When I first heard our own webmaster Robert was going to have a Wash-In, I KNEW I just HAD to go! I mentioned it to my friend Joe (Catalystboy) and he wanted to go too. So planned it out and decided to drive from Los Angeles to MInneapolis. Here we are in the car on our way....
OK... yes you got me... we flew to Minneapolis (And BOY are my arms tired! LOL).
Actually I laughed when I saw the rental car company gave me a car with California plates! Great joke though... yes? LOL
OK... so we arrive Friday afternoon and head to Roberts house. After getting a preview of what there was to watch and play with the next day, we all head off to dinner together at a nice little restaurant with great food. It was really great getting to spend time with Robert, Fred, Jon, Terry, Ben, Cory, Tanya and the others! (I can't remember everyones names, SORRY!)
Surprisingly it was actually interesting (at least to Joe & I anyway). They had the entire history of Spam and how it came to be, plus of lots of other stuff.
These ads are from the 1930's (right) and the 1940's (left).
I grab some shots of the basement while the grabbing is good!
The smaller area with 4 Frigidaires, the Bendix Duo-Matic at the end, the Bendix rubber tub across from it next to the Maytag Wringer with the clear demo tub. There are also 2 early GE Filter Flo's and behind the cameras view, a Hotpoint, the Wizard (aka the Pig), a Wards Signature, an Easy automatic and the beautiful, very early Maytag 806.
So I asked everyone to come in for a a group photo!
People came from far and wide to attend this Wash-In! I'm pretty sure about 40 people from all over the country![this post was last edited: 5/18/2010-01:22]
Peter, Rob and I watch as the Philco Automagic washer washes while we keep adding more and more and more.... it's amazing the roll over never did stop, it just kept going and going!
Roberts incredible Apex washer was something to behold. Here, literally looking over Roberts shoulder as he opens the lid. Boy was it really spitting the sudz out at us!
