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That is *way cool.*

Rotary knobs over touchscreens any time. And lighted in colors, best of all. The people who designed that unit really understood ergonomics. Spin = red, is self-explanatory "keepa you hands outta here!" (plus or minus tweaking the lid switch!:-)
 
My mom had a Westinghouse electric stove from the mid-50's that had similar lighted control knobs that changed color with each setting. What a joy to see!
 
That is very cool! My F&P IWL12 has cutsie smilie faces and graphics on the LCD, but it would add some serious interest if the backlight changed colors as well (which F&P does on their wall ovens). The DEGX1 dryer has no LCD (blah), but does have various colored LEDs -- red, amber, blue.
 
Louis Jon has plenty of time for some combo jealously!

Yes this week I updated to code to make it much easier for me to add new wallpaper backgrounds for our posts. So then I was experimenting with adding light opacity color to some of the new wallpaper backgrounds. I can't decide if it makes the post text harder to read. What do you guys think? Maybe the yellow should be a shade lighter?
 
Whatever happened to the cool machines . . . ?

No more lights, not much action. The American washing machines have become quite boring over the past 20 years or so. I wonder what we could come up with if we all got together and started an appliance company? Can you imagine? LOL.

Tex
 
I have a Westinghouse stove and a cooktop that light the surface unit controls with colors for the heats and a beautiful Westinghouse deep fryer with a color lens behind the dial to do the same.

Jon, are all washes green, rinses yellow and all spins red? Is all of the fine fabrics cycle lavender? I don't understand when the timer dial has one cycle where this Fine Fabrics section is.

Robert, the thing that makes that most recent background hard to read is the darkness of the lady's dress. All of the rest of the backgrounds are fainter.
 
That's sooooooooooooooo coooooooooooooool, Jetcone!!! I will let see the front load washer with program timer color codes! Thanks!

- Peter
 
It's little things like this that make vintage machines so damn cool.

I couldn't agree with you more Eugene, and all done without tiny electronic circuits like we have today. Vintage washers are just sooooo fun!

My '56 GE range also has color heat selector pushbuttons as well as my '56 Hotpoint washer that Greg gave me has colored wash and rinse temperature buttons.

Thanks Tom, that makes sense about the background wallpaper color. Maybe I need to have her change her dress, hhmmmmmmm. I'll experiment with that over the weekend when I have some time.
 
OOOOHHHHHH!!!! To say that they don't make them like this anymore would be an understatement. What an awesome design.
You're secret's safe with me!

Mike
 
Wowser - it's a Westy in living colour!

Jon:

That little model makes me wish I was a 1950's housewife! It is just "dreamy". Swooooooonnnnnnn......

Whoever the designer was that thought up the *lavender for fine fabrics* should be annointed! Very innovative indeed!
 
Do you think

jdinstl is already on his way to your house, jet? He didn't invite me on the theft mission this time, but I wonder if his foot isn't in the carbeuretor. You know, Robert's Westy, which he coveted oh so much, isn't even half as sexy as yours.
 
Thank you helicaldrive

It is a nice machine and quiet too, more quiet than the speed changer models. My L-8 is much noisier in wash than this 3 belt design.

I have a little pump tension problem to solve this weekend but it should be doing its first virgin load over the weekend and I will post pics!
Yes Tom Bob is right the last 3 minutes of wash are Violet/Lavendar so you can find the cycle easily. The lighted dial only comes on when you press the light switch over to the left and then the whole panel also glows with subdued florescence!!

Take a peek...

Enjoy everybody!

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To say that this machine is GORGEOUS is an understatement!!! Jon, you've done a great job...she looks SHOWROOM MINTY FRESH! And I can just hear that quiet wash!! Can't wait to see the maiden load pics!

LOVE the multiple colors on the timer...that is something I haven't seen on any machine, modern or vintage!! Well, except for your '58 Duomatic with the "Jet Engine Controls"!
 

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