Maytag's 12-Millionth Appliance - 16mm Film

[cadman]

Here's a real treat from 1959, a look behind the curtain on the production of Maytag's 12-millionth laundry appliance, a 641C dryer. There's also some great downtown footage of Newton, with the dryer being pulled around the town square by an Oliver tractor (built in Charles City). And attached is a pic of the Hotel Maytag I snapped last month, which is now boutique apartments, but still has some businesses on the street level.

 

[maytag85]

Cool to see how the Maytag HOH’s were assembled. People can hem and haw all they want about other dryers of this era etc, but none are as quiet as a Maytag HOH from this era. For sure on the quieter end.

Interesting thing is the Maytag HOH’s used Oilite bearings which were invented by Chrysler Corporation back in the 1930’s.