Interesting home-brew wash tubs on eBay

[scoots]

Here's an interesting set of wash tubs apparently made from round tub ringer washers. Perhaps somebody here knows if this is an authentic home-brew or if the manufacturer issued these from their imperfect tubs. The frame and legs looks pretty sophisticated for a home operation of the period.

The price is, as always, a killer.

BTW, whose tubs are these? I know somebody will know at a glance.

Has anybody seen one of these before?

[this post was last edited: 10/7/2014-23:24]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-POR...016?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dd8f6d28

 

[tolivac]

For that price--you could buy a washer instead of just the "tubs"!Can't see spending 437 bucks on a pair of washer drums on a metal stand.

 

[kenmoreguy89]

I would not spend more than 50 bucks for that! Is simply rough and nonsense.....they just looks round tubs, one with no knowledge about like "us"  couldn't even tell it was a wringer washer.. again, it just looks a round tub...and the base is pitiful.
It might be nicer if it were a double tub  Philco/Dexter that couldn't  be fixed, you could keep the whole body with controls and levers and  remove the agi/transmission etc,  and remove the casters... and it would make a good look in one of those "forced/ fake" vintage style laundry rooms, they make beds and sofas from classic cars bodies etc ... .you can make the same with one of  wringer washer and turn to a wash tub/sink, and you don't need many works ahead also ....but again, I'd  prefer to have it whole and functional!  And one of the classic wash tubs! That is real vintage!
There were a couple VGC Philco double tubs WW on sale  on ebay for awhile, seems like sold now, they were less than what they ask for this tub..... If I ever discover this person used tubs from functional  or repairable machines I gonna go there and choke him! LOL

[this post was last edited: 10/11/2014-21:08]

 

[tomturbomatic]

The strangest components of that setup are the covers for the tubs. The rinse tubs do not need to be covered and, indeed, cannot be covered while in use.