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    This ad always reminds me of "Yours Mine and Ours" (1968) with Lucille Ball as the mother of 12.  The first time I saw this movie, my heart leapt at the sight of her basement laundry.  Two sets of Maytags!     35 loads a week, ~ 14,000 loads in eight years.  Washing diapers for more than...

    The popcorn.  Air-popped and smeared with buttery flavor oil, the scent was better than the taste.

    This is your government, you have a voice and can use it to make your position (+ or -) known instantly.  There is a public meeting (you can tune in online) next week about the proposed new standards for washing machines.  In the public comment section you can submit and read letters...

    Had just read this thread and while in my travels yesterday, spotted a 24" belt drive in an antique store basement.   I always liked the 24" WP/KM machines, the matching 24" dryers came and went through the years but were even more rare to see in the wild.  I think I've seen less than a...

    Looks like a Westinghouse washer nearby.  No listing for it.  

    That's a fun curb-find.  I had one like this, passed on from Robert.  It did a great job on what it was able to wash.  I don't love the impeller-top-load-washing method so much either, but if it's one's only option..   I didn't dig into the proposed new regs too far, but it seems as...

  Looks broken 

    I worked for Sears at this time - 81-87.  Good part-time job, decent wages as well as a profit sharing/stock plan.  Full-time sales staff had often been with Sears for decades and were able to retire comfortably with their stock/savings and a moderate pension.  There was a clique of old...

    You really need that Hamilton dryer, too.  

    I have bought these hoses from Costco (& similar offering of quality/price at Sam's club) for years now.  I have a 1/2 acre yard and need the 100' length for most any purpose.  I have two, front and back, and replace one each year.  Bought a 10' high-pressure (washer supply) hose for the...

    I prefer the 29" WP top-filter design to most others.  I have both top and front-filter versions (and a couple of perforated back models) and when drying large and bulky items, the 29" dryer completes the cycle without balling and rolling items.  I've been using a WP Mark XII 30k BTU and...

What a lineup!  I'll always swoon for a Penta-Swirl, love those agitators.    I don't do a lot of pre-soaking anymore, but Axion was always my favorite product to use.  The scent was really clean and bright.

    Growing up, I knew several families that had wringer washers and swore up and down that they cleaned so much better than the newfangled ones.   Greasy and dirty coveralls, overalls, etc. could wash until they were clean.  When my grandmother washed those things in her Highlander, she'd...

KA Pro 600 in copper     Picked this up on Craigslist last fall.  Tore it all down, rebuilt, cleaned and cleaned.  It shined up like a new penny.  Yup, it's real copper(plating).  I lusted after these and the earlier Custom Metallic version so when it popped up, I jumped.  

Mine looks to be similar size, fits perfectly into my Hobart KA 5 qt. bowl-lift.  Whipping egg whites is magical in the copper bowl.  The best angel food cakes, ever.   I found a newer Pro 600 in Copper on CL a while back, swept away by the gleam, I figured I'd be less than happy with the...

    Another top-notch restoration. These machines are just stunning, I remember them as a kid at my mom's aunt's house - the lighted panels were breathtaking to a little washer-obsessed boy, surrounded by low-end GE and Maytag Highlanders. Congrats on a job very well done, your talents for...

  Just an incredible pair, such nice condition all around.  Congrats on the great find!  

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    The Super Fast dryer was a new introduction for 1956-57;  larger capacity, higher heating ratings (up to 8000W electric, 33,000 BTU gas) and nearly double the airflow of 200 Cu Ft/min.  This new model was the first of Bendix to require a 4" vent.   Previous "Fluff & Tumble" dryer models...

    Pretty!