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This week we rewind the clock to 1960 and take a look behind the curtain in Maytag Plant #2. This is unused footage for the previously released film "Eddie, Inc." Pretty cool!

It's been almost 20 years since a Maytag rolled out of Newton. After acquisition, Whirlpool took the write-off and donated the remaining buildings to the Des Moines Area Community College. Just keeping the lights on and HVAC running turned out to be a much larger expense than anticipated, and...

We interrupt our previous film schedule to move something special to the head of the queue. It's a rare film from 1984 all about WP's D2000 program, from conception to factory assembly, with lots of great behind the scenes shots and info. Excellent color and only minor denoising was required...

Tune in this Wednesday and you just might get your wish....😉

This week's release is "It Can Be Done - A Report on the Recycling of Major Appliances" commissioned by Whirlpool Corp. It's a pretty solid production, but ooof, just how many rare machines can you spot headed for the scrapper?

This week's film is a little different than the others, it's a corporate piece commissioned by Maytag that emphasizes the importance of employee relations, fair pay, and being a good steward for the community, and it does so through Eddie and his lemonade stand. It's pretty light on appliance...

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...