Connor washer?

[rpms]

I saw an ad for a Connor wringer I belive. It looked like a wringer washer body but no wringer.
It had a bowl shaped thing on top.
Can't find a picture of it. It was bright green.
How did the bowl thing work?

 

[launderess]

J.H. Connor and Sons were a Canadian manufacturers of washing machines and other laundry bits that went way back. FAIK they made only wringer washers before ending production sometime in 1960's.

https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2016/07/we-used-to-build-things-in-this-country.html

https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-used-to-make-things-in-this-country.html

https://archive.org/details/jhconnorsonlimit00jhco/page/16/mode/2up

https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/21979/20667717_1.jpg?v=8D1A7D414211B90

From archives:

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?42442

 

[bradross]

Thor?

You may have been looking at the Thor model with a vacuum extractor on top. Lee Maxwell's website "oldewash" has it listed.

https://oldewash.com/

 

[tomturbomatic]

Fascinating

How did this work, please?

 

[launderess]

Thor Super-Agitator Washer Model 33 with Hydro-Extractor

Wash was removed from first tub then placed in "extractor" which was the second tub lined with a rubber bag. Lid would then be closed and secured. Then water was pumped into tub causing rubber bag (and contents) to rise up against metal lid extracting water from laundry by squeezing/pressure.

IIRC few other manufacturers had "bladder" type extraction. Don't believe consumer groups and others were won over which likely is why thing never caught on and was abandoned.

 

[launderess]

Extraction of water via pressure (squeezing if you will)

Using something other than a mangle/wringer such as a type of press didn't go away totally.

Things evolved to the squeezing press extractors you see with industrial batch/tunnel washers.

https://www.gabraun.com/news/squeeze-or-spin-tunnel-washer-extractor-options/