'How Dry I Am' Music Box press release pic from W now on ebay

[moparwash]

Now on ebay...a press release photo from Westinghouse in 1952 and on the back is the story of how the music box dryer came to be...a great idea then...and now!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Press-...22324?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566e86e794

 

[classiccaprice]

I love mine! How cool! Thanks for posting.

 

[a440]

And he was so darn cute!
Wonder if he is still alive?

 

[classiccaprice]

If so he'd be 92 or 93... Possible, but unlikely.

 

[tennblondie78]

Has someone ever posted a video showing one playing the song at the end of the cycle? I would love to hear it.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

re: Video showing one playing at the end of the cycle:

Here's a Mini-Xylophone that someone went through the trouble and expense of to put in specially-modeled slant-front Westy dryers to let you know when your clothes are done:

 

Installed in place of a buzzer, bell or a single-key chime...

 

And notice how it takes a few "chimes" for a certain key to be finally hit--and only ONCE????!!!!--...

 

 

-- Dave

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-DmKbLMY5U

 

[tennblondie78]

Thanks, Dave! I also found a couple of other videos posted by AW members on YouTube showing the end of cycle chime. OMG... I wish I had room for a set! LOL! I always loved the styling of those, but now I'm in love.

 

[classiccaprice]

A link to mine is right above the picture of my set.

 

[twintubdexter]

I was always pulling the fronts off Westinghouse dryers and removing the "HDIA" uint.  AnyWestinghouse laundry trades always went to the scrap guy so I could be pretty careless...prying the panel off with a big screwdriver and often breaking the plastic and sometimes cutting my hands on the musical "instrument." Eventually I had a box of about 20 of them. I can't remember where they went...it was eons ago.

 

[danemodsandy]

William Wasemann:

Appears to have passed away prior to 2000; I found a discussion group post referring to his death. One of his twin sons, Michael, passed away in 2010. I wasn't able to find much more, with the exception of patent applications, which are very numerous.

 

[classiccaprice]

Any idea where Patrick (the other son) lived? Someone could write him and see if he has any info on his father's work.

 

[moparwash]

He also invented the Weigh-to-Save lid for W top loading machines, too!

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3522855.html

 

[roto204]

Nice!

All this, and they couldn't come up with a tub brake. ;-)