Today's Patent of the Day

[Unimatic1140]

Check it out, its the original patent (applied for in 1943) to the belt-drive Whirlpool!

 

[jetcone]

That Wig Wag

was soooo Rube Goldberg its funny.
But I gotta hand it to them that design didn't change for 50 years, who else can say that huh?

 

[douglasdc6]

Dallas Kenmore

Still havent had time to post more pictures of this - but here`s a picture taken before the long trip home 2 weeks ago.

 

[douglasdc6]

Dallas Kenmore

Woops , lets try again

 

[gyrafoam]

Robert, if the original patent was applied for in '43, makes one wonder if this was something progressively under development over a period of years. Possibly a late '30's design. That would put it in the league of a number of early designs. What a successful design!

Douglas-
Congratulations to you for that wonderful old bolt-down. What a kool find!

 

[appnut]

Roger, I"m glad you got up there before the last bit of ice and stuff. I was wondering whether you'd made it in time or not. I am not sure which is cuter, the washer or you.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Robert, if the original patent was applied for in '43, makes one wonder if this was something progressively under development over a period of years. Possibly a late '30's design. That would put it in the league of a number of early designs.

Totally Steve, although from the application date this one is a bit later than GE, Blackstone or Frigidaire top loaders, but for sure was it being designed much earlier than '43.

 

[douglasdc6]

Gyrafoam & Appnut ,

Thanks for the compliments.

If it werent for Robert (Unimatic 1140) this machine would be gone .

 

[combo52]

WP belt DR washers

WP made thier BD machines aprox 40 years they stopped in April of 1987. Maytag made thier helical drive from 1956-2006 or over 50 years although WP probably made 3 or 4 times as many washers during that time.