The First Blackstone 350 Sold By Our Store: June 12, 1956

[blackstone]

The first stainless steel top. Serial number 570. Prior to this date, sales were of 250s, which still continued to be sold. For the 350, $211.94 wholesale price; $369.95 retail price. For some reason, my father took a trade-in of an Easy washer, reducing the price to $258.50, with $100 down payment.

 

[lorainfurniture]

That’s $3500 in today’s money adjusted for inflation

 

[maytag85]

$3500 is a lot but I would rather have a actual washer compared to what’s on the market today.

 

[turquoisedude]

Do you have the bill for the Charcoal BA250 set??  LOL

 

[frigilux]

Wonder if the Easy trade-in was an automatic or a semi-automatic spinner?

I have no explanation for it, but I really enjoy seeing old artifacts like this—handwritten receipts, recipes, notes penned to kids or spouses that wound up as a bookmark....

Thanks for sharing them.[this post was last edited: 9/23/2020-16:36]

 

[jetcone]

Cool

And the Tarbell - Watters was the wholesaler, worked between your Dad and the Factory?

 

 

[DADoES]

 
Our 1976 WP Supreme 80 was $369 (no stainless steel involved).