Does anyone use a wringer washer?

[athanasius80]

Out of curiousity, does anyone use prewar washing machines like the gasoline engine Maytags or the copper Easy's? I'm kinda thinking I'm stuck in the 1930s but want to know if I should even THINK about getting an 80 year old washing machine.
Thanks!
Chris

 

[lederstiefel1]

Yes - why not??
They are great - German machines from that time anyway.

Ralf

 

[bingwsguy]

Absolutely. I have a 50's Maytag Wringer (electric) which I bought for sentimental as well as asthetic reasons, but I do use it from time to time. They just run and run and are so simple to repair if needed.

 

[gmmcnair]

I do...

I have an old 1940 Maytag E2L. It's an electric with a square tub.

I use it spring through fall, basically whenever the weather is nice enough to hang clothes out. I can wash two to four loads with the same water. I can also get them done QUICKLY; if you have a rinse tub next to it, you can wash, rinse and hang six loads of laundry in about an hour and a half.

If you're going to get a wringer washer, I would suggest you go with Maytag. Parts are still available pretty easily, and they are very easy to fix. Just get one made 1939 or later for safety purposes; the release bar works very well on the E and N series and they wash beautifully.

Hope this helps,
Mike

 

[geoffdelp]

Well ... Chris ... I have a 77 year old Maytag with an electric motor and I wouldn't hesitate about using it. I like to keep it "reserved" however.

There are probably a lot of "newer" wringer washers that you could use and then you could get one from the 1930's to fix-up and use once in a while.

You've got to protect the wringer rollers on these old machines; they are really getting scarce out there.

 

[maytagmike]

collectio of wringer washers

I have a collection of wringer washers and table top washers.I take turns putting them up to the sink and running them they remind me of simpler times. If you ever have any questions feel free to write

Mike

http://www.oldwash.com

 

[abcomatic]

Chirs, You bet, go and get one. I have 2 ABC's from the 50's, 3 Maytags and a Dexter. All wash up a storm and you can do laundry in them fast too. By the time you do one load, rinse it and hang it out on the line, the next load is ready. Have fun with your new machine. ABC O Matic (Gary)

 

[alr2903]

way to go geoffdelph

Although i have not yet met geoffdelph, he has a wringer collection of tags, and not only in the picture he posted. everything always looks so clean and neat as a pin. Geoff i was sure you would notice this thread, but h*ll we all know you have a bunch of those Maytag wringers and they all have BLING. I always enjoy the pics of your collection. alr2903

 

[mickeyd]

Yes, I do.

A huge semi-automatic Norge in which I do boil washes of rags and rugs using the dishwasher discharge from the main wash and the three rinses.

A square Maytag with green and black accents and a pump which I use regularly.

A nearly fully restored Kenmore Visamatic, my pride and joy, using it as often as possible.

For anyone interested I am working on something very special for all of you. It's called: Conventional Washing, a Study in Text and Pictures. I promise that it will be a real shocker. It is almost finished.

 

[golittlesport]

Can't wait, Mickey!

 

[mickeyd]

I love you too, Rich

Thanks, you won't be disappointed. I vow it.

 

[gocartwasher]

check out the amish

they repair sell & comvert many to gasoline power or have a horse turn a wheel to power it ,I live near Berne & Grabill Indiana where they do this in several shops

 

[tomturbomatic]

Geoff, the "Roller Water Remover" on that Gray Ghost looks like it would remove any body part that was unfortunate enough to get caught and pulled in.
Tom

 

[geoffdelp]

Tom ... it sure does!! The safety release didn't seem so "safe" to me, either.

Good heavens; you would have to exert quite a bit of force with your other hand to release it if your arm got caught in in it.

Kind of scary ... BUT ... a lot of fun to operate!!

 

[abcomatic]

True story about the Maytag Gray Ghost Wringer. The machine that Geoff has pictured here was our everyday washer until 1958(my grandmother bought it new in the '30s). Mom was washing in the basement, wearing a dress that had a sailor collar on it. As she bent over to wring sheets(first load of the day)her collar went along with the sheets and before she realized what had happened, her neck was going along too. She screamed for me me (then 9 years old) "Gary, get your ass down here now, I am going through the wringer! "Just in the nick of time I managed to pull up on the release and safe her from - probably a broken neck? She just stood there and trembeled for a few minutes and then went on with the wash. "Ah, another satisfing and relaxing wash day." lol If you are careful with what you are doing and not in a big hurry, you have nothing to be worry about; on the other hand though .....
Bye for now, Gary