1949 BLACKSTONE CONVENTIONAL

[combo52]

Cool Blackstone Wringer Washer

I have had one of those neat cast aluminum agitators laying around for years and have never seen it in the machine, very cool thanks Michael for all the pictures.

 

I dough it would be real effective at turning over large loads but would probably be fairly gentle on clothing. And with a wringer washer where the water was going to be used for the full days wash it was not necessary to pack the washer full anyway, so it probably was an effective design in this washer.

 

[mickeyd]

Stay Puffed, indeed, Gregory! .... as the Freudian slips. LOL. So many of the washers, refrigerators and stoves had that swollen, rounded look. Wouldn't it be illuminating and fun to read an architectural interpretation of this unique styling?

 

Here's the thing: John. I've seen a Blackstone Conventional in operation, but not this one. You can always tell by the signature criss-cross on the cap. It had very brisk agitation, long stroke with GE-like swiftness, a lot like the speed and stroke in Kenmoreguy's videos of the Miele TL' s, further down the board.

 

Along with your thinking, look at how long the suggested wash times are for work clothes. I'm going to guess that the turnover is probably slow, too. It will be exciting to find out though, won't it?

 

Brad, I wish you had the room. What a restore you could do with this rare old gal.

 

[laundromat]

this is the washer my great-aunt, Karey who was Pensylvania Dutch, had in her barn for decades. When shr died, my Uncle Sam took the washer to use for mixing paint. When he past away, my second cousin, Dusty, took it apart keeping the motor for parts.The ring on the agitator was to keep from overloaded.

 

[mickeyd]

Hi Chuck

The scoops DO suggest a small cement mixer. Too bad you didn't get to see it wash--or did you? You may be our only potential witness.

 

[peterh770]

Seems to me the Blackstone Hydractor was just 3 straight vertical paddles... Probably no turnover, beat the stuff against it to lint, left everything else just floating around...

 

[mickeyd]

That bad, huh?

I really doubt it, but we'll see.

 

I can't stop thinking that someone out there has reported on this plow mouth agitator and I have simply forgotten.

 

[mickeyd]

Just heard from Mike ~

He's getting a kick out of the thread, but says it's way over his head, with "wedges and such." He said he'd pull the agi tomorrow, and take pix of it and all the levers.

 

[mickeyd]

Mike is funny; here's what he wrote:

"Anyway, I plugged the machine in, turned the timer, and it started to spin.
Sounded real nice, too. I couldn't get the agitator out, but I took a
couple of pictures from the inside."

I knew that the agitator was not really 3 paddles, but it was too hard to explain as you'll see from the pic, and why I struggled with cement mixer, scoop, plow, wedge, etc. I really need to see this apparatus in action. Here is one-third of the Hydractor. Now, it looks like the mouth on the back of the trash truck tipped sideways; and considering the high speed of the Blackstone transmission, I'm starting to think it might move the load faster than first presumed. Time will tell.

 

[peterh770]

3 offset paddles... There may be some hope, but I'm dubious...

 

[mickeyd]

I know.

We live on hope. Cool-lookin' huh! Maybe that offset angle makes some magic.