I was watching the 1961 Bob Hope film "Bachelor In Paradise" the other night and was trying to figure out what brand of machine Bob over sudsed and flooded his house with suds. It looks like a sunny yellow Maytag combo. Has anyone seen this movie and can identify the machine?
Combo in Bachelor In Paradise
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It is an O'Keefe & Merritt gas combo. It does not spin; it only tumbles. The machine was sold under several names among them was One Minute, a name well known in the wringer washer market.
Tom, wasn't this combo also a brief prop on The Donna Reed Show?
Bob, I only remember the '58 WPs. Sorry. I do remember that the detergent was added to the O'Keefe & Merritt's lint screen opening before the oversudsing spectacular. I think one of these might have replaced the WP washer and dryer on Dennis the Menace, but that show was so irritating I can't even watch the reruns.
Tom, see your response in this thread from 2014.
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Frontload Washer on Donna Reed show
This past week I saw a frontload washer on the Donna Reed show in their kitchen.I dont recognize this machine looks like it could be a combo.Does anyone know what it is?
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Well, that was 7 years ago. The world and I have undergone a lot of deterioration since then.
36" Wide O'Keefe & Meritt Gas Combination Washer-Dry
We have a pink one of these thanks to Kevin Benz rescue from a house in Southern Ca.
These were built in gas only and had a 33,000 BTU burner, I have yet to fire it up, it looks like it should do a good job and have no vibration problems.
John L.
We have a pink one of these thanks to Kevin Benz rescue from a house in Southern Ca.
These were built in gas only and had a 33,000 BTU burner, I have yet to fire it up, it looks like it should do a good job and have no vibration problems.
John L.
John I remember when you acquired that combo.
