The 1959 Westinghouse L-1000 and D-1000 Come to Maryland

[wireman]

John,

Simply GAWJUS!! Really love the Westie Laundromats, esp. the late 50's early 60's. Very cool that you found them and retrieved them. Such a modern look; back when DESIGNERS actually had some input. Great that some pics were posted of other year's models, too. Amazing that they would redesign practically every year... Good luck with the restoration.

Duane

 

[mickeyd]

Dryer people and radio heads will go gaga and apopleptic

when they see # 2. It looks so much like a car radio from way back when. Amazing. I marveled after your call about how you love Westinghouse so much. Didn't know that. You were so excited--elated, even. Is there any brand you don't appreciate?

 

"COMPUTER"~ love it. John, are any machines safe from the Museum Acquisition Team?

 

 

 

[kevin313]

Just incredible!! Congrats on finding these mint survivors! The design and colors are wonderful. The "computer" must have made the owner feel that they were indeed in the "space age."

These are just beautiful!!

 

[akronman]

WOW

COngrats John----These have to be the most futuristic Atomic Age models I've seen! Please give us a picture show of those controls. I see #7 in the window in picture 2. Does the PROGRAM dial have 7 or more cycles to choose? Do the 5 heat lights go on to show what temp was chosen? Does the "COMPUTER" dial set the length of time? I'm guessing it really isn't at all computerized, simply very advanced and high tech and great.

Thanks in advance for more pics, and an explanation of the controls for both machines, very cool.

If they were mine Id' be torn betwwen showing them off unused and keeping them pristine versus showing them off and washing everything under the sun, using every COMPUTER PROGRAM 21st centruy cycle it has.
Congratulations!

Keep your camera handy, next I'll ask all about the washer.

 

[badgerdx]

Those are completely astonishing in every way.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I believe the dryer has the same cycles as Moparwash's 1962 dryer.

The washer uses a rapid advance timer.

The pink GE undercounter dryer arrived with these machines and it was drying clothes on Sunday so pictures of it with the lights on should be appearing soon.

 

[yogitunes]

Absolutely Fantastic.......can't wait to visit and see them in person....WOW! just doesn't describe them....

 

[a440]

What an awesome pair!
I was beginning to think that these were never really put into production.
Both appear to just have come out of the box!
So excited for you all.
Brent

 

[customline]

Well......

Your machines are beautiful !!!!!!

 

[kenmoreguy64]

Wow guys -

Interest of more than 10 years in the making is really something. To put a picture of a similar set on a cake, then eventually for such a pristine set to come along, it must have been 'meant to be'! Its great that these will be around for years for people to appreciate.

Congratulations on your find.

Gordon

 

[seeitrun2006]

White wash tub?

Is the tub in the L-1000 washer white? From looking at it thru the window in the picture it appears to be white. Most of the washers from that era were dark blue with specks of white. My Mom worked in the lunch room in the Ele. School I attended. They had the same type of washer except it was bottm of the line model. They used to wash their towels in it. The school got rid of it because it started to give an electric shock when touched. Per the school it became a safety hazard.

After all these years did the tub seal hold up?

Congrats on your find!
David

 

[combo52]

1959 Westinghouse Washer and Dryer

David the washer tub while not completely white does have more white coating than I have ever seen on a WH FL washer, I suspect that they did give the L-1000s tub a second coat. The rubber door boot is still in good condition, but I will change it to an even more minty one when we do the rebuild on the machine [ the same door boot was used till 1993 on WCI built FL washers ].

 

One of the other reasons I have long considered the 1959-1963 WH FL washers their best effort was the combination of a 30" wide cabinet and two automobile style oil filled shock absorbers instead of the friction dampers that were used in the earlier and later machines. The first Slant Front machines had 5 damper pads and in 1964 when they went to the 27" cabinet design they used 8 friction pads.

 

[jetcone]

Uh oh

I see deadly Westinghouse floppulation there at the tub core, is it stable??

 

[tomturbomatic]

Jon, that is almost universal for those tubs and does not result from or in flopulation.

 

[pdub]

Great machines!

So happy to see the up close pictures of these. What a great find and glad they have landed where they will be well taken care of and can be seen by many.

Looking forward to more!

Patrick

 

[re563]

Hope you make a full cycle video of these !!

 

[hydralique]

Floppulation . . .

All I can say is that I damned near floppulated when I first saw the pics of these machines . . . sigh . . .

 

[philr]

John, these are really nice machines!

Congrats!

Thanks for showing the pics!

 

[in2itdood]

Very nice!!!

Just Love them combo johnny!

 

[classiccaprice]

I think I have new dream machines. I'm so happy they have found a good home.