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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...

Next up is Frigidaire, built and backed by General Motors! The very first reference to the upcoming Frigidaire washer was this advertisement in St. Joseph, MO News-Press back on April 7, 1946. It's not available yet but they must have heard it's coming... Next mention anywhere in the USA...

Hi Mark, actually the machine is so quiet during wash that I can hear the relay board solenoid click when turning the heater on and off. Once it clicks on you can hear the slight hissing sound of the water heating and as soon as it clicks again you can hear the hissing stop. The machine seems...

Next up is Whirlpool. Oddly enough Whirlpool seems to have waited until their non-bolt model was ready and in production before they introduced their automatic to the general public. Whirlpool did make a bolt down as well and it was built in the same cabinet as their non-bolt down automatic so...

Wow I had no idea that the Unimatic was sold there, although they did make a 50hz/220 volt motor for the mechanism so it isn't surprising. Okay Louis you know what that means, it's time for you to go out and find one :cool: .

Next up is the introduction of the Kenmore Automatic washer with a suspension system or non-bolt down model. The very first reference to this new model seems to come available in the Chicago suburbs on Sept 7, 1949 in the Hammond Times... Next up it appears in Winston-Salem, NC on Nov 4...

Up next is the Sears Kenmore Automatics, both the introduction of their first model which was a bolt-down and their very first non-bolt down model later on. One interesting note is that Consumer Reports reported that if you wanted to purchase a Kenmore bolt-down automatic washer a Sears Service...

General Electric CONTINUED... The GE All-Automatic arrives in Texas on July 13, 1947 in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram... After this the First GE automatic is now starting appearing all over the country: Alabama: June 8, 1947 Illinois: June 18, 1947 Massachusetts: June 25, 1947 South Carolina...

Next up is General Electric. GE got their automatic to market nearly 2 years before Maytag did. GE wasn't the first but it certainly was earlier than several other brands. The earliest mention of the new GE All-Automatic Washer was in the Wilkes-Barre, PA Times-Leader on April 11, 1947. It...

Finally the very very last advertisement for the Apex automatic washer was printed on March 7th, 1958! Apex was one of the first early automatic washer manufactures to close and be sold to off WCI (White Sewing Machine Company then). The only other Apex Wash-a-Matic ads found are for...

NEXT UP the APEX Automatic Washer, known as the Apex Wash-A-Matic! Apex, like Maytag was late to the game, although Apex beat Maytag by about 5 months, they had a similar timeline to Maytag being 2-3 years late to the scene... The earliest reference to the new Apex automatic was October 14...

Good question Glenn, I have no idea although I would suspect that they would have built a prototype before designing the factory? I would think this would be an important first step but that is just a guess. Maybe others have more information on that?

MAYTAG PAGE 2: It appears that three weeks later the first Maytag Automatic has arrived on the East Coast on May 26th, 1949 with the Bergen Record reporting the Maytag in Hackensack, NJ going on sale first, this is first ad outside of Chicago found for the new Maytag... Another couple of...

I recently subscribed to Newspapers.com and found it to be an absolutely fascinating resource for historical research. The site includes newspapers from all over the United States—and even around the world—dating back to the 1701! I quickly realized that through newspaper articles and...

I found this little gem printed in the Sunday newspaper of Phoenix (Arizona Republic) from March 20, 1955... https://archive.org/details/az-republic-1955-03-20-15-automatic-washers-contest-prizes/mode/2up

Adding Talc powder works really well, I do it for most of my vintage washer rubber and plastic reproductions that are not meant to be see-thru clear. It adds both strength and weight. This is what I use... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7DLTJ15