Old Pic - Where it all began...

[cfz2882]

cardboard replicas

that washer costume reminds me of the cardboard washer replicas
i used to make at around age 8-9;about a foot tall,they were
usually norges as those were a favorite at that time,but other
brands were also made.Most were empty under the lid,but a good
norge replica did include an agitator and pulleys and belts
drawn on the bottom LOL

 

[yogitunes]

What a great thread...thanks for sharing...we should all add our pics from our youth into this thread, for those who have them.....I need to dig thru Moms albums and find mine, I was a rascal back then....

 

[tolivac]

Super cool pictures-My trade is -----BROADCAST Engineer like your Grandfather!

 

[mattywashboy]

Well,

I don't have any old pics of me and a washer. Mum would have been mortified if any of them cropped up.

I do however have a video of my growing up pics that Mum cobbled together for my birthday one year.

Have a looksie, i was an ugly baby lol...

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[polkanut]

My Mom had a separate hot water faucet installed right away in 1974 when she got her 1st dw. Her reasoning was that she didn't want the main faucet tied up if she needed to draw water for whatever reason.

 

[revvinkevin]

Those are some great photos Matthew, thanks so much for sharing!

I hope this year will be SO much better for you then last year!

Happy New Year and all the best!

Kevin

 

[appnut]

Matt, you have shared that video with us before. I'll say it again, you were NOT an ugly baby. You have been cute, handsome, and adoreable all your life as far as I'm concerned. My favorite, again, were the two gangster (I call it Al Capone era) shots of you at the end. They made my heart skip a beat and take my breath away the first time you shared this with us and it did the exact same reaction with me again this time. Intense and awesome every shot your mum pulled together for that video.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Harold, using a portable dishwasher with a single lever faucet puts strain on the valve mechanism, no matter which brand of faucet. They begin to drip because they do not shut off completely. It has something to do with the valve being open, but the water flow being stopped by the dishwasher fill valve and that puts pressure on parts that should not normally have to deal with it or something. I just know that I replaced way too many parts in that Delta standard kitchen faucet in my first house and a couple of the cartridges in the Sears sink faucet in this house before getting the dedicated hot only faucet for the portable.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Here is the sink faucet catalog from Central Brass. You have to tab down to "Fittings" to find the dishwasher faucet which is #0282. I remember when large hardware stores stocked dishwasher faucets in their plumbing departments, but now we can at least find them online. This faucet is heavy brass with thick chrome plating. She's a beauty.

http://www.centralbrass.com/documents/catalog/Csink.pdf

 

[mtn1584]

I too used to put a chair in front of my Nana's GE. I remember watching that machine agitate, and we had to close the lid so it would spin, beautiful pictures, thanks for the memories. She used "All Temperature Blue Cheer" in the king size box, and would use the filter pan as a dispenser.
Mike

 

[gansky1]

Awesome pics - looks like you loved the GE - the percolator is even a GE??

I got my first washer and dryer when I was four, from the Sears catalog.

 

[pulsator]

The machine that started it all for me!

Mom says I was about 18 months old when my fascination started with this washing machine. These are pics of the day the machine was being hauled away. Dad says he thinks the motor burned out on it. I miss this washer!

 

[pulsator]

My stool!

Everyone in my extended family kept a stool for me in the laundry room.

 

[geextrarinse]

Great Pics Guys!

Thanks for sharing them!

I'm sure there are more people out there with pics!

Come on dig em out!

 

[bradross]

Amazing pics - thanks for sharing Michael!

Seems like more than a few of us have similar stories growing up - hmmmmmm, must be something to that!

Greg, I had the toy Amsco sink that went with your washer and dryer! Just sold it recently on eBay.

Here's a couple of shots of my first toy washer. The year is 1966, and the "machine" is a "Reliable" wringer washer.

 

[geextrarinse]

those are great!

and i love your little red shoes!

 

[abcomatic]

toy wringer

Brad, I had a toy wringer machine too; it was white with one black roller and one white and the adgitator was black. I wish I still had that machine. My grandmother (much to the dislike of my father) bought me a new scrub pail and a washboard when I was 5 years old. I loved washing then and still do. Mom used Rinso Blue and so did I in that pail. What a good time. Gary

 

[washerlover]

As a kid, I begged and begged for a Suzy Homemaker washing machine for Xmas, b'days, etc. but never got one. However, my parents did get me a little see-thru washer like the one posted on this thread. Battery-operated, and fun, but too small! Then they got me a couple of metal, hand-cranked machines (in coppertone and lovely avocado green!) -- all gone now. Ended up buying my own Suzy Homemaker washer on ebay a few years ago just for fun.

 

[whirlcool]

My family thought it was weird that I had an interest in washing machines and dryers.  My mother and anyone else who did laundry always shooed me away. "Get away from there", "Go outside and play", "What are you DOING?", "Don't touch that!" etc. 

 But I was also interested in technical things like the Color TV, the vacuum cleaner, the motors in the cars, etc.

 

One time we were in a neighbors 57' Ford going somewhere.  This was the first car I had ever seen with power windows. I was told DO NOT TOUCH the window controls!  Of course after 5 minutes what do you think I did? Well, the woman who owned the car was driving and she got SO upset that she pulled over got out of the car, came around to my side in the back, put the window back up and proceeded to chew me out like a bitch!  When we returned home she told my mother (who came along) that I was NEVER going to get inside her car again!

 

 

Now I can fix a lot of things and I am very handy!  I think this comes from my earlier interests. Believe me guys, ladies LOVE a man who can fix things!  So many of their husbands haven't a clue!

 

[jlbrazil]

...

Well , when I was like 1 or 2 years mum took this pic of me
I love washing machines since I know me as a human *LOL*
Mum had a White Whestinghouse , wich I don't remember