knitwits1975
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A unique wringer machine
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That's exactly how it works. I'm sure people who had one of these babies felt they had the Cadillac of washers! Most people I knew who had a wringer washer would send the clothes into a laundry tub filled with rinse water, swish them around by hand, then run them through the wringer again.
My parents had a Kenmore wringer (probably a '56 or '57) for a couple of years before I was born. They purchased a 1960 Kenmore model 80 when I was a year old. They kept the wringer until about 1965. My mom would use it when the automatic broke down.
If I recall correctly, the wringer's manual suggested this routine for each load
1. Fill for wash.
2. Wring clothes.
3. Drain wash water.
4. Refill with rinse water.
5. Wring clothes.
6. Drain rinse water.
7. Repeat process for next load.
I honestly don't recall anyone doing that. Most people with wringer washers used the wash water for a couple of loads before changing it.
I'd love for anyone old enough to remember wringer washers to share their memories of their mom's (or grandma's) washing process.
My parents had a Kenmore wringer (probably a '56 or '57) for a couple of years before I was born. They purchased a 1960 Kenmore model 80 when I was a year old. They kept the wringer until about 1965. My mom would use it when the automatic broke down.
If I recall correctly, the wringer's manual suggested this routine for each load
1. Fill for wash.
2. Wring clothes.
3. Drain wash water.
4. Refill with rinse water.
5. Wring clothes.
6. Drain rinse water.
7. Repeat process for next load.
I honestly don't recall anyone doing that. Most people with wringer washers used the wash water for a couple of loads before changing it.
I'd love for anyone old enough to remember wringer washers to share their memories of their mom's (or grandma's) washing process.
polkanut
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Both of my grandmother's did it the usual way. Two rinse tubs on a bench. The 1st one with bluing in it, and the 2nd one with good ole' fashioned original Downy, or Final Touch. Both had Speed Queens. The reason being that SQ's were made in Ripon, WI, and you had to support your state's economy whenever possible.
Water changes (drain/refill) have been elimintated for brevity. Swishing clothes either by hand or with an implement is assumed when clothes are wrung into rinse water. Replenishing lost water and adding additional detergent/soap is assumed after wringing clothes from washing in the wringer to the first rinse.
Here we go!
Set the wringer in front of the left-hand side of a double sink.
Wash load 1 for 10 minutes in the wringer.
Wring load 1 into the rinse water filled left sink (sink 1). Swish!
Start washing load 2 in wringer.
Swing wringer head 90 degrees so it is between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 1 in sink 1 into sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1.
Wring load 2 from wringer into sink 1. Swish!
Start load 3 in wringer.
Swing wringer head 180 degrees so that it is between sink 2 and a laundry basket on the floor in front of sink 2.
Wring load 1 from sink 2 into laundry basket.
Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 2 from sink 1 into sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1.
Wring load 3 from wringer to sink 1. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket.
Wring load 2 from sink 2 to laundry basket.
Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 3 from sink 1 to sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket.
Wring load 3 from sink 2 to laundry basket.
Whew!
Drain both sinks.
Drain wringer and rinse machine out.
Remove agitator to assist drying the machine out.
Wipe down machine to prevent rust.
Clean out sinks.
Mop floor from splahes and spills.
Moan as you pick up the laundry basket.
Haul it outside and line dry.
Here we go!
Set the wringer in front of the left-hand side of a double sink.
Wash load 1 for 10 minutes in the wringer.
Wring load 1 into the rinse water filled left sink (sink 1). Swish!
Start washing load 2 in wringer.
Swing wringer head 90 degrees so it is between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 1 in sink 1 into sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1.
Wring load 2 from wringer into sink 1. Swish!
Start load 3 in wringer.
Swing wringer head 180 degrees so that it is between sink 2 and a laundry basket on the floor in front of sink 2.
Wring load 1 from sink 2 into laundry basket.
Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 2 from sink 1 into sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between wringer and sink 1.
Wring load 3 from wringer to sink 1. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket.
Wring load 2 from sink 2 to laundry basket.
Swing wringer head back between sink 1 and sink 2.
Wring load 3 from sink 1 to sink 2. Swish!
Swing wringer head back between sink 2 and laundry basket.
Wring load 3 from sink 2 to laundry basket.
Whew!
Drain both sinks.
Drain wringer and rinse machine out.
Remove agitator to assist drying the machine out.
Wipe down machine to prevent rust.
Clean out sinks.
Mop floor from splahes and spills.
Moan as you pick up the laundry basket.
Haul it outside and line dry.
cehalstead
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wringer cycle
see thread #5187 in the Super Forum....
see thread #5187 in the Super Forum....
jeb
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I remember
I remember! Fill with hotest water. Wash whites, wring into first tub. Put in next light colored load. While it washes wring first load into second tub with softner then wring into basket to take out to the line. Repeat adding alittle soap with each load until water was too dirty (may wash rugs here). Drain and fill with water from first rinse tub replace with fresh rinse water (softner water was used all day). If laundry was dried indoors run throught wringer twice last time to remove more water.
I remember! Fill with hotest water. Wash whites, wring into first tub. Put in next light colored load. While it washes wring first load into second tub with softner then wring into basket to take out to the line. Repeat adding alittle soap with each load until water was too dirty (may wash rugs here). Drain and fill with water from first rinse tub replace with fresh rinse water (softner water was used all day). If laundry was dried indoors run throught wringer twice last time to remove more water.
Maytagluver
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Sweet Memories ! ! !
My neighbor lady had that same Dexter!!
Never thought I'd see another one!! We also used a Dexter at that time, however, moms was single tub. Same aqua trim.
Mom's wringer had chrome trays on either side of the wringer, as opposed to the white.
What was said about large familes is true, there were six (6) kids in the neighbors family, Betty used that Dexter hard, replaced w/ Westinghouse f/l
Fond memories..indeed!!!
Al :>
My neighbor lady had that same Dexter!!
Never thought I'd see another one!! We also used a Dexter at that time, however, moms was single tub. Same aqua trim.
Mom's wringer had chrome trays on either side of the wringer, as opposed to the white.
What was said about large familes is true, there were six (6) kids in the neighbors family, Betty used that Dexter hard, replaced w/ Westinghouse f/l
Fond memories..indeed!!!
Al :>
Only three loads of washing, Peter? Must be for just one person for a whole week! I've read stories about large families that had two wash days because there was so much washing - bedding, linens and towels were done another day of the week.
People used (and owned) fewer clothes 'back in the day' but the work must have been daunting.
People used (and owned) fewer clothes 'back in the day' but the work must have been daunting.
bingwsguy
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That is a great looking machine!
Peter,,,
Never knew you to swish so much...
Never knew you to swish so much...
and all that swinging and wringing..oy vey!
Designgeek
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It sounds complicated but would have become "muscle memory" quickly enough and gotten easier to keep track of.
Given the rinse cycles by hand in sink tubs, I wonder how thorough that would have been.
Did any of these machines have overflow drain lines, so rinses of multiple loads could have been done in overflow mode?
Given the rinse cycles by hand in sink tubs, I wonder how thorough that would have been.
Did any of these machines have overflow drain lines, so rinses of multiple loads could have been done in overflow mode?
polkanut
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In those days there was no such thing as an overflow rinse. The only time you had an overflow rinse was when there was too much water in the tub or sink and it overflowed onto the floor.
westyslantfront
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i saw a dexter twin tub set in pink here in tucson at "rosano's appliances"....it was way in the back of the store....even had new rollers on the wringer....they wanted $700.00 for it but i was not interested as it takes up too much space...
westyslantfront
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i saw a pink dexter twin tub wringer here in tucson at a place called "rosano's appliance"....they wanted $700.00 for it.....looked in great shape even with new rollers on the wringer....but i did not have the space for such a large machine...
Greg: Did you really want to see a post where I go through more? Let's see how many time you can hit 'Page Down'! 
Don: Leave my hips out of this!
But that is a fantastic wringer. I wonder how much they went for, compared to a regular, single tub wringer?
Don: Leave my hips out of this!
But that is a fantastic wringer. I wonder how much they went for, compared to a regular, single tub wringer?
Were Philco and Dexter related brands?
repair-man
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This machine was pretty common here in PA. I remember people refering to them as "Double- Dexters"
Ed
Ed
