@Pierre re-Inglis
OK that is too spooky for me.
I remember my friends mom having a set just like this and wanting one for our home I loved the agitator in it and the fact it drained before spinning, I would watch the machine drain once in a while, We had a machine (GE) that didn't drain before the spin cycle and almost every year without fail had a tech in the house to remove a sock or underwear from the pump,(LOL)seriously.