One of the Worlds first Un-Automatics!! From its original home too!
Rescued !! 1938 Bendix
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A 1938 Bendix
semi-automatic in MINT condition too!
semi-automatic in MINT condition too!
Evidently
the Original owner of the house used the machine then had it rebuilt with a NEW tub and then covered it and never used it again. So its a Bendix service rebuild that has never been reused, the current owner Louie, decided to sell it and take it off its platform in the basement after living with it for 28 years. But his wife said Somebody may want that put it on Ebay. Which of course Everybody KNOWS I wanted it.
Thank god it was in my backyard, Valley Stream Long Island!! A hop skip and a jump!
I got to thank Louie for not turning it into a Hyundai!! He was glad to see it go to a collector I could tell!
the Original owner of the house used the machine then had it rebuilt with a NEW tub and then covered it and never used it again. So its a Bendix service rebuild that has never been reused, the current owner Louie, decided to sell it and take it off its platform in the basement after living with it for 28 years. But his wife said Somebody may want that put it on Ebay. Which of course Everybody KNOWS I wanted it.
Thank god it was in my backyard, Valley Stream Long Island!! A hop skip and a jump!
I got to thank Louie for not turning it into a Hyundai!! He was glad to see it go to a collector I could tell!
more money shots
the Original owner of the house used the machine then had it rebuilt with a NEW tub and then covered it and never used it again. So its a Bendix service rebuild that has never been reused, the current owner Louie, decided to sell it and take it off its platform in the basement after living with it for 28 years. But his wife said Somebody may want that put it on Ebay. Which of course Everybody KNOWS I wanted it.
Thank god it was in my backyard, Valley Stream Long Island!! A hop skip and a jump!
I got to thank Louie for not turning it into a Hyundai!! He was glad to see it go to a collector I could tell!
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Thank god it was in my backyard, Valley Stream Long Island!! A hop skip and a jump!
I got to thank Louie for not turning it into a Hyundai!! He was glad to see it go to a collector I could tell!
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more eye candy
the controls are very basic
I haven't had time to
go over it completely but it appears there is no fill valve either, its manual fill like a wringah!!
go over it completely but it appears there is no fill valve either, its manual fill like a wringah!!
I love the
Tuxedo look of these machines, don't you??
Tuxedo look of these machines, don't you??
hooverwheelaway
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Very cool Jon! Good save! Can't wait to see it all restored!!
Cool bit of history! Good eye for the rare bird, too.
rollermatic
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looking at it! another save!
looking at it! another save!
I really like the look of these early Bendix machines.
Thanks for saving it, and thanks for sharing the photos. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this as you go through it.
Thanks for saving it, and thanks for sharing the photos. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this as you go through it.
Matt
It was a nice little neighborhood of postage stamp houses, they were tight in together but all had little neat lawns you could use a hand mower on, and the high school was down the street and built the same time and it was an impressive building. It was a planned community from the 30's. It would have been real good living for the depression years. We had bigger lawns but it was very similar to my childhood neighborhood.
It made me homesick for NY I have to admit. I love Boston but still.
And for the 30's this would have been upper middle class as every house had a driveway and bendix!!!
It was a nice little neighborhood of postage stamp houses, they were tight in together but all had little neat lawns you could use a hand mower on, and the high school was down the street and built the same time and it was an impressive building. It was a planned community from the 30's. It would have been real good living for the depression years. We had bigger lawns but it was very similar to my childhood neighborhood.
It made me homesick for NY I have to admit. I love Boston but still.
And for the 30's this would have been upper middle class as every house had a driveway and bendix!!!
What else I like ...
Tudors generally don't have covered front porches. But I do like at least a little bit of shelter from the weather for guests as they wait outside the front door. What you've got there is a perfect compromise: just the hint of a porch roof, without detracting from the overall aesthetic.
Tudors generally don't have covered front porches. But I do like at least a little bit of shelter from the weather for guests as they wait outside the front door. What you've got there is a perfect compromise: just the hint of a porch roof, without detracting from the overall aesthetic.
Well! That's quite the find Jon!! Can't wait to see this one up and running - I'll let you do the legwork, then you can tell ME what to do with the 47 or 48 Bendix I got from Vermont in January... LOL
So, Jon, it did not still have the special fill hose with the flattened metal portion that slipped into the soap hole on top? It was nice in that you did not have to hold the hose. In the Bendix manuals that John and I got from Annapolis Bendix, I read the operating instructions for this model. It even told how to give the flush rinse after the wash drain and how high on the glass to fill it with water. I have been hoping that someone would find this model. Congratulations!
Very KEWL find Jon! Looks like it would be fun to play with since it's a "semi-automatic".
On the control, it looks like the lower left says "To soak or rinse, use wash setting", what does it say on the lower right?
CONGRATS Jon!
Kevin
