A couple of months ago I spotted an ad for an early Bendix. I messaged the seller, and we agreed upon a time for me to come and purchase it. The seller had lived in this house for a number of years and the Bendix was in the basement when she purchased the house. She just recently sold the house, and the new owners wanted her to get rid of it, prior to them taking possession of the house.
I took some tools with me and my dad; in case I ran into trouble. Well, I of course did.
The washer was still hooked up to water and still plugged in. The water was shut off at the valve though. I did try to turn it on and the GFCI outlet tripped. The washer was also still bolted down.
I had to take the panels off the washer to get to the bolts. One side of the washer was up against a sink cabinet. It ended up taking an hour to get the washer out of the basement.
Half of the paperwork was attached to the cord and the other half was lying behind the washer. The dealer name on the bottom of the tag is Hugh W. Parker of Greeley, Iowa. Hugh was born in 1901 and died in 1993 at 91 years old. He was also on the Iowa State Legislator in the 1940s. I guess he sold Bendix appliances too.
I took some tools with me and my dad; in case I ran into trouble. Well, I of course did.
The washer was still hooked up to water and still plugged in. The water was shut off at the valve though. I did try to turn it on and the GFCI outlet tripped. The washer was also still bolted down.
I had to take the panels off the washer to get to the bolts. One side of the washer was up against a sink cabinet. It ended up taking an hour to get the washer out of the basement.
Half of the paperwork was attached to the cord and the other half was lying behind the washer. The dealer name on the bottom of the tag is Hugh W. Parker of Greeley, Iowa. Hugh was born in 1901 and died in 1993 at 91 years old. He was also on the Iowa State Legislator in the 1940s. I guess he sold Bendix appliances too.
