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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!

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...

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"!

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...

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.

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...

This week we have some fun vintage Whirlpool TV spots covering everything from washers to window A/Cs. This dates from around 1972 and had a terrible magenta-shift; I did what I could to try and pull a little color out.

We shift gears this week to see what the good folks at Hobart have been working on. Turns out, they've corrected the sins of the model 19 with the new 20-series lineup. And what better place to debut them, than the moon!

This week's feature comes early. While automatic production was featured in an "Industry on Parade" YouTube vid provided by CircleW back in Feb, this footage puts the spotlight on the employees, labor-relations and leisure activities, no doubt shot at the same time for this later episode. A real...

This week, it's "Keep 'em Moving", a delightfully catchy little film shot at Whirlpool's new Findlay, OH factory showing off their portable line. Nice to work with a film that hasn't totally lost all its color for once.

This week we re-visit The Today Show with Dave Garroway, only this time it's to see what Whirlpool has been up to with their Space Kitchen contract for manned space flight. While this kitchen idea never got off the ground, some of these concepts for food storage and packaging did influence what...

New this week from The Appliance Archive, we take a trip up north to see Inglis' new refrigerator plant. From drafting-board to reality, watch as these fridges take shape from raw steel to finished product. Posted in Imperial for visibility, mods please move if necessary.