So then 1957 saw the introduction of the recirculating lint filter. Whirlpool offered a lint filter that fit over the barrel of the agitator so that earlier automatics and wringer washers could have lint filtering, too. John found one MIB decades ago.
POD 5-2-23 Whirlpool Introduces 2 Speed Operation in 1956
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The agitator-filter was mentioned/pictured in the user guide for our 1962 machine which itself had a recirculating brush filter.
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1956 Whirlpool
Maybe one of Whirlpool's most beautiful models. There were quite a few of these around Oak Park, Michigan. Folks purchased their new three-bedroom brick ranch homes in 1955 or 1956 when these were current models. Our next-door neighbor had one of these machines. I remember playing down the basement with my friend and the washer would buzz (loud) twice before shutting off.
Maybe one of Whirlpool's most beautiful models. There were quite a few of these around Oak Park, Michigan. Folks purchased their new three-bedroom brick ranch homes in 1955 or 1956 when these were current models. Our next-door neighbor had one of these machines. I remember playing down the basement with my friend and the washer would buzz (loud) twice before shutting off.
How many years did Whirlpool have the lock buttons? I pushed the button once to look inside the washer.
How they were made:
"You can wash anything that's washable in the new RCA/Whirlpool two speed washer"
General Electric also gave their "Filter-Flow" washers two speeds in 1957.
