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Early Europeanen automatic front loading machines
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Well, thank you for the info. Those fashion magazines are from 1964 and no big info about detergents. But did "Sunil" made detergent especially for automatich washing machines?
I do remember hearing or seeing an documentary few years ago (probably heard it at the radio, I'm not 100% sure). The narrator sayed about detergents and how expensive where automatic washing machines in the '50's and '60's *. Couldn't thnink at my life without an automatic washing machine. Back then I wondered how the old automatic washing machine looked (well, in an episode of "Tom and Jerry" you can see an American automatic washing machine, front loading, but with an horizontal agitator, like a top loader). Searched few years ago old washing machines, but didn't found back then the very old ones. A guy from a Romanian forum mentioned last month about a Romanian assambled (later made) washing machine and I've started the search.
I wondered if any one had here front loading automatic washing machines in the '60's. In the '70's I think they imported some from "Gorenje" (they mentioned them in a repiar book), but I don't know about '60's. They bought automobiles from Wester-Germany (imported for the state or by private persons)**, but I don't know about washing machines. Funny thing: in Romanian washing machine is maşină de spălat (plural: maşini de spălat). But maşină is generally used for automobiles (automobile in Romanian), and by many for buses too and sometimes even trolleybuses!
* an automatic "Bauknecht" was about 1.995 West-German Marks around 1959. I wonder what where the wages (sallaryes) in Western-Germany back then. Starting with the price of a hobby magazine I made a calcuation and it resulted in today's money it have had to cost around 3.000 Euros. Not quyte cheap for even a German.
** I made the comparation because of size. Officially they imported "Reanult" and "F.I.A.T." automobiles (for the general public). People bought electronics too, but besides television sets and big radio consoles (cabinet type), the rest could be carry in the plane or the train.
I do remember hearing or seeing an documentary few years ago (probably heard it at the radio, I'm not 100% sure). The narrator sayed about detergents and how expensive where automatic washing machines in the '50's and '60's *. Couldn't thnink at my life without an automatic washing machine. Back then I wondered how the old automatic washing machine looked (well, in an episode of "Tom and Jerry" you can see an American automatic washing machine, front loading, but with an horizontal agitator, like a top loader). Searched few years ago old washing machines, but didn't found back then the very old ones. A guy from a Romanian forum mentioned last month about a Romanian assambled (later made) washing machine and I've started the search.
I wondered if any one had here front loading automatic washing machines in the '60's. In the '70's I think they imported some from "Gorenje" (they mentioned them in a repiar book), but I don't know about '60's. They bought automobiles from Wester-Germany (imported for the state or by private persons)**, but I don't know about washing machines. Funny thing: in Romanian washing machine is maşină de spălat (plural: maşini de spălat). But maşină is generally used for automobiles (automobile in Romanian), and by many for buses too and sometimes even trolleybuses!
* an automatic "Bauknecht" was about 1.995 West-German Marks around 1959. I wonder what where the wages (sallaryes) in Western-Germany back then. Starting with the price of a hobby magazine I made a calcuation and it resulted in today's money it have had to cost around 3.000 Euros. Not quyte cheap for even a German.
** I made the comparation because of size. Officially they imported "Reanult" and "F.I.A.T." automobiles (for the general public). People bought electronics too, but besides television sets and big radio consoles (cabinet type), the rest could be carry in the plane or the train.
Early Schwanweiss and Sunil (amongst others) were all mostly meant for wash tubs/kochewasch.
Sunil was already an exciting brand, but they changed the formula soon after automatic washing machines on the market here. The Netherlands adapted rather quickly to automatics, so detergent manufacturers changed their products soon to step into a hole in the market.
Here's a thread with ads from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?73692_111
Here's a thread with ads from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?73692_111
nokia2010
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Curiosity: in the '50's and '60's in Europe there imported automatic front loaders from U.S.A.? There where any brand manufcaturing 'em here?
Not only frontloaders, but some toploaders too, especially General Electric. They were imported through the harbour of Rotterdam, I guess that's why they were so widely available in the Netherlands. They were all manufactured in the USA, not in Europe.
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Old threads
Have a look to these old threads!
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http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?40889
Have a look to these old threads!
)http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?40889
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But I'm still curios: that "Constructa" from 1953 does have a flotor?
Beeing the 1st automatic front loader beeing made in Europe, they where copyed from other brands or the engineers just looked through some documenation and designed that washing machine?
Beeing the 1st automatic front loader beeing made in Europe, they where copyed from other brands or the engineers just looked through some documenation and designed that washing machine?
"Beeing the 1st automatic front loader beeing made in Europe, they where copyed from other brands or the engineers just looked through some documenation and designed that washing machine?"
That is something history doesn't tell.
That is something history doesn't tell.
nokia2010
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OOps, it was only now that I've seen that link with British adds.
What is better then an early "Constructa"? A store with them (only if you could find one nowdays): https://www.daidalos.blog/ideenatlas/die-constructa-waschmaschine-muttis-liebling/
Why 2 lids? https://www.elektroboerse-handel.de/grosselektro/waschen-trocknen/artikel/104304/
1958 add: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Ergee-Perlo...459252057:g:GBsAAOSwnsRaXNtP&autorefresh=true
Probably 1961-1963 add: https://www.ebay.it/itm/Q48-Pubblicita-Advertising-Werbung-1963-Lavatrice-Constructa-1-/390852563061
An article (in German): http://www.wz.de/lokales/kreis-mettmann/hausfrauen-traum-aus-lintorf-1.565959
I've used "Google" Transalte to translate that article and it seems that "Constructa" where made in more just one location.
They where really so famous abroad? If it wasn't for my passion, I would never ever heard about this brad.
An K6. Probably around 1958-1960.
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Ce avem noi aici?/What do we have here?
What is better then an early "Constructa"? A store with them (only if you could find one nowdays): https://www.daidalos.blog/ideenatlas/die-constructa-waschmaschine-muttis-liebling/
Why 2 lids? https://www.elektroboerse-handel.de/grosselektro/waschen-trocknen/artikel/104304/
1958 add: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Ergee-Perlo...459252057:g:GBsAAOSwnsRaXNtP&autorefresh=true
Probably 1961-1963 add: https://www.ebay.it/itm/Q48-Pubblicita-Advertising-Werbung-1963-Lavatrice-Constructa-1-/390852563061
An article (in German): http://www.wz.de/lokales/kreis-mettmann/hausfrauen-traum-aus-lintorf-1.565959
I've used "Google" Transalte to translate that article and it seems that "Constructa" where made in more just one location.
They where really so famous abroad? If it wasn't for my passion, I would never ever heard about this brad.
An K6. Probably around 1958-1960.
Here and Swiss wasching machine
Ce avem noi aici?/What do we have here?
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Original patents for Constructa washing machine
Made several references to American machines; but nothing about Bendix.
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE972471C/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE1182199B/en
wiki.bsh-group.com
Made several references to American machines; but nothing about Bendix.
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE972471C/en
https://patents.google.com/patent/DE1182199B/en
History of the Constructa brand - BSH Wiki
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Very intresting. I've I will see such machine sent for destroing, it's a must to save it.
On that list of patents I've seen some images. But why when I click a patent I don't see an image?
In Romania the door of the front loading washing machines is gennerally called "porthole" ("hublou" in Romanian; plural "hublouri"). Well, if this isn't enough, in Romania most people are keeping theyr washing machines in bathrooms. Some prewar buldings are having at bahtrooms round windows, inspired by portholes! (of the TransAtlantic ships).
On that list of patents I've seen some images. But why when I click a patent I don't see an image?
In Romania the door of the front loading washing machines is gennerally called "porthole" ("hublou" in Romanian; plural "hublouri"). Well, if this isn't enough, in Romania most people are keeping theyr washing machines in bathrooms. Some prewar buldings are having at bahtrooms round windows, inspired by portholes! (of the TransAtlantic ships).
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The 1st one is an dryer. Probably the pair of 700 washing machine.
An "Matura" (probably around 1960).
An "Matura" (probably around 1960).
Nylon bed linen
If like myself you suffered with Excema those sheets were not nice at all as they brushed side caught on dry skin and if felt like electric shocks every time you moved ....
So pleased when Polyester/cotton took over from nylon !!
Austin
If like myself you suffered with Excema those sheets were not nice at all as they brushed side caught on dry skin and if felt like electric shocks every time you moved ....
So pleased when Polyester/cotton took over from nylon !!
Austin
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From here: https://www.test.de/Historischer-Te...en-Nur-6-von-27-sind-Spitzenklasse-4716673-0/
you can download a 1966 article with reviews about old automatic washing machines.
I will try to understeand what they are saying there - I don't speak German, English beeing the only forgein language that I can allmost interly underesteand.
Some brands from there, never heared about them. Maybe some of you know more about them.
you can download a 1966 article with reviews about old automatic washing machines.
I will try to understeand what they are saying there - I don't speak German, English beeing the only forgein language that I can allmost interly underesteand.
Some brands from there, never heared about them. Maybe some of you know more about them.
Yes, those historical test reports are really great to read. Perhaps Google Translate can help you with the German text.
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I will try to find a program that converts the image into text, so I can understeand what they are saying there. I can understeand a little bit. From the old Europeanen ones, the German ones are my favourite. And problably for some of them you can still find spare parts. Some are machines that last, but even at something that lats, parts can get broken.
I did read your posted reviews about automatic wahshers (the scanned one). They are intresting, but still do I look more about the German ones.
Besides the fact that I want to use a old washing machine (not because is old, but because it uses more water... old can mean even a 2000, not a 1960 one), so I'm intrested in what I can get, I wonder why do I like old washing machines so much. O.k., I can add there is one of the old thing that can be used even after years, but you can still use an old radios (I do like very much old radios, older then the '80's) or old no frost refrigerators (not mad about them), but from old electric household apliances, the old automatic washing machines are the most intresting. Could it be because they have more tehcnics into it?
I sayed that the old Germans are my favourites, but I wonder how did the water clutch worked on this Italian machine.
I did read your posted reviews about automatic wahshers (the scanned one). They are intresting, but still do I look more about the German ones.
Besides the fact that I want to use a old washing machine (not because is old, but because it uses more water... old can mean even a 2000, not a 1960 one), so I'm intrested in what I can get, I wonder why do I like old washing machines so much. O.k., I can add there is one of the old thing that can be used even after years, but you can still use an old radios (I do like very much old radios, older then the '80's) or old no frost refrigerators (not mad about them), but from old electric household apliances, the old automatic washing machines are the most intresting. Could it be because they have more tehcnics into it?
I sayed that the old Germans are my favourites, but I wonder how did the water clutch worked on this Italian machine.
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Sorry,I do have another curiosity too. In fact 3:
Some early "Constructa" machines had a kind of a small basin with a opening above, that was put on the same front - back line with the detergent funnel, behind the detergent funnel. What what it's use?
The "Constructa" had a flotor. This was for adjusting water level at washing and rising or for overflow protection?
Did the machines that where bolted to the floor more relaible in time, since they dind't had shock absorbers?
Some early "Constructa" machines had a kind of a small basin with a opening above, that was put on the same front - back line with the detergent funnel, behind the detergent funnel. What what it's use?
The "Constructa" had a flotor. This was for adjusting water level at washing and rising or for overflow protection?
Did the machines that where bolted to the floor more relaible in time, since they dind't had shock absorbers?
I'm sorry, I don't understand what part you mean.
Neighbours of us had a bolt down Constructa. A big family with 9 children. The Constructa repair man came over several times in a few years, so I guess the reliability was questionable.
Neighbours of us had a bolt down Constructa. A big family with 9 children. The Constructa repair man came over several times in a few years, so I guess the reliability was questionable.
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What part don't you understeand? So I can be more precise about it.
The bolt down "Bauknecht" WA35 looked impressive.
9 childern. That machine had a lot of usage, probably 2-3 days per week usage.
Talking about "Bauknecht" WA35, it's a impressive look machine on the inside. But unfourtenley, some very short washing programs for low temperatures. At 30 ° C it should lasted at least 20 minutes the washing itself (without the rising) or even 30 minutes.
The bolt down "Bauknecht" WA35 looked impressive.
9 childern. That machine had a lot of usage, probably 2-3 days per week usage.
Talking about "Bauknecht" WA35, it's a impressive look machine on the inside. But unfourtenley, some very short washing programs for low temperatures. At 30 ° C it should lasted at least 20 minutes the washing itself (without the rising) or even 30 minutes.
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