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Thank you for that report from the field. All best wishes.

Wow, Robert! Thank you. This takes me back to reading these in bound volumes in the stacks. I noticed in the report on the Wolksvagen that the 1952 Dodge had a Gyromatic transmission. That has echoes of Gyrafoam washing action powered by the Gyrator. Gyroscopes were hot toys for boys in the...

This treasure popped up tonight when I went to post my rating of my Amazon delivery. It is described as Argan & Orange Blossom scent laundry softener, 27.5 fl.oz, 38 loads for $15.58. Sounds muy expensivo. It is part of a product line from Italy.

I don't know how reliable this information is, but thought I would share it.

We had the washer. It was beautiful and born under a dark star. One night when we were not at home, a porcelain flaw in the right front corner of the top exploded. There were little shards of porcelain on the floor. Then the clutch had to be replaced after it stopped shifting into high speed...

That's why the spray rinse in the slightly curved pattern starts while everything is sitting in the bottom of the tub with the shmutz resting on it.

More like in Dirty Laundry.

That looks more like a Superba than a custom.

There is a beautiful lavender orchid named Eleanor Roosevelt in bloom at Hillwood. The fragrance is reminiscent of 1950s detergent perfumes--Heavenly.

Frankly, I preferred the Splash Shots from Catalina Studios and Bel Ami in the 80s and early 90s, but your splash box in ingenious, Robert. That warm rinsing sure is thirsty. It would be hell on your power bill with an electric water heater. THANK YOU ROBERT!

Neighbors told me that they did not trust anything Consumer Reports published after buying the top-rated ABC-O-Matic and getting a machine full of birth defects.

Yesterday, I watched the 1935 film Magnificent Obsession, a treacly, over wrought film and BETTY FURNESS plays the doctor's daughter. I never knew she starred in anything except Westinghouse commercials and that fraudulent cookbook that was really written by Julia Keine. Anyway the Westinghouse...

Naturally large heavy loads take longer, but the drying temperature is the same unless you have a dryer with a temperature selector that allows the choice of a lower temperature for delicates. I think John has a LK with a temperature selector, but Soft Heat. A bias heater on the thermostat might...

No, the drying temperature is determined by the burner control. Mine drys at 160F no matter the load size or fabric weight.

. Actually, you could start the dryer empty and watch the flame shrink to very low quickly.