1970s WCI Kelvinator Washer and Dryer set

[bobbyderegis]

Thanks Mickeyd! Any more of the "pig" DVDs kicking around?
Bobby in Boston

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks Mickeyd! Any more of the "pig" DVDs kicking around?

Give me a bit of time and I will remaster it and re-release it.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Thanks Robert.
Bobby in Boston

 

[mickeyd]

Self Correction

Was saying that 10 minute wash times were the norm in the machines of the 50's , citing Frigidaire and Maytag. Then on my bike ride with an brisk autumn air-cooled head, I remembered that the early Whirlpools had 20 minute washes as does Robert's '47 GE. So there goes my 10 minute warrrrsh theory. **chuckle**

In another realm, the automatic timers on the wringers I've had are as follows

Speed Queen 8 !!!!!!! pretty darn brief
Visi-Matic 20 (5 bonus minutes, unmarked between 20 and HOLD)
Norge "Heavy," no minutes listed, just soil levels, but it's 9, 10, or 11--I forget which
Easy Spin 20 (Not automatic, just a chime)
And the Hoover, of course, at 4

So I guess the wash time was whatever they damn well pleased ;'D. Would it be a fun thread to let everyone give the time ranges on their machines. That way we could find a normative range and a mean, medium, and mode for the number lovers among us. Calling Eugene Frigilux.

 

[rickr]

Hi Mike, I just looked at a couple of my 50's machines. The 56 Kenmore and 56 Whirlpool have 13 minutes, and the 58 Maytag has 14 minutes.

 

[mickeyd]

Hi Rick, That's wild--never seen that one!

13--huh! Is that a bonus minute beyond 12? :-> I'd love to see a dial marked 13. What a sense of humor that dial dude had picking an unlucky number. Thanks, Rick.

 

[frigilux]

Bobby, I think it's also called The Pig because of the sounds it makes during agitation.

Hi, mickeyd! Nice to see you back here.