Andy's Investment

[Unimatic1140]

While I was never a big fan of the Andy Griffith show, I remember years ago when I was a kid seeing an episode where Andy had opened a Laundromat to make some extra cash to save for his sons college tuition. Now that it's out on DVD I finally got to see that last season episode again!

 

[Unimatic1140]

And check out these Pink Beauties! When I was a kid I saw it on a black and white TV so I never realized that the washers were pink. Although I did know exactly what they were...

 

[Unimatic1140]

YAY for coin-ops!...

 

[Unimatic1140]

Doesn't Andy look just lovely?

 

[Unimatic1140]

More free dryers! Who knew some laundromat dryers were free back then?

 

[pturo]

Well, well, the Sheriff prefers pink. Didn't Goober stay overnight one episode when aunt Bee went out of town? Andy dated that beard of a girl, but nothing ever happened what with fat aunt Bea conveniently always around. And Floyd, if there ever was a cross dresser candidate in Mayberry..it is starting to add up...pink washers and an unmarried man..I'd say he was before his time in the message.

 

[gansky1]

That window lid and

I love Free Drying <br
Did you notice how "un-level" all those Laundercoins are?

 

[westyslantfront]

Love the hair-do's and pink washers. What kind of washers were they? Maybe Apex bounce-o-matics <br
Ross

 

[exploder3211]

I have no idea what those launder coins where..

 

[laundromat]

FRIGIDAIRE commercial washers and the dryers are either Cissel or Hoyt.

 

[tlee618]

What fun Robert, I remember that show too but sure never knew the washer were pink!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[launderess]

Think "free drying" was part of a gimick to get women into the laundromat. Being out in the country, most women would have simply taken their wash home to be hung out on clothes lines. Also remember quite allot of laundry in those days was ironed, and it is easier to take damp line dried laundry down (folding carefully of course) and iron, than sprinkle lots of machine dried laundry and wait for it to "dampen" <br
It is always fun to see black and white television programs in colour. Always seems strange to me though, as if persons before the 1960's or so LIVED in black and white! *LOL <br
L.

 

[Unimatic1140]

BTW, those coin-op washers in the pictures above are the very last Unimatic models ever produced. Made from 1962-1964 <br
They covered Frigidaire with Laundercoin for the show.

 

[bajaespuma]

Daring to disagree...

Look at the width of those cabinets, the metal handle on the lid and the extreme angle of the backsplash. Those look like Whirlpools to me.

 

[jetcone]

Yes Baja

Those are Kenmore Laundercoins for sure! Look at the shape of the backsplash definelty Whirlpoolish just like my Mom's 1970 WP Imperial! Swish swish <br

 

[westytoploader]

Ummmm...

That's a FRIGIDAIRE metal handle in the lid. The same handle used on the WO-65 through the WI-56 models. <br
By the way, when exactly did Whirlpool enter the coin laundry market?

 

[tomturbomatic]

Baja, are you too young to have seen these in your earlier years, or are you joking?

 

[drewz]

Could be Whirlpool......

Poly-Clean Laundry Centers, had these washers with those window type lids, and first begining of the Wedge control panel Whirlpool was famous for years <br
Poly Clean Laundry Centers- only used RCA Whirlpool machines, except for those big dryers <br
Also, didn't this show feature all RCA Whirlpool appliances when Aunt Bea won on a tv show? I believe they were all Coppertone <br
Could be wrong...

 

[laundromat]

Whirlpool never made any commercial washers(top loading)with windows on their lids.Only FRIGIDAIRE and Kelvinator commercial top loaders had window lids.