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And of course we have the never sold Maytag wobbling ball agitator washer from 1957!

AI is getting to the point where it can recreate patents of early automatic washer designs that were never marketed to the public, it's not quite perfect yet but it certainly is better than it was 6 months ago. We can learn about the history of the design and creativity of the architects and...

Launderall Continued... On August 6, 1946 the Indianapolis Star announces more production of the Launderall... And here we have it folks! The very first Immediate Delivery available to home happened in the Muskegon Chronical on Aug 6, 1946, Launderall's official availability date. This is...

Next up is the Launderall which was the first new post-war automatic to make it to market. Launderall was also the first Horizontal Access Top-Loading automatic in the USA and probably the entire world... The earliest mention of the Launderall happened in the Atlanta, Journal on Aug 6, 1945...

Unimatic washers use a 6 pole AC induction motor, most other washers of that time use a 4 pole AC induction motor. The gear reduction is only done for agitation/pulsation, spin is directly the same speed as the motor.

According to the math a 6 pole motor spins at 1140rpm on 60hz and around 950 on hz, which includes motor slip.

Now for the Post-War model. The earliest reference after the war to the Blackstone was a nation wide ad campaign by Blackstone as it was soon to be re-released on July 27, 1945 in the Portland Oregonian... Next reference is found in the Daily Breeze Newspaper from Hermosa Beach, California on...

Next up we have the Blackstone Automatic Washer. Blackstone was the world's very first top loading automatic washer ever to make it to the market for sale and they did it before the war started. Blackstone wins the top loader prize for the first. It appears that it was first available for...

After that the next one I found is Houston where the AMC was introduced on March 15, 1948 in the Houston Chronical... It takes most of 1948 and into early 1949 before AMC reaches most states and seems to be widespread after that. End AMC.

Next up in the study of the introduction of early automatics is the AMC! Beam Manufacturing Company of Webster City, Iowa, began producing washing machines in 1937 after reopening the former Monarch plant. By the late 1940s, Beam had gained a reputation for innovative washer engineering...

Wow that 1956 ad you posted Louis, seems like the 1950-1954 model design was still being produced in the Netherlands as late as '56. I posted that image into AI and had it translated... THIS IS THE AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE FRIGIDAIRE All you have to do from now on: SET ONE SWITCH ONCE...

My final thoughts on the Samsung Combo... Overall, I’d say this is a very good machine. It’s extremely convenient for times when I’m busy but still need to get laundry done. I can start a load, head out to run errands, and return to find the clothes completely washed and dried—ready to fold...

I’ve found that Frigidaires produce the softest wash overall, especially the early models from 1947 to 1964 with the original pulsator design. The ABC/Kelvinators come in a close second. Machines with back-and-forth agitators also yield nicely softened clothes, though towels don’t come out quite...

Yes the Whirlamatic was the first belt drive design Whirlpool introduced. It's key components were what we know as the Whirlpool's belt drive machines all the way into the 1980s. The GE was the AW6 early design with 1140rpm spin. The Frigidaire was the Unimatic also with 1140rpm spin. The...

FRIGIDAIRE PAGE 2 In Bradford PA the dealer advertises Immediate Delivery on the new Frigidaire Automatic! This was in the Era Page Newspaper on July 18th, 1947... Downtown Cincinnati has the new Frigidaire Automatic on July 20th 1947 from the Cincinnati Enquirer... And the Dayton Daily...