Truly belive one is going the route of the Collyer Brothers, but I just couldn't pass this NOS baby up.
Hand Held "Jet Action" Washing Machine
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Just The Thing For One's Danties!
Good Housekeeping and Parent's Magazines approved!
Good Housekeeping and Parent's Magazines approved!
Parting Shot
Have to get on the road for Thanksgiving!
Have to get on the road for Thanksgiving!
irishwashguy
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That is totally adorable!!!
WOW! How old is that machine?
WOW! How old is that machine?
that machine was manufacutred by AMI in 1957...
I have a Consumer Report from 1957 and they give this portable washer a very low rating......PAT COFFEY
I have a Consumer Report from 1957 and they give this portable washer a very low rating......PAT COFFEY
Low rating or not, it's fun!
I found a NOS Ami washer a number of years back and it's always a crowd pleaser. I would have been overjoyed to have one of these when I was a kid and they're no less fun now.
There is a small impeller inside the red bakelite base that churns the water from the bottom - you can't get more drama in a dishpan!
I found a NOS Ami washer a number of years back and it's always a crowd pleaser. I would have been overjoyed to have one of these when I was a kid and they're no less fun now.
There is a small impeller inside the red bakelite base that churns the water from the bottom - you can't get more drama in a dishpan!
I found this in a December, 1966 Popular Mechanics Magazine article, re: inventor Richard Walton... "...A company turned down a small portable washer Walton once offered because the motor wasn't powerful enough... "His first invention was the small electric machine that washes clothes in any sink or bathtub. He took it to Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Co., and a short time later got the verdict: NO. "...a friend urged him to take it to Bendix. It was a lucky break. Bendix bought. The washer appeared in the market in the mid-50's under the AMi brand name. (Today it's manufactured by Franz Electric Industries of Cleveland)."
Perhaps of greater interest here is this: "...Both the flexible agitator on the Whirlpool washer and the Jet Action agitator on the Frigidaire are Walton's patents".
Perhaps of greater interest here is this: "...Both the flexible agitator on the Whirlpool washer and the Jet Action agitator on the Frigidaire are Walton's patents".
The font on "AMi" (note the dotted "i") looks the same as the famous jukebox manufacturer. Coincidence?
Ken D.
Ken D.
"Jet Action" Washing In A Bucket! I LOVE It!
Am really going to have to make a video and get a YouTube account, this thing is just too much fun not to be shared.
Have the thing churning away in my lessiveuse (French laundry boiler), and am here to tell you it just cannot be beat for wash day drama.
Reason low sudsing detergent is recommended is obvious once the thing starts going; just as with Frigidarie's agitators, this thing creates tons of froth quite quickly!
Oh another thing, laundry will tangle just as with vintage Frigidaire's. Methinks better to "drop" into the container rather than load "around" the Ami washer.
L.
Am really going to have to make a video and get a YouTube account, this thing is just too much fun not to be shared.
Have the thing churning away in my lessiveuse (French laundry boiler), and am here to tell you it just cannot be beat for wash day drama.
Reason low sudsing detergent is recommended is obvious once the thing starts going; just as with Frigidarie's agitators, this thing creates tons of froth quite quickly!
Oh another thing, laundry will tangle just as with vintage Frigidaire's. Methinks better to "drop" into the container rather than load "around" the Ami washer.
L.
That AMI "immersion washer" reminds me of the Standard commercial immersion blenders-"boat motors" as chefs call them.The AMI unit looks like the blades are well garded so it doesn't "blend" your clothes.Would be interesting to see this thing working.The idea of washing clothes in any container is unique.
whirlcool
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Laundress:
That does look like a fun little machine, but I do believe you are in serious need of a manicure!
That does look like a fun little machine, but I do believe you are in serious need of a manicure!
You Got Me!
*LOL*
Actually used seller's snaps from the auction. Why bother taking more pictures?
L.
*LOL*
Actually used seller's snaps from the auction. Why bother taking more pictures?
L.
"The AMi washer is one and the same of jukebox fame.&qu
Consumer reports gave this washer a low rating. I was in a shop that restores game room equipment. He had an AMI jukebox box that he had just finished. He said that he hated to sell it because he knows it will come back. He said "those were not that great when they were new".
Consumer reports gave this washer a low rating. I was in a shop that restores game room equipment. He had an AMI jukebox box that he had just finished. He said that he hated to sell it because he knows it will come back. He said "those were not that great when they were new".
Well After Using The Thing Yesterday
Am here to tell you the little washer did quite a nice job on a small pillow slip and tablecloth.
Now would one want to do the weekly washing for a family of four with this unit? No, I wouldn't, but then again that is just me, and we have the benefit of living today, when good full sized washing machines can be had for little money.
Am here to tell you the little washer did quite a nice job on a small pillow slip and tablecloth.
Now would one want to do the weekly washing for a family of four with this unit? No, I wouldn't, but then again that is just me, and we have the benefit of living today, when good full sized washing machines can be had for little money.
AMi Jukeboxes
jaxsunst wrote:
"those were not that great when they were new"
All the AMi jukeboxes from the collectable era (visible mechanism, through the early 60s) are among the most trouble-free and easy to repair jukeboxes. The mechanisms are bullet-proof, and the mono amplifiers are textbook examples of how to build a HiFi Amp.
Ken D.
(AMI D-40)
jaxsunst wrote:
"those were not that great when they were new"
All the AMi jukeboxes from the collectable era (visible mechanism, through the early 60s) are among the most trouble-free and easy to repair jukeboxes. The mechanisms are bullet-proof, and the mono amplifiers are textbook examples of how to build a HiFi Amp.
Ken D.
(AMI D-40)
I can go along with Ken D on this-Jukebox amps are pretty straightforward amps to work on-have done a couple-AMI and a Seeburg,and a Wurlitzer-replaced filter caps,coupler caps and tubes.do those and the amp should work like new.I haven't done work on the changer units-but one person I knew who worked on the Seeburg changers for radio station Schaffer automation systems says to keep them clean and properly lubricated.Then they should be trouble free.I am looking for a visible TT jukebox to play 45's--since I have a ton of them from radio stations-the records have some "Q-burn" but play fine-mostly from the 60's.A jukebox would be a nice convenient way to play them and STORE the records!I have also recapped and tubed other amps too-and the same ideas-recapping works for older AM transmitter modulator stages too!makes the old transmitter sound and proof like new!Its amazing how nice an old AM transmitter sounds ON AIR with the modulator blocker and coupler caps replaced!
