Yes, Michael, I did read Washman's first link, but there, lot's of different informations shared regarding the very matter I wanted to know...
You know, even though I became a member only in 2010, I follow this website since the erly days, 2002 or so, proof of that is that I have a couple of ring collectors with pages and pages of threads that I found being of major interest ( to me) that I was usual printing and read carefully and with calm at home, you know, I was a child, internet was not in every home, and hi-speed connections were still science fiction, at least over here...
As for new threads, there are still though many thread I didn't read or simply forgot the existence of, among old ones, especially years of college spent in a priests boarding school with no TV or internet access....my teenage, has been pretty eventful and no roses...
Never came to read this thread before infact...like I do miss to read many others.
Sure, is interesting to know the existence of Saudi Arabian SQ, WW, who would have giessed? Saudi arabia, sounds like "No way," news...
I can see how in that country, as it is pretty much in every country or loacation where, water pressure or supply may be a problem, these kind of machines or configuration for these reasons, are still going strong...
Similarly to what happens in South America, where wringer machines, or manual machines, including the wringer-less round washers, ie "Lavadoras redondas" are still being produced and sold...
Funny or particular is that if there was a place where I'd have guessed SQ WW were still produced at today's date, it would have been Mexico, or Brazil, not for sure a country that far from the US like Saudi Arabia...that is of course a news...interesting almost unbelievable news!
But, as per thread title, I wanted to know the last wringer washer made in US history...not worldwide..
Do not get me wrong, even in the US there are of course still people interested in using wringer washers, just think of Amish people or ones in very rural areas, I'd get one myself as well, even though the most,just prefer to go with an automatic if they can...
So I thought it being the main reason for which the production of WW has been stopped...in the US.
I am sure, that the concern of "easy" lawsuit in the 80s was a reason also, just cannot think of it, being a so important reason, which is pretty beyond the limits of normality, for how I do see things....
I mean it's pretty absurd, isn't it? Clumsy people, and use this adjective as synonym for something else... who get injured using wringers suing manufacturers for this, sounds like a childish, idiotic reason at best to be so general and important.
Sure is that safety requirements got more slective during the time, but sounds like absurdity....
I am prone to think it has been a combination of factors....much or less "important"
But...
I may be wrong....
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