Montgomery Ward Appliance Ad

[washerlover]

Found this on ebay and could’t resist buying it. Appears to be a late ‘40s early ‘50s mailer advertising special sale items (inside is a mattress for $34 and a lawn mower for $64!).

No date on the ad; wonder who manufactured the fabulous “Wardomatic” washer and dryer? Obviously before Montgomery Ward started badging their machines with the exclusive “Signature” brand name. Interesting how the washer holds 8-9 lbs yet the dryer boasts 18 lbs!

Just wanted to share.

 

[DADoES]

 
18 lbs of wet clothes ... not 18 lbs of clothes, wet.  

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I'd say 1957 or there abouts. As for the manufacturer, the only other company that had a fiberglass basket that I know of was APEX. Experts?

 

[gansky1]

Very cool ad, rare machines. This was made by Apex. They also made for Zenith that comes up POD now and then. Apex made an agitator machine with a transmission and agitator as well as the bouncing basket. I believe the Apex appliance factory closed in 1958/59.

 

[norgeway]

They made

The bouncing basket models for Wards and Universal for a while as well as the agitator models, Apex and Eureka made the vacuums and Westinghouse also made vacuums in the mid to late 50s.