this article was more than fascinating to read....thanks Robert....wish there was a video to see the process in action...amazing to see this stuff fabricated and assembled...
I remember my Mom's V12, she hated it because of all the lint that was left on clothes...of course back in the 60's, clothing was made different, clothing gave off more lint, and as Malcolm mentioned, there was some vigorous agitation in that machine...
once nice thing about all those holes in the beginning, it really spun the clothes out well and packed to the walls...there's always a pro and con...