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We had 3 Bendix washers at home growing up and my grandmother and mother really liked them .When the last one died in 1965, they would have bought another but Bendix by that time was history ..at least in our area. They washed very well ..if you knew how to use them. The first one we had didn't...

I heat my home up north with coal & wood. I even cook with coal and often use kerosene lamps. The point is that you MUST understand how to use these things. Chimneys MUST be kept scrupulously clean. dampers on stoves ,ranges and furnaces must be properly regulated . All combustable materials...

I was amused to see that there are other people out there who recognizethe value of a good ironer. as a kid growing up , we had a Conlon Ironer. It was quite the machine. It diedhowever somwetime in the early 1970s. The heating element wentin it and that was that . I think that my folks bought...

A very interesting thread , indeed. I had no idea that so many men were SO concerned over the inevitable aging process. We can all embrace it or moan about it.....but regardless, when one considers the alternaive,getting older "ain't so bad" It is a pity that we all tend to place a premium on...

mY LATE father pruchased the same machine in 1954. I still use it daily and it has NEVER had a service call. It is extremely well made and if loaded properly will do a great job with the dishes ...and not take all day to do it. The only thing Iv'e ever had to do with it is to replace the rubber...

Does anybody know ANYTHING about this company. They are supposedly a European outfit. Their washers look interesting but the company background is rather vague. Any info. would be MOST appreciated

While I know the waterlevels in modern front loading washers are low, I think that in many cases they are just too low for proper washing and /or rinsing. Is there any way to " adjust " the automatic sensors to allow more water to fill up the tub just a little more? I have a White Westinghouse...

Still looking inLynn for a Bendix frint loader in good usuable or restorable condition. Any out there ?

I spent many years teaching school in northern New England. One of the houses I boarded in did not have electricity but they DID have a gasolene powered Maytag washerand that can was what the lady of the house used to pour in the fuel supply to the machine. She stuck the exhaust out the window...

I live in Lynn, Mass. about 10 miles North of Boston. I am looking to buy a Bendix Front Loading Automatic Washer from the 40's or 50's that would be reasonably serviceable in light usage. ( I live alone and do about 3 loads of wash a week). I am not a collector nor Am I adept at making major...