 Miracle Kitchen was originally presented in the fall of 1958 and debuted in NY before traveling the country, but in its original...

Something a little more exciting this week, we check-in on how the Kitchen Debate is unfolding with a trip to Moscow and a visit to the RCA-Whirlpool pavilion to see their "Miracle Kitchen" of 1959. Integrated heating and cooling, adjustable lighting, ice at your fingertips, and...

This week we drop in on the Maytag laundry lab and learn about the basics of proper home laundering, from temp selection to Maytag's TBI. Or, as I like to call it, 5 minutes of vintage (new) Maytags.

Here's a real treat from 1959, a look behind the curtain on the production of Maytag's 12-millionth laundry appliance, a 641C dryer. There's also some great downtown footage of Newton, with the dryer being pulled around the town square by an Oliver tractor (built in Charles City). And attached...