My Stash Grows Yet Again

[launderess]

Needed these like a hole in the head, but my itchy trigger finger got the best of me. *LOL*

Still, might prove fun to play around with, and if the Miele objects, there is always either the Whirlpool or Hoover TT.

 

[supersuds]

I'd have snapped them up in a heartbeat!

Did you find them on Fleabay?

 

[launderess]

Where America Shops!

*LOL*

For once a fleaBay seller listed vintage laundry products with a reasonable price. Well packed and shipped quickly besides!

Now what to do? Show or to go?

Since the Rinso box is slighly leaking (one corner bottom flap has come unglued) may give it a try first.

Still have a huge box of vintage All stashed away as well.

 

[supersuds]

I have a somewhat similar dilemma over a box of Duz and Rinso (which I suspect is from the soap days). They didn't cost much but it seems a shame to open them after all these years.

Besides, if they ARE soap, I know how they'll perform (so-so at best) and there's no scent left....

I would go ahead and use your Rinso, since it will just keep leaking otherwise.

The Gain brings up a question I've wondered about: Do enzymes degrade over time?

 

[dirtybuck]

I'm curious about the box of Rinso. Could it be from Canada? To the best of my knowledge, I don't recall seeing anything like that in the area where I lived (TX) when I was growing up. Is there a clue as to what year it may have been manufactured?

Now, the Gain and Cold Power..no problems on those. We used them in our household. My sister was also one of those people who favored Cold Power over Tide!

 

[launderess]

Box of Rinso States Made In The USA

Gives Lever Brothers Manhattan NYC address with zip code of 10022. Since there is a zip code, can pretty much guess when product was made because the postal service didn't start using them until a certain year.

FWIW, the box of Rinso speaks of "wash and wear", which to me means the 1960's or 1970's. Dosage directions are given for top loading automatics, wringer and front loading washing machines.

Am pretty sure all three of these detergents contain phosphates. One box (Cold Power?) states it contains 8.7%. All state one does not have to add pre-packaged water softeners when using detergent.

 

[launderess]

Ding, Ding, Ding! - We Have Our Answer Folks

Box of Rinso is from the 1970's.

On the back of the box the details for the special offer on nylons expires on 31 December 1970.

 

[DADoES]

I remember Rinso being available here.

 

[whirlcool]

1965 was the year the post office started using zipcodes. Before that it was like "Chicago 50, Illinois".

And the thinner the cardboard on the box, the newer it is.

 

[appliguy]

Actually my research indicated zipcodes were introduced in 1

from what I have been told that is when they started using them in Baltimore MD (can any of you Baltimorians confirm or refute that?)...PAT COFFEY

 

[lordkenmore]

According to Wikipedia, ZIP codes date to 1963, although they weren't (apparently) mandatory at first.

Link to Wikipedia article, including a chance to see "Mr ZIP", the cartoon character promoting ZIP codes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code

 

[dnastrau]

Zip codes started on 7/1/63

Yes - it was 1963, but as stated before they weren't required immediately.

http://inventors.about.com/od/xyzstartinventions/a/zipcode.htm

 

[dirtybuck]

Rinso Blue

This was made back in the 50's. They still had Rinso White but they teamed it up with Rinso Blue to take on Tide and another competing detergent. Can you guess the name of the other detergent?

 

[dirtybuck]

While We're Waiting For An Answer..

Who wouldn't like to have this laundry supply stash added to what they've already got?

 

[supersuds]

Rinso Blue was competing with Cheer, of course.

As I understand it, Rinso was the first laundry product to use an optical brightener, "Soleum." I think that started when it was still a soap.

 

[launderess]

Soap Stash

Hmm, tempting but already have a case of P&G "white" laundry soap, along with two small boxes full of vintage Fels Naptha soap bars (both Purex and pre-Purex), along with a box full of Kirkman's Borax soap. All that with a huge basket of various French soaps laying about here.

Guess that counts me out!

From what one can tell Rinso was done in by Tide, even when Rinso switched to detergent from soap.

Rinso's claim to fame was that it used more sodium silicate than washing soda, which, according to the folks at Rinso meant it was cleaner rinsing and eaiser on fabrics.

Rinso also was one of the early detergents to jump on the OBA bandwagon with "Solium" or whatever.

The brand name of Rinso was sold off to a dollar store chain in California who now sells laundry products under that name. Rinso is also still sold in other parts of the world as well.

 

[dirtybuck]

DING DING DING!!!

You go, Supersuds!

 

[dirtybuck]

I take it this might be UK or OZ vintage Rinso?