Oldest Zug Unimatic

[launderess]

120 C ='s 248 F

If one has done the conversions correctly. Just what in blue blazes where those Swedish housewives washing at those temps? *LOL*

 

[foraloysius]

Dryer control and thermometer (perhaps also temperature control?)

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Adora dishwasher.

 

[foraloysius]

Dishwasher controls.

 

[foraloysius]

Dishwasher impeller.

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Ideal, electric range, this one could already be 55cm wide. Switzerland had 55cm wide appliances for quite a while in contrary to the rest of Europe that used 60cm as a standard.

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Unimatic E, electronic controls.

 

[foraloysius]

Controls left side. It beats me why they had a whole line of controls for washing with and a whole line for washing without a prewash. There is a touch button for prewash too.

 

[foraloysius]

Control panel right side.

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Adora E dishwasher with electronic controls from the 55cm era.

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Ador E control panel

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Adora SL. Just in case you missed it, it's BLUE!

 

[foraloysius]

Zug Adora touch controls.

 

[foraloysius]

End of a short visual tour through the V-Zug museum. Hope you liked it.

 

[jetcone]

Nice shots Louis

whats the "Schnell Gang" is that for rapid advance through the cycle? Love that button!

Schwingen = swing oscillate vibrate --- swing the clothes around?

 

[foraloysius]

Not sure, but I think it is a quick cycle. I bet there is a rapid advance timer in that dishwasher, but because there is no window for it I guess a rapid advance function wouldn't make sense. You wouldn't be able to control what you're doing.

 

[jetcone]

Maybe its a quick cycle

a quick wash for tea cups.

My gawd you people are hoggish on your volts! 380V good gawd!

 

[foraloysius]

380V

That was then. Nowadays it's 400V.

 

[launderess]

IIRC 380v is three phase power

 

[foraloysius]

"IIRC 380v is three phase power"

That is correct. IIRC the newest Unimatic draws 6000 Watts.

 

[matchboxpaul]

Fantastic thread and photos guys!

Nice to see a manufacturer with obvious pride in and respect for their own history. A shame that other manufacturers dont have their own museums and exhibitions (Miele excepted).

A really interesting read.
Cheers
Paul

 

[chestermikeuk]

I Wonder If...

Todays Zugs will be going in 50+ years....

Louis I hear there is a brand new Innovation and Exhibition centre now in a new purpose built Zugarama...Perhaps we should arrange a visit for members of the club!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chestermikeuk/sets/72157623235136904/detail/

 

[mickeyd]

IT'S: "Zug Alors!" instead of "Zut"

This is both fascinating and enlightening, like discovering the washers deep into the Black Forest, or hiding in the cottages of Grimm's Fairy Tales, the fantasy-like look and variety of these old and new machines. Thank you, Louis. I was most struck at how #23's controls--the Zug Semi--look like those on my mother's furnace. Amazing.

And those timers and dials, so unique they resist classification. What a great show!

How like a Maytag, in tub and Agitator, the Wringer model is.

 

[frontloaderfan]

Schwingen

Schwingen is most likely the Swiss German equivalent of the High German "Schleudern" which is "spin" in the Anglo-Saxon tongue.

It appears the city of Zug wants to give Maria a new washer because hers uses too much electricity...lol. How sweet!

 

[foraloysius]

Not only Zug and Miele have a museum, but Schulthess seems to have one too. And that are only the nes we know about. There might be more.

I thought this thread wouldn't be complete with a picture of the modern Unimatic, the Zug Unimatic T. I noticed in the specifications that this model draws "only" 4900 Watts.

 

[jetcone]

take me

take me to Zugarama!!

 

[foraloysius]

Well then, pack your accoutrements and let's go!

 

[foraloysius]

V-Zug posted a commercial on Youtube.

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[foraloysius]

Here's a commercial from the sixties, I guess late sixties. Typical for that period I guess.

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[vacbear58]

Late 1960s commercial

The ironic thing about that to me is that she is driving an Austin or Morris 1100 - a British car hardly renouned for its quality of construction. I would have expected a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia or something of the like

Al