Appliance Dealer Photo, 1948, with Blackstone

[blackstone]

Ran across this photo, and just wanted to share it. I think I've heard about Shorpy from other members, with interesting photos.

That's a Blackstone model 50A in the picture, and the comment below is correct. It does weigh a ton. If you think that delivering Blackstones into a basement was difficult, what about deliveries to the 2nd or 3rd floors?

http://www.shorpy.com/node/4202

 

[supersuds]

Still, it would have been so much better than a bolt-down Bendix (I am assuming) or futzing with a wringer.

Those barrel-shaped Deepfreeze units look mighty heavy, too.

 

[stan]

Are

they barrel shaped freezers ? I thought they looked like some sort of twin tub washer !

 

[stan]

I guess

they have to be freezers... There is no wringer! LOL

 

[appliguy]

They are Freezers

that was what Deep Freeze Freezers looked like right after the second world war, check the link below for an ad for the 1945 DeepFreeze

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1945-Print-...519?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c723c06af

 

[stan]

Thank Patrick

For the info, and link!

 

[mickeyd]

It was great, Fred ,

Seeing a long hose on a wringer washer. And that Blackstone has a really big one. So used to the too short, too inflexible hoses on the Maytag, Lady K, and the Norge, especially. It was cool to be reminded that they used to put good, long hoses that had some reach, on the Wringers.

Also, neat to see the Automatic. Before this, had only seen the two-doored front with two red dials. Thought that was the first design. Not so. A new learning near bedtime. Thanks.

 

[blackstone]

50A

I did sell a Blackstone 50A (perhaps missing a front panel) a few years back, so there should be one "floating" around somewhere!