France
France is a real treasure trove of mid 20th century odd washing machine designs. Google around for them and you’ll find a lot of very unusual, often glass door topped, fairly large horizontal drum top loaders with pretty unusual controls and styling.
I would also say that France probably has the largest selection of obscure laundry detergents I’ve seen anywhere, including the US.
It’s also the only place I’ve ever seen a washer made specifically for doing expensive lingerie, complete with styling.
A French bijoux washing machine by designer, Chantal Thomass and Vedette for the boudoir:
https://fr.fashionnetwork.com/news/chantal-thomass-met-le-lave-linge-en-vedette,17660.html
Take a look through this YouTube channel for the old washing machines of France :
Link to a 1965 automatic top loader by Vedette (with a controller that has clearly seen better days and is making a lot of noise)
I wouldn’t say it’s remotely fair to stereotype France as not washing. If anything it just washes with a certain je ne sais quoi and a ton of complex herbal scented laundry products that look more like they would belong in L’Occitane than a laundry aisle.
[this post was last edited: 2/19/2020-14:29]
France is a real treasure trove of mid 20th century odd washing machine designs. Google around for them and you’ll find a lot of very unusual, often glass door topped, fairly large horizontal drum top loaders with pretty unusual controls and styling.
I would also say that France probably has the largest selection of obscure laundry detergents I’ve seen anywhere, including the US.
It’s also the only place I’ve ever seen a washer made specifically for doing expensive lingerie, complete with styling.
A French bijoux washing machine by designer, Chantal Thomass and Vedette for the boudoir:
https://fr.fashionnetwork.com/news/chantal-thomass-met-le-lave-linge-en-vedette,17660.html
Take a look through this YouTube channel for the old washing machines of France :
Link to a 1965 automatic top loader by Vedette (with a controller that has clearly seen better days and is making a lot of noise)
I wouldn’t say it’s remotely fair to stereotype France as not washing. If anything it just washes with a certain je ne sais quoi and a ton of complex herbal scented laundry products that look more like they would belong in L’Occitane than a laundry aisle.
[this post was last edited: 2/19/2020-14:29]