Do you still wash in old fashioned water ?

[mrboilwash]

Spotted a nice Norge set and a Westinghouse mixer, not sure what make the dish washer is.

 

[mrboilwash]

Here`s another one from the Prelinger Archives. Enjoy !

 

[appnut]

Dishwasher is a Westinghouse.

 

[appnut]

In the 2nd film, the check out the dishwasher at 6:00 minutes. Looks like something from the late 1920s to early 1940s.

 

[tomturbomatic]

A while ago, someone posted a brochure about that older dishwasher that was powered by a motor under the sink bowl. I want to say that the name of the company was Walker, but I'm not positive about that. I think that was the company that GE bought so that they could have a dishwasher. Westinghouse bought Conover for their dishwashers.[this post was last edited: 7/6/2013-20:24]

 

[frigilux]

I've lived in the upper-midwest all my life (South Dakota 1959-67; Minnesota 1967-current). Every house or apartment I've lived in has had mechanically-softened water, as described in the video. At any rate, I'm used to super-soft water. The towns I've lived in have all relied on well water, which is usually quite hard.

Not everyone has a water softener in my little town, but those who don't complain of poor performance from dishwashers and washing machines, as well as short-lived water heaters.

 

[vacbear58]

In the second film

Anybody know what make the vacuum cleaner was? The tools look like Electrolux pre model XXX but the machine does not look like any Electrolux I have ever seen

Thanks

Al

 

[fido]

Interesting film. I really should invest in some kind of softener here as the water is extremely hard. The only place I've experienced soft water is in Birmingham when visiting relatives.

 

[miele_ge]

Kohler Electric Sink

The older dishwasher in the 2nd video might also be a Kohler Electric Sink.  The wash tower looks like one I have seen in one of thier brochures.

 

 

 

[Unimatic1140]

The older dishwasher in the 2nd video might also be a Kohler Electric Sink.

WOW! Thank you Alan, I remember seeing that Home Electrical Appliances movie from the Prelinger Archives years ago and I have always wondered what the heck that dishwasher was! I'm sure you are correct, another mystery solved!

 

[retromania]

Very cool.

 

[kb0nes]

I quit using old fashioned water years ago.

I found that Dihydrogen Monoxide works far better. Be sure to read the MSDS carefully though, used improperly it is deadly stuff...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PRODUCT NAME: DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
FORMULA WT: 18.00
CAS NO.: 07732-18-5
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: ZC0110000
COMMON SYNONYMS: DIHYDROGEN OXIDE, HYDRIC ACID
PRODUCT CODES: 4218,4219
EFFECTIVE: 05/30/86
REVISION #01

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

STORAGE: KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.

BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 17.5

MELTING POINT: 0 C ( 32 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100

APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODORLESS, CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID.

TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(G/KG) - 190
LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 25

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
AREA. DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE IS CONSIDERED A NON-REGULATED PRODUCT, BUT
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE SODIUM, POTASSIUM
AND OTHER ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTAL FLUORINE; AND STRONG DEHYDRATING AGENTS
SUCH AS SULFURIC ACID. IT FORMS EXPLOSIVE GASES WITH CALCIUM CARBIDE.
AVOID CONTACT WITH ALL MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS SUBSTANCE IS
COMPATIBLE. EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY UPON FREEZING. DO NOT STORE IN RIGID
CONTAINER AND PROTECT FROM FREEZING.

DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

 

[retromania]

I use old-fashioned water, but our's is soft in this area. I have bought old cooking pots from online auctions that obviously came from an area of hard water without the benfit of a water softener. I had to treat treat scrub scrub to get all the scaling off.

 

[frigilux]

Phil: Dihydrogen Monoxide sounds like loads of fun...but what exactly do you use it for?

 

[arbilab]

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

 

[kb0nes]

I run a quart of Dihydrogen Monoxide through my coffee maker every morning! Sure keeps it clean

I got a chuckle that someone actually took the time to make this page:

http://www.dhmo.org/

They don't give many hints to tip people off to the joke...

 

[frigilux]

Oh, good grief...it's water, LOL!

 

[kb0nes]

H20

Eugene, Thanks for playing the straight man