1958 Semi-Automatic Washer

[lederstiefel1]

Here is a very nice and good looking German semi-automatic washer from RONDO - really a vintage!

http://cgi.ebay.de/RONDOMAT-Waschma...yZ138792QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[foraloysius]

What a beautiful machine, that's a classic one. I love H-axis twintubs. IIRC an aunt of mine had a Rondo, almost like this.

 

[panthera]

wow!

Beautiful! Voll Geil! How many kilos can it really do at one time? Does anyone know?
350€ scheint mir allerdings etwas teuer zu sein...
Almost 500$ seems a bit much, however...

 

[foraloysius]

It's capacity is probably 5kg. Here's a pic of an ad that comes from the "Waschmaschinen-forum".

 

[lederstiefel1]

Rondomat

Ja, das ist definitiv zu theuer!
Man sollte froh sein, wenn sich jemand für so etwas interessiert und das Geräth vor dem Müllmanne rettet!
Scheint aber in excellentem Zustande zu sein!

Ich denke auch, daß die Maschine etwa 5 Kilogramm Trockenwäsche aufnimmt und die Schleuder, wie üblich, etwa 2,5 Kg.

Gruß, Ralf

P.S.: Ich schreibe in Altdeutsch, also nicht über die Orthographie wundern!

(Translation can be sent - if s.o. is interested!)

 

[panthera]

Godsbodkins!

I won't translate, it is too wonderful as it is.
Just don't let any Kultusminister see it...they will probably take it as the model for our next Orthografiereform.
Do you know how much power these machines drew? Back then, most folks had either 10 A (220V, Single phase) or 6A (here in München this was so until the late 1960's in many areas).