I think Apex!
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cute, cute, cute!
It's so unlike their permanently installed machine. Here is what they had to say about the Apex Roll-A-Way automatic dishwasher, model 2-890 in the July, 1950 issue of Electrical Merchandising:
Selling features: Mounted on casters, stands 36 inches high; when closed, rectangular top provides work surface; plugs into any outlet; water intake hose attaches readily to hot water faucet; drain hose hooks over edge of sink; adaptable to any water pressure; automatically washes and rinses twice at turn of switch; complete cycle takes 15 minutes; 1/6 h.p. motor operates specially designed marine pump which forces water through 5 rotating hydrojets with high pressure nozzles which spray dishes front and back; capacity for a service for a family of 5; one load requires only a teaspoonful of detergent and 3 1/2 gal. of hot water; cover and sides of Fiberglas which is impervious to stains, odors, acids, etc.;vinly plastic rack cushions dishes; operates on 110 volt A.C.
Price: $169.50
This is not the model shown with the window lid in the picture. Lest the capacity seem small, the regular APEX only held a service for 6.
Selling features: Mounted on casters, stands 36 inches high; when closed, rectangular top provides work surface; plugs into any outlet; water intake hose attaches readily to hot water faucet; drain hose hooks over edge of sink; adaptable to any water pressure; automatically washes and rinses twice at turn of switch; complete cycle takes 15 minutes; 1/6 h.p. motor operates specially designed marine pump which forces water through 5 rotating hydrojets with high pressure nozzles which spray dishes front and back; capacity for a service for a family of 5; one load requires only a teaspoonful of detergent and 3 1/2 gal. of hot water; cover and sides of Fiberglas which is impervious to stains, odors, acids, etc.;vinly plastic rack cushions dishes; operates on 110 volt A.C.
Price: $169.50
This is not the model shown with the window lid in the picture. Lest the capacity seem small, the regular APEX only held a service for 6.
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So. Whatever happened to Apex??? Why and how did they go belly up??When??
The picture is of the 1952 model
Lots of changes in two years. From the February, 1952, issue of Electrical Merchandising:
Selling Features: A built-in 4 gal. Fiberglas water heater tank makes it completely independent of home hot water supply; provides a 190 deg. F rinse; universal inlet hose does not have to be fastened to faucet during cycle, eliminating need for a permanent faucet connection and freeing faucet for other use during cycle; does not require installation or special plumbing; when necessary it can heat its cold water to the predetermined temperature making it ideal for summer cottages, trailers, canps and on boats where hot water is not available.
Other features include a temperature-controlled start, automatic lid opening, push button starting and a new spring-mounted centrifugal water circulating pump; built-in safety features include a safety float switch which does not turn on the 1250 watt immersion heater unless there is water in the tank, and a lid safety switch which shuts off circulating pump if lid is opened at any time the pump is running. First rinse is at 165 degs. F; for 2nd rinse the temperature of water rises to 190 degs. F.
Easy to operate; universal rubber faucet connector attaches to hot water faucet, dishes loaded while washer is filling and detergent added. Hose is then removed from faucet and drain hose hooked over sink edge. If faucet water is not up to 140 degs. F, the pump will not start. When tub light comes on, pump starts. 15-min. washing cycle includes a 4 1/2 minute wash and two rinses.
Lots of changes in two years. From the February, 1952, issue of Electrical Merchandising:
Selling Features: A built-in 4 gal. Fiberglas water heater tank makes it completely independent of home hot water supply; provides a 190 deg. F rinse; universal inlet hose does not have to be fastened to faucet during cycle, eliminating need for a permanent faucet connection and freeing faucet for other use during cycle; does not require installation or special plumbing; when necessary it can heat its cold water to the predetermined temperature making it ideal for summer cottages, trailers, canps and on boats where hot water is not available.
Other features include a temperature-controlled start, automatic lid opening, push button starting and a new spring-mounted centrifugal water circulating pump; built-in safety features include a safety float switch which does not turn on the 1250 watt immersion heater unless there is water in the tank, and a lid safety switch which shuts off circulating pump if lid is opened at any time the pump is running. First rinse is at 165 degs. F; for 2nd rinse the temperature of water rises to 190 degs. F.
Easy to operate; universal rubber faucet connector attaches to hot water faucet, dishes loaded while washer is filling and detergent added. Hose is then removed from faucet and drain hose hooked over sink edge. If faucet water is not up to 140 degs. F, the pump will not start. When tub light comes on, pump starts. 15-min. washing cycle includes a 4 1/2 minute wash and two rinses.
Fun!
Look at all the Apex goodies around here, I'll bet her heart is racing - mine would be.
Look at all the Apex goodies around here, I'll bet her heart is racing - mine would be.
I'll bet her heart is racing - mine would be.
Loook at the expression on her face!!
Loook at the expression on her face!!
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Now there is a woman in love!
Wow! Thats a neat looking machine. Does anyone have any photos of one up close?
Wow! Thats a neat looking machine. Does anyone have any photos of one up close?
I still wonder why it is shaped so differently from the free standing model. Seems like it would have been easy to put that on casters. It would have been heavier than this Fiberglas construction, but finding 36 inches of wall space in most kitchens is not easy.
As for what happened to APEX dishwashers, it was posted in an earlier thread that APEX bought the dishwasher from a small manufacturing concern, they did not design it. I would guess that when the design became outdated (like that round porcelain tank in a square cabinet which took away usable space for dishes), they did not have the resources to redesign the machine and just stopped production. It is interesting how much work they were doing with Fiberglas: this portable and the tubs for their washers. 1957 was the last year of production for their washers. The last listing I can find for the company is:
Apex Rotarex Corp.
Div of White Sewing Machine Co.
Cleveland, OH
That brings to mind a story from decades ago in the South. There was this big sort of burly guy in the gay community that everyone thought was really butch & intimidating at first glance until someone saw him operating his White sewing machine whereupon came the saying, "We thought he was a butch number, but he turns out to be just a large White girl." If you did not know about the sewing machine it was not understandable. Yes, it's outdated and stereotypical because we all probably know people who can build and decorate a house, but it was funny when I first heard it.
As for what happened to APEX dishwashers, it was posted in an earlier thread that APEX bought the dishwasher from a small manufacturing concern, they did not design it. I would guess that when the design became outdated (like that round porcelain tank in a square cabinet which took away usable space for dishes), they did not have the resources to redesign the machine and just stopped production. It is interesting how much work they were doing with Fiberglas: this portable and the tubs for their washers. 1957 was the last year of production for their washers. The last listing I can find for the company is:
Apex Rotarex Corp.
Div of White Sewing Machine Co.
Cleveland, OH
That brings to mind a story from decades ago in the South. There was this big sort of burly guy in the gay community that everyone thought was really butch & intimidating at first glance until someone saw him operating his White sewing machine whereupon came the saying, "We thought he was a butch number, but he turns out to be just a large White girl." If you did not know about the sewing machine it was not understandable. Yes, it's outdated and stereotypical because we all probably know people who can build and decorate a house, but it was funny when I first heard it.
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