Estate sale finds Saturday -- Cold Water All

[gansky1]

Found a few fun things at a house on Saturday. I've never seen Cold Water All before!

And the Westy fan was just too cute to not bring home.

 

[gansky1]

Used once or twice maybe -

 

[gansky1]

The powder is a beautiful light-blue!

 

[bendix5]

My parents had one of those Westie fans as well as a small grey speckled General Electric. I loved watching them especially the GE since the speckles made a design. That cold water all is a neat find. Sure is a large size for a trial size. Snowy bleach was used a lot in our house in the Bendix Duomatic. Mom was a nurse and it cleaned her uniforms well without adding much suds along with the Dash in the red box. I sure wish they would bring them both back to the market place. I can still remember the scents they both had. Good finds Greg. Dano-Bendix5

 

[washernoob]

GREG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAh!

Thats the exact same westinghouse fan I have! Nice find! Mine was not as nice! A bit of corrosion on the cage and a cracked fan on mine! But the paint is mint!

Isn't it just a gorgeous rose color!? I love these. I think was told it was mid 50s.

What excellent finds you have!

 

[washernoob]

Box!>!

Whoa. Didn't even notice the box! WOW What a find. Now thats a rarity in your hands!

 

[frigilux]

My question: How does an open box of vintage detergent not turn into one huge clump over the years? You'd think the humidity would get to it.

Great finds, Greg!

 

[tlee618]

That Cold Water All is sure a mystery to me Greg. I'm betting like we said that maybe it was only offered in a test market area. We used liquid Cold water all for years but never had the powder. Beautiful fan by the way!!! I bet that range book is fun too! Great day at the sales!

 

[vacfanatic]

All

Greg,

How does the All compare to today's All? I wan't to hear All about it, since I do like the new All. Allright? -Andrew

 

[Unimatic1140]

Ooooh that cold water All is super strong, try it using hot water!

 

[laundryshark]

Cold Water All Commercial

Here you go!--Laundry Shark

 

[whirlcool]

I seem to remember hearing about Cold Water All during my college years(70-74). And there was another detergent out at the same time called Cold Power.

I never used either one as I thought how can you get clothes clean in cold water?

 

[combo52]

COLD POWER DETERGERT

I remember Cold Power detergent and I was [ and still am ] skeptical about washing in cold water, and I seem to remember the back of the box saying that it worked in cold water but the hotter the water the better the cleaning.

 

[srswirl]

Cold Power

I absolutely HATE washing in cold water...and just don't do it. However, when Cold Power was around, I tried it and got hooked on it. My father was an auto mechanic and I used to get so frustrated trying to get his clothes really clean. I would have boiled them on the stove if my mother let me. But...when Cold Power came along, that stuff was AMAZING. I could wash Dad's clothes in cold or warm water...and the results were simply unbelievable. Gas and it's smell was gone...all the black lubricating grease would come out...even the used motor oil. When I couldn't get it any more, I almost had a breakdown! LOL! It was the best laundry detergent I have ever used. Since then, I have never washed in cold water again.

 

[tomturbomatic]

In the owner's manual for my LK combo, Liquid Cold Water All was listed as one of the low-sudsing liquids that could be used in the combo. I did not know about the powder formula. Robert, does the powder produce more suds when used in warm or hot water?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Robert, does the powder produce more suds when used in warm or hot water?

Yes and it seems really strong, I remember sticking my hands into the semi-hot water and with that detergent and it causing a minor detergent burn. With cold water it did not burn in any way.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

FYBC!

That fan is gorrrrrgeous! Great finds!

 

[qsd-dan]

Love the minty Westinghouse fan!

 

[washernoob]

I was inspired to go and try and clean up my westy fan.

Seems it doesn't want to run anymore. Must have disconnected something when I was cleaning and re-oiling the innards. Hmm....

Well thats another project for a not so distant day.

Im trying to figure out if there is a way to repair the crack in the blade, so the crack is no longer visible. Maybe some paint will do the trick.

 

[qsd-dan]

I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to repair the crack in the blade, so the crack is no longer visible. Maybe some paint will do the trick.

It would be best to repair the crack or the crack will most likely continue on with its journey. Maybe fill it in with epoxy or JB Weld. Let it dry and cure for a couple of days, then paint the blade.

 

[washernoob]

Thanks!

Might try some JB weld since I need some anyways for another fan project!

 

[launderess]

Speaking of Cold Water

Washing... Just nabbed a box of "Cold Power" detergent. Think will open it soon and give it a try.

Growing up we had a HUGE boxe of the stuff, the sort one would see in a commercial laundry right beside Mother Dear's Whirlpool washing machine. When the box was empty (and that took some doing, as the contents decreased, one had to reach lower and lower to get at what remained), Big Daddy would fetch another, and my brothers made "forts" or found other ways to play with the box.

IIRC, cold water washing really was promoted during the 1970's due to the energy crisis. However try as Lever Bros, Colgate Palmolive, and others tried, housewives simply wouldn't abandon hot or warm water washing in great enough numbers.

 

[DADoES]

 
I talked Mom into using Cold Power for a while. I recall it being VERY sudsy.

 

[launderess]

Thanks For The Heads Up!

Won't even try to use it in the Miele then, though box does say Cold Power can be used in all types of washing machines. Even has dosage for front loaders,though says suds should reach "halfway up the window", something my Miele would object to most strongly.

 

[gansky1]

Here are the sale finds from a couple of weeks ago - yes, that is an entire unopened case of Borateem. It's the same box as in the ad with the spinning Philco washer that I loved so much as a kid. The Miracle White bleach is one I've never found before. I think I have enough powdered oxygen bleach for a while...

This is also the most ACT detergent I've seen in captivity, usually all I see are unopened samples that came in the mail - as is one of these boxes. I remember getting our samples years ago and as Laundress said, our GE Filter-Flo "objected most strongly" to the suds.

 

[gansky1]

More finds from that same week - the answering machine telephone was made for "Bell". There is no access to the recording tapes (or ?) and there is a small window on the phone that ticks off the minutes used.

 

[gansky1]

And another pretty vacuum with it's original box. This one is here on the "catch and release" plan, there is no room for it to stay.

 

[whirlcool]

Miracle White

I remember Miracle White as a detergent rather than a oxygen bleach. It gave me the worst rash I have ever had in my life.
Yuck. I would itch even looking at the box of detergent.

 

[srswirl]

Similar Experiences

Gosh Laundress! I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I got Mom to buy GIANT boxes from the restaurant I worked at once I discovered I loved the stuff. (The restaurant washed all the kitchen linens and tablecloths in a large capacity Kenmore with the Penta Vane. The owner's wife insisted on cold water for the tablecloths which were red because she didn't want them to fade. They saw YEARS of heavy use and daily washing in Cold Power). The box of Cold Power at home sat near our BOL Kenmore with the gold straight vane agitator. I went through several of those boxes (must have been 50 pounds?)...but it took me years!

Strange...I don't remember it being sudsy at all. It rinsed really clean. Great old memories.

 

[washernoob]

WOW!

You seem to find the most awesome things ever!

That eureka is so minty and beautiful! WOW

Ps I have that same corn popper!