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repairguy
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Wow! That is neat. Wish I could have visited one of these when still in operation.
Don’t we all!!! 
norgeway
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We had a Laundromat in Lenoir NC
That had Norges and Speed Queens for top loaders and Philco Bendix front loaders This was still running in the early 80s My Mother would take blankets etc and wash in the front loaders.
That had Norges and Speed Queens for top loaders and Philco Bendix front loaders This was still running in the early 80s My Mother would take blankets etc and wash in the front loaders.
Launderess, I got to go to a washeteria in Houston in the mid-late 1960s that had this set up, but they were turquoise. that's a beautiful picture!!!
There was a commercial Frigidaire Unimatic in the laundry room at my sister’s apartment building—this would have been 1967-68. It was older than the harvest gold beauties in your photo; had a round window and a very plain-Jane console. I stole a cap for the agitator from an appliance store because I thought someone in the building must have misplaced it. Didn’t realize the coin-op machines didn’t come with a cap.
Frigidaire!
I remember these washers well. Their was a laundromat / dry cleaners that had Norge FL dry cleaning machines. And these Frigidaire washers. From 1964 - 1968 they had the
Turquoise ones with the round window than in 1968 - 1974 they got these Yellow units. The place was around the corner from my house so I used to hangout their a lot! Funny thing is the washers out washed anything made today in just 18 minutes! We really went backwards!
I remember these washers well. Their was a laundromat / dry cleaners that had Norge FL dry cleaning machines. And these Frigidaire washers. From 1964 - 1968 they had the
Turquoise ones with the round window than in 1968 - 1974 they got these Yellow units. The place was around the corner from my house so I used to hangout their a lot! Funny thing is the washers out washed anything made today in just 18 minutes! We really went backwards!
They changed out the three ring agitators with the jet cone things when they came out. They reduced the capacity and greatly reduced the effectiveness for washing things like throw rugs.
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I had one of those for several years from the Aberdeen Farm many years ago. It's a Super-Duty multi-matic with a 1010rpm spin speed. This is Rich (golittlesport) and me in the early 2000's.
A friend of mine sent me a link to a TV movie (you tube) last week called Heat Wave. It was amusing for a while and even had a laundromat scene. Looks like Frigidaire washers...
That postcard is lovely, what a thrill it would have been to walk into that 'mat and find those washers. We stayed in Blackduck, MN years ago for a family fishing trip and in the town laundromat, they had four Frigidaires. Two 1-18's and two solid tub. Most of the washers were Dexter front-load Double Load washers but they still had four of the top-loads. I had to beg for a load in the Frigidaire and stood glued to the window-lid for the whole cycle.
That postcard is lovely, what a thrill it would have been to walk into that 'mat and find those washers. We stayed in Blackduck, MN years ago for a family fishing trip and in the town laundromat, they had four Frigidaires. Two 1-18's and two solid tub. Most of the washers were Dexter front-load Double Load washers but they still had four of the top-loads. I had to beg for a load in the Frigidaire and stood glued to the window-lid for the whole cycle.
Quite unusual picture. These machines seem to be of around 1969-70, since the temp. and speed controls are not built into the coin slide box as they were right after that. Didn't know Harvest gold came out that early. These machines look pretty identical to the many turquoise machines I have seen of commercial units.
Delturner- My guess is closer to 1963-65 since it has a round window. The machine in my sister's apartment building (referenced above) appeared to be several years old when she moved there in '67. As you mentioned, the controls were on a very plain console; just a toggle switch for hot or warm water and a PUSH reset button in case the internal fuse blew.
At any rate, 2 dimes bought 20 minutes of delightful entertainment, LOL. The view into the machine was even better when I put a cap on the agitator---no water splashing up onto the window.
Question For Robert (or anyone else who might know): Does the Super Duty Multi-Matic coin-op machine in the photo above (Reply #9) pause between pulsating and spins? I always assumed the one I used was a Unimatic because it didn't pause. Maybe I am wrong; maybe it was a Multi-Matic, as well.
At any rate, 2 dimes bought 20 minutes of delightful entertainment, LOL. The view into the machine was even better when I put a cap on the agitator---no water splashing up onto the window.
Question For Robert (or anyone else who might know): Does the Super Duty Multi-Matic coin-op machine in the photo above (Reply #9) pause between pulsating and spins? I always assumed the one I used was a Unimatic because it didn't pause. Maybe I am wrong; maybe it was a Multi-Matic, as well.
Shaded Harvest-Gold
Came out in very late 1968 and most everyone had it in 1969.
John L.
Came out in very late 1968 and most everyone had it in 1969.
John L.
The Frigidaire coin-op I referenced looked like this one. Photo courtesy of Robert from an archived thread.[this post was last edited: 7/22/2019-11:37]
