Probably 25¢ a wash load too!
Brand of Washer, anyone?
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washernoob
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The lady to the left seems a bit frustrated with something! Perhaps she is not satisfied with the dial of the machine!
maytagbear
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My guess is
Perhaps a Speed Queen?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Perhaps a Speed Queen?
Lawrence/Maytagbear
My best guess would be Frigidaire or Westinghouse...
Ralph, that orange machine is a coin-op dryer. Love the white / turquoise pattern of machines they did.
Here's one final hint, the transmission that's in those washers is this...
Here's one final hint, the transmission that's in those washers is this...
macboy91si
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My Guess
Norge Coin-Ops - 60's
-Tim
Norge Coin-Ops - 60's
-Tim
macboy91si
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What I don't think they are...
They're not SQ's because similar coin-ops don't have that lip around the top.
GE's have the lip, but not that sort of opening. Plus this setting is too stylish and new to be using solid-tub GE's, which is what they'd have to be.
Maytag had similar lids, but no lip like that around the top.
Frigidaire did not have a lip like that on their coin-ops either.
My GUESS is Norge. but I'm still not 100%as I have limited exp. with Norge. The transmissions look like BW/Norge though.
The dryer appears to be an old Cissell, we have a bunch of those here in light yellow.
-Tim
They're not SQ's because similar coin-ops don't have that lip around the top.
GE's have the lip, but not that sort of opening. Plus this setting is too stylish and new to be using solid-tub GE's, which is what they'd have to be.
Maytag had similar lids, but no lip like that around the top.
Frigidaire did not have a lip like that on their coin-ops either.
My GUESS is Norge. but I'm still not 100%as I have limited exp. with Norge. The transmissions look like BW/Norge though.
The dryer appears to be an old Cissell, we have a bunch of those here in light yellow.
-Tim
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I did think speed queen or maytag but not sure
Peter
I did think speed queen or maytag but not sure
Peter
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I was going to say Maytag, until the "lip" was mentioned. Now I'm not sure. Guess I failed Washer ID 101, LOL.
Are these Blackstone coin-op washers?
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Are these Blackstone coin-op washers?
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Ding - Ding - Ding, James wins, yay:
Your prize - a brand new Picture of the Day tomorrow morning featuring the home versions of these machines.
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Are these Blackstone coin-op washers?
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Ding - Ding - Ding, James wins, yay:
Your prize - a brand new Picture of the Day tomorrow morning featuring the home versions of these machines.
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norge my final answer
macboy91si
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Blackstone
I look forward to that POD. I've never seen a coin-op Blackstone. The only Blackstone transmission that I've seen was in the 350, and it's nothing like this.
I wonder if this would have been the same transmission the Hoover full size machines used in the early 70's. The were rebadged Blackstones... Hmmmm
-Tim
I look forward to that POD. I've never seen a coin-op Blackstone. The only Blackstone transmission that I've seen was in the 350, and it's nothing like this.
I wonder if this would have been the same transmission the Hoover full size machines used in the early 70's. The were rebadged Blackstones... Hmmmm
-Tim
I guessed Blackstone because that transmission is the same as the Hoovers manufactured in Australia, and we have already worked out that they were a Blackstone design.
they were a great machine, still around here in reasonable numbers but disappearing fast. Never seen commercial versions though - top loading coin op washers here are nearly always Maytag or Speed Queen, with the very occasional Whirlpool.
they were a great machine, still around here in reasonable numbers but disappearing fast. Never seen commercial versions though - top loading coin op washers here are nearly always Maytag or Speed Queen, with the very occasional Whirlpool.
mrb627
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SQ?
I wouldn't have guessed SQ's or Westinghouse.
1) Lip around top.
2) No lid lock bracket on open lids.
Malcolm
( I would have guessed Norge )
I wouldn't have guessed SQ's or Westinghouse.
1) Lip around top.
2) No lid lock bracket on open lids.
Malcolm
( I would have guessed Norge )
Very Cool!
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Great Pictures!</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">I would love to have the dryer! </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Who made the dryer? Does it also say Blackstone on it?
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Brent</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Great Pictures!</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">I would love to have the dryer! </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Who made the dryer? Does it also say Blackstone on it?
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;">Brent</span>
BLACKSTONE COMMERCIAL WASHERS
When we were on vacation in Australia in the early 1990s we used these in a coin laundry, I was surprised to see them as we didn't even see many here.
When we were on vacation in Australia in the early 1990s we used these in a coin laundry, I was surprised to see them as we didn't even see many here.
peterh770
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The dryer is Huebsch.
When I was in high school we lived in Fort Lauderdale and I used to keep a bag of clothes that I had outgrown for taking around to all the laundromats I could find in the area. One laundromat had Blackstone coin-op washers that I had gone with my "play clothes" to wash many a times. I seem to remember one other time seeing Blackstone coin-ops earlier on in my childhood, but they were a rare bird indeed.
"play clothes" for the laundromat
Robert--you were hooked at a young age, eh? Great story.
Thanks for all the work here, I check the daily Double daily, and all the Imperial postings too.
Robert--you were hooked at a young age, eh? Great story.
Thanks for all the work here, I check the daily Double daily, and all the Imperial postings too.
Used a Blackstone commercial washer at a laundromat near the UC Berkeley campus many years ago. That lid on the washer gave it away for me guessing it was a Blackstone.
We spent part of two Summers in Miami. One year, we went to a sad coin laundry with Blackstone machines. Several were broken with water sitting in them. They apparently had a lid switch because I don't remember watching any of the cycle and my parents wanted to get out of the bleak place as fast as possible so I could not lift the lid because it would delay the cycle. That is my only experience with Blackstone washers. We had to use the dryer which was a novelty because we did not yet have one.
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I wish that I had seen this thread yesterday; I recognized those transmissions right away. Actually, there were not any Blackstone laundromats around here that I can recall. We did, however, order one coin-op machine just to have on display in the store. We sold it to a friend, but had to drill a hole in the top of the coin-op part, and put a longer shaft on the timer, so they could wash clothes in their house, without the use of the quarters. I still have the coin mechanism; as a matter of fact, I was just looking at it in the attic yesterday, deciding whether or not to keep it. Two quarters for a wash.
Other than the arrangement of the timer, the only difference between commercial Blackstones and household ones was an extra ring around the outside of the tub, apparently to lessen the chance of off-balance loads. There might also have been an extra clothes guard around the top of the tub.
Other than the arrangement of the timer, the only difference between commercial Blackstones and household ones was an extra ring around the outside of the tub, apparently to lessen the chance of off-balance loads. There might also have been an extra clothes guard around the top of the tub.
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cornutt
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Uni, where in Ft. Lauderdale was that? I used to live there.
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Terrazzo floors! Stylish laundromat, that.
Uni, where in Ft. Lauderdale was that? I used to live there.
We're going back 31 years (ugh) but I seem to remember it was in a shopping center at Commercial Blvd and SR 441. There were at least 10 laundromats I used to regularly visit after school.
We're going back 31 years (ugh) but I seem to remember it was in a shopping center at Commercial Blvd and SR 441. There were at least 10 laundromats I used to regularly visit after school.
mrb627
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Whirlpool...
I used to frequent the Whirlpool Equipped Laundomat on Broward Blvd at the Towne Mall. If memory serves, it is still in operation today.
Malcolm
I used to frequent the Whirlpool Equipped Laundomat on Broward Blvd at the Towne Mall. If memory serves, it is still in operation today.
Malcolm
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