These are old ship laudry Pix I have been given over the years . Some tell where they were taken,,
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Old Ship Laundry
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Flatwork Ironer
Da Boys handling the flatwork ironer like old pros.
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Da Boys handling the flatwork ironer like old pros.
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Not Sure about this one
Pix was given to me by soap rep in the early 70's
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Pix was given to me by soap rep in the early 70's
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mayken4now
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thanks for sharing, very interesting.
Steve
Steve
mattywashboy
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ships laundry
a cool one from england, one of the queens ships (can't remember name lol). Has some pretty cool machines, and a nice box of Persil
Enjoy, Matt
xx
a cool one from england, one of the queens ships (can't remember name lol). Has some pretty cool machines, and a nice box of Persil
Enjoy, Matt
xx
mayken4now
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I want a Hydro Extractor!
I remeber the first pic, IIRC it had been posted prior. Only I believe I recall seeing a domestic(for home use) GE FF on a dolly (board and wheels) between the front-loader and the horizontal machine.
In the picture from one of the Queen's ships, notice the life preserver right under the porthole. Could the laundry flood that badly or was the life preserver carried from below deck to keep one afloat in case of a need to abandon ship? Does anyone remember the Abbott & Costello or 3 Stooges film where they were sent to work in the ship's laundry? One was told to load the bedding into the washer, so he sees the porthole and, thinking it was the washer door, opens it and winds up pushing all of the linens into the ocean? I guess it must have been in post-Bendix times so that the porthole was a familiar laundry icon.
I wonder if they can operate this equipment in heavy seas? Might the water spill out of the side loaders?
In the shot of the laundry room of the USS Slater, does anyone know about the piece of equipment in the corner? It looks like it is connected to a blower on the deck. Aside from probably a pretty low rank and little chance for advancement, I wonder if a member of the service can volunteer for laundry room duty? I wonder if that's in the Quartermaster's Corps? The heat is terrible, but if, G-d forbid, even people as old as I were needed for national service, I would not mind working to keep people in clean clothes.
A friend who crosses on the QEII tells me of very nice free laundries with regular domestic machines for the passengers' use. That would be the ultimate convention for us. We would keep the laundry running the whole time (how do they have so much laundry the first morning out?), except when we were touring the ship's laundry. We could show videos of various members' collections and machines operating on large screens. We could have one of those large chalk boards located in the passengers' laundry where our cruise director would post our group's activities and times like the list most passengers consult near the entrances to the dining rooms and lounges. Who knows how many people with similar interests we might attract?
I wonder if they can operate this equipment in heavy seas? Might the water spill out of the side loaders?
In the shot of the laundry room of the USS Slater, does anyone know about the piece of equipment in the corner? It looks like it is connected to a blower on the deck. Aside from probably a pretty low rank and little chance for advancement, I wonder if a member of the service can volunteer for laundry room duty? I wonder if that's in the Quartermaster's Corps? The heat is terrible, but if, G-d forbid, even people as old as I were needed for national service, I would not mind working to keep people in clean clothes.
A friend who crosses on the QEII tells me of very nice free laundries with regular domestic machines for the passengers' use. That would be the ultimate convention for us. We would keep the laundry running the whole time (how do they have so much laundry the first morning out?), except when we were touring the ship's laundry. We could show videos of various members' collections and machines operating on large screens. We could have one of those large chalk boards located in the passengers' laundry where our cruise director would post our group's activities and times like the list most passengers consult near the entrances to the dining rooms and lounges. Who knows how many people with similar interests we might attract?
sheerlookhomes
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On The Good Ship Laundromat!
That would be a blast!!
It washes..it dries..it FLOATS!!
Anchors Away!!
That would be a blast!!
It washes..it dries..it FLOATS!!
Anchors Away!!
