First Washer/Dryer Hook-ups
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My mom's first automatic was a mid-line 1956 Westy Laundromat with black and gold control knobs. It went in the basement where she had done washing in cement stationary tubs with a Dexter wringer washer. (The Dexter was rolled into a corner and saved.) A plumder had to add hot and cold faucets in the water lines behind the cement sinks.
I was about 3 years old and have a few vivid memories of that machine. I loved the fact it had a window that I could look into and see all the splashing and waterfall fill/spray. One thing I recall was, probably the first load, that the force of the pump was so strong that the water flew out of the sink and rained on us kids. My mom tied an old nylon stocking around the hose to remedy that. I remember the stocking would fill up with water and suds and it looked like a dismembered leg lying in the sink.
Another memory: One day as I was standing there watching, a load became unbalanced and the machine jumped and banged and then the shut-off kicked in and it stopped and buzzed loudly. I took off about 100 miles per hour! I remember flying up the wooden basement stairs on all fours, passing my mom half way as she was running down the steps to see what was going on with her new washing machine.
I remember in the 50's that getting an automatic washer was quit a big deal. All the neighbors would come over to see and the ladies would talk about their machines over coffee. My grandmother had gotten a 1955 Frigidaire set the year before and kept telling my dad that he needed to buy my mom an automatic since he had produced four kids by that time. The Westy was my mom's pride and joy. With two of the four kids in diapers, it was a life-changing purchase.
My mom's first automatic was a mid-line 1956 Westy Laundromat with black and gold control knobs. It went in the basement where she had done washing in cement stationary tubs with a Dexter wringer washer. (The Dexter was rolled into a corner and saved.) A plumder had to add hot and cold faucets in the water lines behind the cement sinks.
I was about 3 years old and have a few vivid memories of that machine. I loved the fact it had a window that I could look into and see all the splashing and waterfall fill/spray. One thing I recall was, probably the first load, that the force of the pump was so strong that the water flew out of the sink and rained on us kids. My mom tied an old nylon stocking around the hose to remedy that. I remember the stocking would fill up with water and suds and it looked like a dismembered leg lying in the sink.
Another memory: One day as I was standing there watching, a load became unbalanced and the machine jumped and banged and then the shut-off kicked in and it stopped and buzzed loudly. I took off about 100 miles per hour! I remember flying up the wooden basement stairs on all fours, passing my mom half way as she was running down the steps to see what was going on with her new washing machine.
I remember in the 50's that getting an automatic washer was quit a big deal. All the neighbors would come over to see and the ladies would talk about their machines over coffee. My grandmother had gotten a 1955 Frigidaire set the year before and kept telling my dad that he needed to buy my mom an automatic since he had produced four kids by that time. The Westy was my mom's pride and joy. With two of the four kids in diapers, it was a life-changing purchase.
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