AtomicDirt is Gone in my new Dream Machine

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A revelation: Bob Salem discovered this mint vintage Bendix sitting all alone in a basement in cleveland. It had no boot so I sent him one so he could play with it for awhile and then that wonderful Bob Salem sent my dream machine along to me via Jeff L in DC.
I picked it up in May after AL & I had a lovely visit with Cal & Jeff and John and Warren.
Al was spoiled rotten by Cal!!

I got a note from Bob "We don't charge for dream machines!"
What a wonderful guy considering he put my boot in and a new belt and water valve.

Here she is up and running in her new home washing out all that atomic dirt!!

 

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Here are the bob shots

timer dial

 

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bob shot 2

load dial

 

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Bob shot 3

the latch mechanism

 

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in action

Atomic dirt is gone

 

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Proof

See the geiger counter is at ZERO!

 

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Oops

I guess it can't wash out the hot atomic dirt on the bod!

 

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All done with...

DASH!!

 

[westytoploader]

Jon, congratulations on a beautiful machine, and with a splashy wash which is ALWAYS fun! Love the hidden controls with the flip-up cover and sliding door release; is that what makes this particular model a dream machine? Definitely would for me!

Thanks for posting!

 

[bobofhollywood]

Dash

Dash is what my Grandmother liked best.

Beautiful Bendix, man.

Bob in Cleveland is an Angel without a doubt.

Holla from Hollywood.

Bob

 

[Brent-Aucoin]

Very cool Jon!
That is such a great looking Bendix! I always have always liked this style.
I am glad to see that you and Al are doing okay. Glad that you basement dried out.
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent

 

[dalangdon]

Atomic Bendix

I used to have a copy of that Bendix ad around here somewhere. That was a hoot!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Jon the machine is MINT, not to mention just georgous. Love the Hot atomic dirt on that hot bod!

Suds 1/2 up the window, another perfect front load wash.

 

[appnut]

I know I can get all that dirt off that hot bod!!!!! SWOON! Umm, nice washer too.

 

[gansky1]

Sooo beautiful!!

Leave it to Jon to have a geiger counter in the house!

 

[jetcone]

You are correct sir... have geiger will travel

Now here are the facts:

 

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Robert

I knew you'd LOVE that 1/2 full window!!

 

[gyrafoam]

Very kool Bendix---what vintage? Pre-'53? Did this one also keep wash water hot? Good to see your basement does not still contain all that water!

Always good to see someone get a "dream machine".

 

[jetcone]

Steve

we don't quite know what year this machine is. Robert and I think it's a 1955 or 56 but I need to get ahold of John E. he is the Bendix expert--Oh John are you here???????????????????

Robert thinks the '56 had the controls in the upper left corner and when Philco bought them out in '57 they just slapped a Philco badge on top of that design.

 

[rickr]

Looking good!!

Great machine Jon! Glad all that atomic waste has been flushed out of your house! LOL!! Congratulations on this dream machine, and thank you for sharing the photos.

 

[golittlesport]

thanks for the pictures Jon! Very cool washer...congrats!

 

[lightedcontrols]

WOW!

Well Jon, Glad you got one of your dream machines! Now that your clothes will be ''three ways'' cleaner, I'll have to don sunglasses next time I see you! Your colors!!! Your whites!!! Your etc.......

 

[dalangdon]

Thanks for posting that ad, Jetcone

 

[gyrafoam]

Jet---

I believe Jon E. has one like that---I'll have to go back and look at the photo's of my last visit to see.

Kim (formerly 'Duomatic'---- now ---'Washndry'---I think) is another big Bendix wizard ---so he might also know.

 

[jetcone]

Thanks guys

Mark-- I'll wear grays for you so you don't have to put on sunglasses.

Steve-- I forgot that you had been to the sacred Bendix Museum!! ANd Kim may know too that would be nice to settle the mystery.

Dan-- I knew I had a copy of that famous ad around here somewhere, I think it is one of the Apexes of the Cold War era for sure! "Even our laundry will survive a nuclear attack and come out clean!" YA Right!!

 

[gansky1]

Lead-Lined Basement

There was an ad that featured your model Bendix with the Atomic Proof theme as well - from about 1955, I think.

Mixing radioactive isotopes into your test soil? Foolproof! That DynaSurge cylinder makes all the difference!

 

[decodriveboy]

What a beautiful machine! Would love to see a video, hint hint. Those hidden controls were such a cool feature.

 

[foraloysius]

Congratulations Jon on finding that machine. She is very pretty.

Where did you get the atomic dirt to do the tests?

 

[mrtide]

What a great machine Jon

I love these old Bendix, Philco-Bendix, combos or just straight washers. Hope you didn't lose any machines in that big rain up there.

 

[gregm]

very nice Jon

Wow, Jon, another bendix ...... well you know what I always say ........... good for you ........hahahah, no, seriously, that is a beautiful machine, aside from controls or placement of is it basically the same as the one we picked up in NY ?