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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...

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

So on Tuesday I ordered the Samsung 220 volt/vented combo online from Lowes and it was delivered yesterday which was the next day. I ordered it from Lowes because they were the only place I could find that you could get it in White or as they call it "Ivory". I wonder if the White has been...

Betty and Gladys are back along with Washerman and special guest star Uncle Arthur for a complete demonstration and full regular cycle video of my '65 Plus-Capacity Wards washer. Bob/Appnut I thought of you when making this one :giggle:

Here is the November 1952 issue of Consumer Reports, which was the first time they ever reported on dishwashers. Interesting who they rated number one, and as usual, I disagree with their top spot. Nonetheless, it’s fascinating to see their findings when automatic dishwashers were brand new. In...

and I saved 20 cents too!

I've invited Betty, Gladys and Washerman to help film a load in the '49 ABC. Enjoy everyone...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/715598891306002/?rid=24855508904033694&ad_id&rt=1&refID=0&refType=0&referral_code=commerce_attachment This is the 2nd Unimatic found in Aug 2025, stuff is still showing up surprisingly so!

So for over a year the motor in my '49 ABC-o-Matic washer has been making a rattling/clicking sound when running. It didn't matter if the belts were attached or taken off to run with no load on the motor it made that odd sound. Last year I took out that motor out and took it apart to try and...

Stuff is still out there and so pretty... Ebay Link to Frigidaire

So the rubber wings on the agitator of my 1949 ABC-O-Matic automatic washer were getting really bad and starting to rip. So it was time to make a new set... Here is my beautiful ABC-O-Matic, it is the earliest model I've ever seen with the original style spin clutch which was on top of the...

Posting this in Deluxe as my older LG is part of this test. I purchased a 100AMP electrical usage meter similar to the Kill-A-Watt meter but it is able to withstand much higher amperage than the Kill-A-Watt. I killed two of those meters trying to measure a Unimatic going into spin at 25amps...

So one of my big projects for this year was to recreate the big 1955-1964 Frigidaire 3-Ring agitator Pulsator. Last year as some will remember I created the caps, lint chaser and circulator rings on the agitator so this year is the pulsator. I have one new old stock 5432199 Pulsator left in...

Hi everyone, so about a year and a half ago I had mentioned in thread postings on both aw and Vacuumland that I was thinking about retiring from running the websites. I first launched Automaticwasher in 2001 (originally as classicappliances.com, renamed to automaticwasher.org in 2004)...

So I was doing a load of wash early last week in my Apex and when the load was done I noticed there was a stream of water was running out the bottom of the machine. So I took off the machine's lower skirt panel to investigate and sure enough water is leaking out of the safety valve. The Apex...

I've had numerous members over the years ask me to do a full cycle video of my 1947 Frigidaire Unimatic washer, the very first washer that GM Frigidaire ever produced. Well I finally got around to doing this! The first 10 minutes of the video Betty helps me do a complete overview of the...

Looks like after years of waiting the US is about to get a real 240 volt vented combo washer/dryer...

I have no comment to make on this video I stumbled upon on Facebook, except are getting 3 lemon near BOL appliances possible?

I had no idea these ever existed, it appears these early 1970s top-loaders were made by Blackstone! I just accidently ran across these two images on Pinterest.