by Barofsky an Industrial Designer in the 1940's.
1945 Way Out Design for a washing Machine
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westytoploader
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Interesting...what was the wash action principle? Any more images? Inquiring minds want to know...;-)
Looks like something that could double as a fighter-ship in War Of The Worlds.
How the heck does it work, Jetcone? Austin, have you figured it out?
How the heck does it work, Jetcone? Austin, have you figured it out?
No the patent is just a design patent
for a company. It has no internal diagrams. Design patents are two pages long and just picture the design elements not the mechanism.
I thought it was wayyyy out!
Jet
for a company. It has no internal diagrams. Design patents are two pages long and just picture the design elements not the mechanism.
I thought it was wayyyy out!
Jet
Very art deco looking cabinet looks like it would have a Westinghouse "slant-front" lurking inside.
Or maybe
A Jumba Tub that bounced around like a slinky!
A Jumba Tub that bounced around like a slinky!
It reminds me of a Cord!
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That's what I was thinking too Louis, that this machine resembles a vintage auto, just couldn't put my finger on it! Who knows, he probably designed it around a '34 Sportsman...I wonder if he thought about the trademark Cord pop-up headlights in the front?
gorgeous!
Does it give any dimensions for this machine? Who needs built-in when this could be the centerpiece of a whole house!
Does it give any dimensions for this machine? Who needs built-in when this could be the centerpiece of a whole house!
Wow!
The art-deco design of that machine when looked at from the side has a very similar door pattern to what the stained glass windows had on the front door of our old 1930s semi-detached house!
I think maybe if it had wheels, not only would it be able to wash and dry your clothes, but would also collect them from the bedrooms, and deliver clean laundry straight to your armchair
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Jon
The art-deco design of that machine when looked at from the side has a very similar door pattern to what the stained glass windows had on the front door of our old 1930s semi-detached house!
I think maybe if it had wheels, not only would it be able to wash and dry your clothes, but would also collect them from the bedrooms, and deliver clean laundry straight to your armchair
.Jon
On second glances...
The machine looks very much like a pelican in the first figure!
Jon
The machine looks very much like a pelican in the first figure!
Jon
Jon
Your're right it does look like a pelican!
The more I look at it the more I see a wringer washer hidden under those lines, not an automatic.
Your're right it does look like a pelican!
The more I look at it the more I see a wringer washer hidden under those lines, not an automatic.
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What it looks like to me, is that there would be a conventional TL automatic washtub under the hood, that tilts forward when the machine is shut off, to be loaded and unloaded from an inclined position under the top door. The drive elements for tilting the tub, perhaps a chain or cogged belt arrangement, would be hidden under the slightly larger side panels.
