1930s Vintage Bendix Washer For Sale

[recyclewasher]

AH! just what the doctor ordered

Nice detailed pics.
Thanks

So now that the lint screen door is open, with an inner colour of white or cream,
Can we assume the uniform brown colour is from decades of dust settling and not paint failure or advanced rust?

 

[rp2813]

Looks like a coating of rust on the cabinet to me, but not of a terribly corrosive variety and it has a sort of attractive hue to it.  The top is porcelain so it didn't rust. 

 

[gansky1]

Nice find...

If the drum is galvanized instead of porcelain, it would be one of the very first automatic washers, ever.

 

[william637]

may be able to help someone

If someone is interested in the Bendix but can't get to Durham quickly, I live in Durham and have a large basement. Contact me if you need me to pick it up for you and store it until you can get here.

I would think about it for myself, but it is more work than I want to tackle - especially since I have a ton of dishwashers that I am working on right now.

-Mark

 

[recyclewasher]

it looks like r..

red dirt to me, as i look closer at the last set of pics on a hi res screen at the newish scratches on the cabinet front and sides, the white is poking through.

i had lightly used a scotchbrite fiber pad on my Bendix dryer cabinet on the most 'browned' paint sections and with a slight dusting of the paint, the white started to show through, plus it had some baked-on aged dirt.
Whatever brand of paint Bendix was using at that time seems to 'age' to a brown patina.

the surface rust seems to be on the door surround, where i assume the chrome was on.

some TLC needed...

 

[jwinslow]

A question about what the drum is made of came up in this thread. We checked. The drum does appear to be galvanized.

 

[whirlaway]

Is it a bolt down?

Looks like it might have a suspension tub in it and looking at the feet,it doesnt look like a bolt down?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Yes, it is a bolt-down. This is the first model and suspension systems did not come to Bendix washers until after 1950, or thereabouts.

 

[jwinslow]

Thanks for all the input into this conversation. This week, my father is clearing out the storage unit containing this Bendix washer and the Universal stove (see thread under "Super"). Please let me know if any one of you is interested in taking on either or both of these two renovations and can make it to Durham this week to pick up the items. You may email me at [email protected]. Again, thank you for your time.