My Finds For Today

[launderess]

Someone has to do it! *LOL*

Vintage GE WW

https://hibid.com/lot/188102072/vintage-ge-wringer-washing-machine-on-casters-?ref=lot-list

Vintage Frigidaire Fridge

https://hibid.com/lot/188102041/vintage-frigidaire-refrigerator--27--x-22--x-56-?ref=lot-list

Another one...

https://hibid.com/lot/187001518/vintage-frigidaire-refrigerator?ref=lot-list

Maytag dryer

https://hibid.com/lot/187734889/maytag-dryer?ref=lot-list

Maytag sign:

https://hibid.com/lot/187979332/maytag-2-sided-cardboard-sign?ref=lot-list

Maytag caps:

https://hibid.com/lot/186275948/-6--maytag-corp-hats-caps?ref=lot-list

More Maytag caps:

https://hibid.com/lot/187259139/3-maytag-and-crosley-ball-cap-hats?ref=lot-list

Box of Maytag stuff:

https://hibid.com/lot/186275947/box-lot-of-maytag-corp-parts-and-containers?ref=lot-list

Much of above and more Maytag items listed above come from this estate sale:

https://hibid.com/catalog/521966/-great-consignment-auction--dolls--vintage-toys--maytag---

Victron Rotary Ironer:

That plug and or cord is not safe. https://hibid.com/lot/187978175/-z--victron-rotary-ironer?ref=lot-list

From same auction as vintage GE wringer, a vintage General Electric range.

https://hibid.com/lot/188103047/ge-electric-stove-w--4-burners-and-double-oven-?
ref=catalog

and... Humphrey Company Kalamazoo Michigan bath water heater.

https://hibid.com/lot/188103079/humphrey-company-kalamazoo-michigan-bath-water?ref=catalog
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[tomturbomatic]

Thank you, Laundress!

 

[launderess]

You're welcome

We do our best...

 

[delco1946]

That ge ww is certainly unique looking. Wish I had several houses that I could deck out with all period appliances. Check out that bath water heater! Nifty.

 

[launderess]

Who Knew?

Various models of water heats by Humphrey Company reached 90% efficacy. Modern water heaters often top out at around 75% to 80%

https://archive.org/details/HumphreyCompany/mode/2up?view=theater

https://www.waterheaterrescue.com/funstuff/historypages/humphrey.html

https://www.waterheaterrescue.com/funstuff/historypages/humphrey-automatic.html

Much like Rudd and other instant gas water heaters of the time Humphrey offered many different models to suit needs. This included sidearm storage systems which meant pretty much an inexhaustible supply of hot water, even for heavy use. Two of these vintage sideharm heaters combined with say 1k gallon storage tank could easily supply hot water for an entire large office building.

Humphrey Products is still around, but they've long since gone out of water heater business.

Valve Manufacturer | Humphrey Products

A leading valve manufacturer located in Kalamazoo, MI specializing in custom & pneumatic valves, actuators, and liquid control products.

www.humphrey-products.com

 

[combo52]

New York water heater museum

Hi laundress thanks so much for posting. This did not know about this water heater collection.

We have one of those 20 gallon Rudd water heaters in our museum collection. Thanks to Tom.

I still haven’t customer with a 1941 version of this water heater. It was original to the house and it’s still working fine in Northwest Washington with the Monel tank.

Too bad they don’t have more of the early electric water heaters. There were a lot of unique ones as well. I removed a square Westinghouse electric water heater from my first partners mother‘s house in Wisconsin. It was from the 1940s she said we never ran out of hot water. We removed it in the 90s when gas was added to the house.

John

 

[launderess]

Citaton washer:

Citation Washing Machine- runs | Live and Online Auctions on HiBid.com

hibid.com

 

[combo52]

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